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What is the best internet scam going around.
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send me $500 and ill send you a book of the best internet scams! 
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While not the best I would have to say the Nigerian scams on eBay would rate a mention.
From joewein.de
The following scam targets eBay sellers, who may be tricked into shipping goods to Lagos, Nigeria without any payment. First the criminal contacts the seller (usually via a new eBay account) and offers a high price for an item on sale. He or she will request that the item be shipped to Nigeria via a parcel service (FEDEX, DHL, UPS, EMS) and explains that the buyer will pay via "Western Union Auction Payment (Bidpay)". This is a legitimate company, but that doesn't matter in this case, because it's not actually involved.
The way the scam works is that the seller is told the money will only be released by Western Union / Bidpay when the buyer supplies a tracking number, i.e. when he has already shipped the parcel. To get the seller to ship the parcel, the criminal himself poses as Western Union, sending an email from a free webmail service to the victim using an email address which mentions Western Union or BidPay, for example "onlinebid-pay@accountant.com" or "westernunionmoneyorderpayment@banknotes.com", assuring the seller that Western Union has received payment from the buyer and will release it as soon as he submits the tracking number as proof of shipping. A seller believing this message to be sent from Western Union will lose his merchandise and the shipping costs.
The PayPal version of the scam
Another variant is a fake PayPal payment notification sent by the criminal. Unless a PayPal payment shows up in your actual PayPal account you have not received money! MoneyGram is also mentioned in some scams involving eBay articles to be shipped to Nigeria (see example).
The Western Union MTCN version of the scam
In yet another variant of this scam, the buyer will provide a real Western Union Money Transfer Control Number (MCTN) to the seller, which can be checked on the Western Union website. However the buyer will not tell the seller who sent the money, thereby making it impossible to receive those funds. It's like showing someone a wad of dollar bills but not handing over the money.
The "Ukcitibank" version of the scam
Yet another twist on the same scam is a fake email claiming to be from Citibank UK, informing the seller that the buyer has made the requested payment and has a large account balance with them. The email address of the fake bank can be an MSN PA domain such as "ukcitibank.com".
We have received reports from buyers who backed out of Nigerian mail order deals who received threatening emails supposedly from the FBI but actually sent via a free webmail address (e.g. "w.u_fbi_investigation@public.usa.com"). The scammers told the sellers they were being investigated by the FBI for fraud for not shipping the goods to Nigeria. Don't let yourself be intimidated, contact the police if you have any doubt!
From joewein.de
The following scam targets eBay sellers, who may be tricked into shipping goods to Lagos, Nigeria without any payment. First the criminal contacts the seller (usually via a new eBay account) and offers a high price for an item on sale. He or she will request that the item be shipped to Nigeria via a parcel service (FEDEX, DHL, UPS, EMS) and explains that the buyer will pay via "Western Union Auction Payment (Bidpay)". This is a legitimate company, but that doesn't matter in this case, because it's not actually involved.
The way the scam works is that the seller is told the money will only be released by Western Union / Bidpay when the buyer supplies a tracking number, i.e. when he has already shipped the parcel. To get the seller to ship the parcel, the criminal himself poses as Western Union, sending an email from a free webmail service to the victim using an email address which mentions Western Union or BidPay, for example "onlinebid-pay@accountant.com" or "westernunionmoneyorderpayment@banknotes.com", assuring the seller that Western Union has received payment from the buyer and will release it as soon as he submits the tracking number as proof of shipping. A seller believing this message to be sent from Western Union will lose his merchandise and the shipping costs.
The PayPal version of the scam
Another variant is a fake PayPal payment notification sent by the criminal. Unless a PayPal payment shows up in your actual PayPal account you have not received money! MoneyGram is also mentioned in some scams involving eBay articles to be shipped to Nigeria (see example).
The Western Union MTCN version of the scam
In yet another variant of this scam, the buyer will provide a real Western Union Money Transfer Control Number (MCTN) to the seller, which can be checked on the Western Union website. However the buyer will not tell the seller who sent the money, thereby making it impossible to receive those funds. It's like showing someone a wad of dollar bills but not handing over the money.
The "Ukcitibank" version of the scam
Yet another twist on the same scam is a fake email claiming to be from Citibank UK, informing the seller that the buyer has made the requested payment and has a large account balance with them. The email address of the fake bank can be an MSN PA domain such as "ukcitibank.com".
We have received reports from buyers who backed out of Nigerian mail order deals who received threatening emails supposedly from the FBI but actually sent via a free webmail address (e.g. "w.u_fbi_investigation@public.usa.com"). The scammers told the sellers they were being investigated by the FBI for fraud for not shipping the goods to Nigeria. Don't let yourself be intimidated, contact the police if you have any doubt!