Fraud in Nigeria

[ethicsell]

With the millions of Nigeria-based frauds going on what can PayPal do about this? Surely it cant be allowed to continue without something being done. I know it's a big problem (made up of millions of little scams), and authorities have been attempting to stem the flow for a long time, but surely something can be done. 

[kernowlass]

@ethicsell

As no part of the transaction is done using Paypals site then how are they supposed to do anything about it?

The scams are done by fraudsters normally in African internet cafes using 'fake' messages that 'look' as if they may come from Paypal but don't.

The golden rules to not get caught are  >>

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram or Western Union.