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[Enzo]

Why is it that whenever someone requests something be mailed to or from Nigeria people immediately think it's a scam?

Seriously though, you'd think they'd start using a less suspicious country. Why is it always Nigeria?

Also yeah, don't trust it. Nigeria.

[silhouette]

Lol nigeria...

I always love reading scam emails, fun times... fun fun times...

[Cthulhu]

Nigeria has developed a reputation.  I'm sure not all of Nigeria's commerce is scams, but there are only so many times you can cry estranged royal heir before people stop trusting you.

Also, I second Tilla's suggestion.  Scamming is this guy's business, and I highly doubt you're the first person to have thought of trying to reverse-scam him.  He knows what he's doing.

Of course, that doesn't rule out less risky ways of messing with him that don't involve exchanging of paypals.

EDIT:  In addition, it's not just the fact that he's from Nigeria, it has the other classic hallmarks of a 419 scam.  The missionary thing, implying that he's a Christian and wouldn't do such things, the offer of a much higher price.  I'm not sure why he wants you to remove it from the website as sold, it may be to mess with your ability to do something about the scam after it's over, although since it's in Nigeria there's not much you can do.

[Soadreqm]

You could just cordially inform him that his offer sounds very suspicious, for a number of reasons, and that you feel uncomfortable doing business with him. Or at least mailing anything anywhere until you have the money, in cash, in your hands. It's impolite to mess with a scammer if you don't know HOW he is trying to scam you.

[Outcast Orange]

Why is this in Creative Projects anyways?

[silhouette]

because he wants to know how to creativly deal with the situation?

[Outcast Orange]

Lock?

[Enzo]

...Why lock?

[Outcast Orange]

I suppose not then.

[xdarkcodex]

Print out his email.
Get a video camera.
Record yourself burning the email he sent.
Send to scammer.

Profit?

I always wanted to do one of them.

[chaoticag]

Giving them your face might not be the brightest of ideas. Pull a 419 eater and constantly argue with this dude, asking for things like a bank statement proving he has the money because your grandmother is sick and needs the money badly.

Also, demand that he mails you the money, or at least a check.

Or better yet, demand him to send recordings of his adopted son reading passages from the bible to prove that he really wants to be a missionary.

And that is why this is a creative project.

[Outcast Orange]

In the slight/impossible chance that this is legit,
 you people are all very terrible.

: )

[Randall Octagonapus]

Do missionaries really need laptops?

[winner]

Lock?

please do

[JoshuaFH]

Just watch, there's a real Nigerian prince out there somewhere, looking frantically for someone to help him keep his fortune, and wondering why everyone keeps calling him a scammer.