Man orders computer, gets a photocopy of it instead

A UK man has fallen prey to a scam after winning the auction of an Apple MacBook.

38-year-old Paul Barrington won an eBay auction £300 (N88, 000) bid for the premium laptop computer that cost up to £1,500 (N440, 000).

Paul Barington realized that he was scammed when the package arrived a few days later in a small, square box.

According to , the box contained only a black-and-white photocopy of a photo of the Apple Macbook computer Paul thought he had ordered.

Paul Barington revealed that he had to sell his last surf board to pay for the laptop which he was hoping to use to launch a new career as a weeding DJ.

“I sold my pride and joy for a piece of paper. It’s the first time I haven’t had a surfboard since I was 10 years old but I need a laptop so I checked the listing and the seller’s rating,” Paul said.

“I was excited about winning the auction and just thought, ‘I’ve got a laptop so I can start the business’. The package was as light as a feather. Why bother sending a picture in a box? It doesn’t make any sense. I almost had to laugh,

Paul said he has called eBay to report his ordeal and was told he will have to wait for several days before he will be told if he is entitled to a refund or not.