In article , Bill in Detroit
wrote:

I can decline to ship to certain geographical areas. Right away, the
country of Nigeria came to mind, taking top honors for the past several
years. But what other countries are noteworthy for running scams on fat,
gullible, greedy westerners? Via the internet, that is.

It's not the area of the world so much as payment method.

Do not accept payment via Western Union. If accepting Cheque, Bank
Draft or or Money Order, wait at least 10 days for them to clear the
originating institution before shipping goods.

If accepting Paypal, link it to a bank account that you regularly empty
so that they cannot withdraw funds, and have a conversation with your
bank manager to ensure they cannot force the account into overdraft.

HTH,

djb