What's up with the EMS insurance fee?

I recently placed an order for something from a supplier located in Cameroon. After placing my order and shipping the payment, they informed me that my product would be shipped using EMS Postal Service. Almost immediately, EMS contacted me telling em that I needed to ship them an insurance fee of approximately $400 dollars, plus an extraction fee of $50 for their time and care. Since I was only ordering $200 worth of goods, I am disinclined to send them this money. A few questions:



1. Am I being scammed? (The obvious one)

2. Is there an way for them to ship my goods without insurance? I understand that my parcel could be lost or damaged.



Thanks for any help or experience in this matter.What's up with the EMS insurance fee?
Of course it's a scam. I don't know what you mean by 'shipping the payment, if you mailed it and this is only a few days old, they don't have it yet and you can stop payment on the check or, maybe, the money order. But if you sent the funds electronically, you're probably out that money.



Cameroon is Nigeria's lesser-known cousin.What's up with the EMS insurance fee?
1. Yes. (obvious)

2. Absolutely. But the point of the scam, is to keep suckering you into paying more and more money. Next it will be export fees, tarrifs, customs fees, etc. It won't end until you stop paying them.



There is no item. Your best bet, is to try to recover the money you sent. But most likely, it was "wired", which is also how the scammers do it, because it's untracable, and unrecoverable.What's up with the EMS insurance fee?
1. Yes.

2. No. There is also no way for them to be shipped with insurance, because they (the "goods") do not exist.

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