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BEWARE, NEW e-bay scam |
scotty b |
Feb 17 2006, 03:41 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
This on got me at first, and I am ALWAYS sceptical, never have opened these. It came to me as an e-mail from a seller who stated that my item had been shipped, to let him konw when it arrived and leave feedback that would be reciprocated. I could only remeber one item that I am expecting and this name(s) did not look familiar so I clicked on the item number to see what exactly this was. Upon clicking on the link, I opened the normal e-bay sign in page; entered my screen name and password without thought and hit enter, THEN I get the e-bay page asking for proof of identification. This was an official (looking) ebay form asking for your name,address account number, item number etc. CLOSE THIS CRAP NOW!!! I then opend the real E-bay and searched on th item number from the e-mail and came up with no results BUT under the related searches I was given........antman1123 & barnsley1105........Both of these names were in the e-mail I recieved, one as the sender and one as a "potential buyer" ??? Forwarded the e-mail to e-bay with all this info and the queston of whether I need to change my screenname and password now.
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andys |
Feb 17 2006, 04:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
It seems to me, that the percentage of dishonesty on Ebay is high, if I were to use myself as a statistic. I have purchased a total of two items, bidding on maybe a total of 5 different items. Of those, two were scams/BS/cheats. That's 20%!
Last one, a seller e-mailed me after close of auction on a motor that I inquired about (but didn't bid on). Said he had another motor for X$$. I asked for a photo, VIN tag, and if I could pick it up as it was local. He sent photo's. Said he's an agent of a warehouse, and that they'll ship from there. Deposite money in their account to which he'll provide the info.........Red flags go up!! I e-mail winning bidder of the first motor leaving my name and phone, asking about doing business with this guy. Received a call two days later; winning bidder said he got three e-mails warning that this guy is a scam; send him no money. It confirmed my suspision. Andys |
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