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More Ebay scams...beware

Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 00:07

Footloose

Advertised a sat phone on Ebay. It was snapped up at the buy it now price. Then I get an email from a guy with a NT address which looks decidedly *sus*. This is followed by an email full of Christian greetings and explaining that he's only here on a mission (yeah right) and would I ship it to NIGERIA. Oh yes he'll pay for everything......
No doubt I've won an overseas lottery. Or only need to send a few thou to make a million.
I've been taken to the cleaners twice on Ebay, one such occasion is chronicled here home.iprimus.com.au/jimshire/scam.html
I'm not about to be taken again.
The sad thing is that it isn't good for the genuine buyers and sellers.


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AnswerID: 192405   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 00:18

Member - Doug T (W.A) replied:

Hi yooze Footloosely
I am not the slightest bit interested in in even going to the webdite for E-bay , would rather go to the local shops that risk buying stuff from overseas, Pay for it and take it home on the day, anyhow I hope they didn'y fleece you too much .

Doug

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FollowupID: 450253   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 00:23

Footloose posted:

Thanks, Doug. I guess it just reminds us to deal with people we know or who we can get to know.
I posted this as a reminder to all the honest people out there, and I know that's most of the population.
I don't think I'll get taken this time. But it will cost me to relist the item.
The scammer will probably give my email addy to some delightful purveyers of third world morality when he finds out I'm onto him :((
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FollowupID: 450256   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 02:25

_gmd_pps posted:

relisting after a non paying bidder is free ..
just follow the rules and you'r fine ..
I have made many many transactions
and had no problem when you buy from
the right people .. we sell a 6 figure amount
of products on ebay every year and never
had a real problem ... just a matter of practise..

regards
gmd
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FollowupID: 450307   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:31

Footloose posted:

Yes, I agree. I'm only a tiny player but have found most be to honest.
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AnswerID: 192407   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 00:27

Scubaroo replied:

Best thing you can do with that sort of fellow is string them out - get them wasting their time on you instead of some other poor sucker who might fall for it. One only hopes that with enough failures the individuals involved give up.
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FollowupID: 450254   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 00:37

Footloose posted:

I guess they work on percentages. He's probably *bought* a hundred items. If only one is unaware then he's going to make money for nothing (and his chicks for free ?:)) That aint workin, that's the way to do it etc.

Low life scum.
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FollowupID: 450449   Submitted: Monday, Sep 04, 2006 at 08:22

Pajman Pete (SA) posted:

But that was a good song!

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FollowupID: 450452   Submitted: Monday, Sep 04, 2006 at 08:57

Footloose posted:

Pete, whatdya mean WAS a good song. It still is :)) I rekkon it's my son's theme song. He wanted to be a muzo but ended up as a boilermaker. He'd play music (and he's good at it) all night and day if he didn't have to pay his bills.
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FollowupID: 450503   Submitted: Monday, Sep 04, 2006 at 13:12

Pajman Pete (SA) posted:

Yes it is still a good song. I bought the CD a few weeks ago after it was played on the radio and I found myself humming it all day. Great video clip as well - have you seen the Weird Al version?

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FollowupID: 450504   Submitted: Monday, Sep 04, 2006 at 13:14

Footloose posted:

No I haven't.
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AnswerID: 192417   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:52

Member - Jack replied:

You may find this link interesting (and hilarious) showing how one guy deals with scammers.

Jack
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FollowupID: 450264   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 08:44

Member - andrew B (Kununurra) posted:

Just went to that site - what a laugh. I read through most of one of the letter chains, these blokes have way too much time on their hands but have a hell of a lot of fun with the scammers!

Good to see them get some of their own back.

Cheers Andrew
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FollowupID: 450276   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 09:34

Member - Andrew W (SA) posted:

I can think of one word "priceless"
Andrew Weller
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FollowupID: 450367   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 17:59

Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. posted:

Jack ,
I must thank you for the best laugh I have had in ages .
Cheers ,
Willie .

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FollowupID: 450369   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 18:17

joc45 posted:

This guy really must have time on his hands!! He must have several on the go at any time. Prime target for a drive-by shooting, tho.
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FollowupID: 450426   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 23:37

Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses posted:

Really fun scamming the scammers, but AT RISK occupation
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AnswerID: 192421   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 07:17

hl replied:

You didn't say whether you actually got paid or not......
As long as you have the dosh, who cares where it goes?

Cheers
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FollowupID: 450260   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 07:26

Member - Blue (VIC) posted:

But if it's paid by cheque and it bounces, you get the bill for it bouncing...

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AnswerID: 192426   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 08:31

Willem replied:

Hey Footy

Is that the Satphone that wouldnt work out in the Great Sandy......LOL

Every time I have advertised in the Trader here on EO I have attracted the scammers. But that was a long time ago.

Ebay works for some but seems too complicated for my use :-)

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FollowupID: 450306   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:24

Footloose posted:

Willem, its not really complicated. But its got its own way of doing things. Out of 200 transactions there I've been stung twice. But now I'm just a tad less naieve :))
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FollowupID: 450324   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 13:12

ExplorOz Team - David posted:

Willem,

Since your experiences we now force all enquiries to be registered users of ExplorOz this has reduced the scams down to almost nill.
David & Michelle
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AnswerID: 192432   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 08:58

Member - Brian (Gold Coast) replied:

How much did you have on the satphone footy??
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FollowupID: 450305   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:22

Footloose posted:

Brian, please email me at jimshire1ATiprimus DOTcomDOTau.
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AnswerID: 192477   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:57

Motherhen replied:

Report this to eBay - they have good safeguards, and try to prevent fraud. We are warned not to reply direct to messages received through eBay because then they have your email address. I have received the odd nasty - followed by an email warning from eBay telling me i may have received something which breaches their rules and is a risk.

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AnswerID: 192489   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 14:21

Member - DOZER replied:

Guys
Its always prudent to dot your eyes when dealing over the net to a faceless person.....i just sold my beloved white cruiser over ebay......there were 4 biddders interested in it, a few days after the sale, i get three calls from bidder no, 2.3.4 asking if the email for the second chance came from me....
IT DIDNT, the winner had a deposit on the car already.....so these emails were sent to spoof at ebay dot com dot au.....but hey....ebay wont catch them....not from the Swiss alps anyway :)
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AnswerID: 192496   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 16:01

Member - Glenn D (NSW) replied:

One of the apprentices at my work just got ripped good and proper.

He got a laptop from a guy in Melbourne, paid $1500 , got nothing . Apparently wasnt the first time this guy had done it , ebay forgave him and let him sell more stuff , or pretend to .

Ive bought heaps of tools from the states and always had no problems.

Glenn.

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FollowupID: 450370   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 18:21

Mike Harding posted:

Names, places and dates?
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FollowupID: 450970   Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 06, 2006 at 14:19

Member - Glenn D (NSW) posted:

He's dealing with it at the moment.


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AnswerID: 192553   Submitted: Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 21:24

Mad Dog - Vic replied:

You'd have to be as dumb as a rats backside to fall for that one.




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