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Offline medic09

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My First Ebay Scam
« on: August 08, 2008, 01:01:20 PM »
First time someone has tried to scam me.  I got this in my email minutes after winning an auction.  I reported it to Ebay.  Do I reply and tell the guy to go to hell?


Hi, Dear myscher (email deleted here; you all know it anyway),
I am the seller of the Item# 180272392950,Aerostich Darien Jacket . I have to congratulate you for your winning bid of $329.25. Unfortunately, immediately after the listing closed I got an email from Paypal and I must warn you that my account  is not accesible and cannot receive payments at the moment after the listing closed, for your protection, if you have already made the payment through Paypal your account will be credited back shortly and you will not be charged twice. Due the occurence we can complete the transaction immediately by the method of payment approved by Paypal only for this transaction is International MoneyGram. For More details ple! ase visit: www.MoneyGram.com.

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=== Review Item Information:
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eBay Item #: 180272392950
eBay Item Headline:Aerostich Darien Jacket
eBay Item Unit Value:  $329.25

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=== You will find my information (payment address) listed below:
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-  Full name: Vogler Ray;
-  Address:   Via Hispanidad 83;   
-  City / Zip:  Zaragoza, 50012
-  Country:   Spain.


Note: International MoneyGram apply additional fees to send a wire transfer, you will deduct them from the total amount of $329.25 and you will send the remaining amount to be the same like Paypal); Check item description to see where the item is located, the address from Spain is my actual payment address, complete the payment for your eBay purchase so i can mark this item as payment sent and leave feedback.

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=== I`ll wait your confirmation with the details of payment as follows:
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-  Reference# - 8 digit numbers from the payment receipt;
-  Your full Name and Address on file with MoneyGram;
-  Exact amount sent.

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PS: When the payment has been made you must provide the details of payment without missing letters or numbers, if possible, send the scanned paper of the wire transfer. I would appreciate that you reply promptly. Thank you again for your purchase!
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Offline cb750k7

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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2008, 01:12:56 PM »
MAZAL TOV ;D ;D ;D ;D

Get FC to nail him....
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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2008, 01:13:44 PM »
Don't bother responding directly.  You reported it to Ebay, so don't worry about it any longer.  I've had very similar email messages numerous times this year.  It has gotten to the point where I don't trust any email correspondence about auctions - one guy made me a second chance offer on an item and the price was attractive, but I just didn't feel comfortable with the whole thing and let it drop.

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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2008, 01:18:39 PM »

Get FC to nail him....


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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2008, 01:20:10 PM »
ignore it from here.  im still trying to figure out how they do it.

see, ebay has stopped showing usernames (i guess when the auction ends they reappear??? havnt ever checked when not logged in)  so this should have stopped...

however if you have a username  on ebay like johnjacobs, and you create 4 email accounts at say yahoo, gmail, hotmal, and your internet service provider... you would probably be getting 4 emails trying to scam....

its a crappy world we live in when people find it fun to try and steal your identity... and rip you off....

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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2008, 02:31:28 PM »
Hey, I have friends in Zaragoza. I can ask them to take a picture to Via Hispanidad 83. Bet you it is an Internet Cafe, a money transfer office or a foreign-run business....

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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2008, 03:05:31 PM »
You're probably right, Raul.  It is probably some anonymous place.
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Re: My First Ebay Scam
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2008, 04:17:53 AM »
another reason not to trust ebay
they can't keep the transaction private
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