Re: Scams in progress on eBay
- From: Skinner1@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:51:44 -0500
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:15:20 -0500, Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04
@aol.com> wrote:
Gisle Hannemyr wrote:
Take a look at the current auctions listed by "pkyou2004" on eBay:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpkyou2004
You can have a Canon EOS 1DMkII or a EOS 5D for 99 Euro (US$ 132).
And this guy has a ton of this stuff for sale! Only one hitch:
Poor guy's lost his credit card so he can only accept payment
through Western Union or wire transfer to some bank in mainland
China.
Though I agree with you that this guy is a scammer the auction format you
see is a Dutch auction and the price does have potential to climb should
more bidders join in. Obviously, this doesn't matter since his goal is to
have you e-mal him for a better off eBay deal. Reporting these scams are a
total waste of time since they have unlimited phished accounts to start
over.
The only way to protect yourself against getting scammed on eBay is to only
pay by PayPal with a CC funded payment. It is totally and utterly foolish
to pay any other way. If you don't use a CC funded PayPal payment you
deserve to get scammed for being overwhelmingly stupid.
Rita
How about this. Don't shop on eBay?
I mean seriously folks. 25 years ago you took your chances when you
went to Times Square after dark to buy electronics and cameras. Why?
Because it's where the thieves and muggers KNEW you would be!
Best defense when your enemy knows where you are is don't be there!
First thing I would EVER demand if I were to buy anything off eBay is
a direct communications and a way to always get back in touch with
them. Then it would be ONLY thought postal money order that I could
fed ex to a valid address. To hell with Pay Pal. I don't trust them
any further than I would trust a guy selling a D1MKII for $132!!!
.
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