A very original scam, I think

akptc

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(off eBay scam).

So I tell this guy I will not give him my phone number and other bio, this is what he emails me in response, I highlighted the best part:

"Hello,
Good to hear from you again.
As I told you in the previous message, that you dont have to bother
yourself for shipping problems, that I would instruct my colleague
to figure out the shipping cost to his destination and the cost
will be included in the payment for you, so my colleague will ship
it to me when he receives it but this is my relative zip code you asked for 94122.

Right now, my colleague made it known to me today that he's
presently in Canada and luckily he's actually with his U.S
cashier's bank check over there, so therefore he will be sending
you the payment from Canada, His name his Mr. _______, and
note that the payment will include the shipping and insurance cost
of the item.

It will also include some extra fees which is an outstanding debt I
have been owing the shipper before. So as soon as you receive the
payment, you will have to deduct the cost of your sales only and
send the rest of the fund to my shipper.
This will enable me to
make a schedule with my shipper to come for the pick-up of the item
at your doorstep and he will deliver it to my colleague's
door-step, so you will not have to stress yourself or borne out to
send the package.
So your name and address will be needed also your mobile phone number because of the payment
Hope I am clear enough
.
Thanks"
 
I wouldn't touch that one with a very long pole Andy... I hope this isn't someone who won an auction of yours trying to negotiate shipping/payment.

Speaking of possible scams... I've had a couple of unsolicited emails (supposedly sent through ebay?) lately that worry me. One was a person stating that they are an 86yr old who really needs a wheel chair & wonders whether I'm the seller of an auction listing that they can no longer find ???

I figure it is just best to ignore anything that isn't directly related to a 'normal' ebay transaction. When I bought my Contax recently I had to explain that I couldn't get a money order because I was so sick that I couldn't leave the house. I'm very grateful that the seller trusted me on my past feedback & accepted a personal check (even shipped upon reciept).

Thanks for the head's up!

Peter
 
physiognomy said:
... One was a person stating that they are an 86yr old who really needs a wheel chair & wonders whether I'm the seller of an auction listing that they can no longer find ???
Peter
I've lost count of those that I get that are some variation of this. I figure the scammer is hoping you will click on the "sign in" link (contained in all these emails I get) to straighten out this "mistake" for that poor, old, unfortunate that is obviously in need of some assistance. Then the crook has your password, etc.
I also get a lot of "I sent you the money for item # whatever, where is it?" with the same dodge. Since I have never sold anything on ebay I know these were/are BS. In fact, I got these even before I had registered on ebay.
Rob
 
rbiemer said:
I've lost count of those that I get that are some variation of this. I figure the scammer is hoping you will click on the "sign in" link (contained in all these emails I get) to straighten out this "mistake" for that poor, old, unfortunate that is obviously in need of some assistance. Then the crook has your password, etc.
I also get a lot of "I sent you the money for item # whatever, where is it?" with the same dodge. Since I have never sold anything on ebay I know these were/are BS. In fact, I got these even before I had registered on ebay.
Rob

One thing I do to prevent spammers from getting my email is to check the box "hide my email from" whenever I respond to questions about any of my auctions. And then I only respond through ebay and not the actual email in my inbox.
 
These guys seem to be getting more original and daring each week. Just browsing for Leica bodies and lenses, on a single page I spotted 6-8 obvious scams. The market has got to respond to this soon with better security, this is just nuts.
 
rbiemer said:
....I figure the scammer is hoping you will click on the "sign in" link (contained in all these emails I get) to straighten out this "mistake" for that poor, old, unfortunate that is obviously in need of some assistance. Then the crook has your password, etc...

I guess it can't be said enough that you should NEVER click the 'sign in' button anywhere but on the ebay site...

Peter
 
This one or at least a variation on it has been going around for some time. After about 3-4 weeks you find that the "payment" you have been sent is a forgery. The scammer then has both your goods and the "extra" fee.

Kim
 
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