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Ebay fraud alert

I've seen some amazing deals, but this one is pretty darn "good" Velodyne dd-15 sub ($4k list) at auction on ebay. No condition noted. Emailed seller for condition and shipping. This is what I get back:
First I am going to tell you some things I think you should know before ending this deal.I travel a lot and now I am in Eastern Europe. The item is going to be shipped from europe also.Now, I can ship through UPS air next day delivery. I will pay for all taxes. If you wish you can also send me your full shipping info so I can make a reservation on your name .The price of the item is 600$ (as I said earlier with shipping and insurance taxes included). I need some money as fast as possible so I am offering a 10 % discount if we end the deal in 24 hours.Here I am stuck to western union wire transfer.I can't use paypal because it's not available yet. Just because of this I set up an insurance with ebay which guaranties 100 % of this deal. If you wish I can contact eBay right away and have them send you an invoice with my insurance.If you agree on my terms I am sure we can close the deal right now.
Please reply after you think it over.
Best regards.

Hmm, $4k new item, weighs 150 lbs or more, next day air from Europe, for $600, shipped. Such a deal ;~)

Too bad, I'd love to try the sub.
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rwwear
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What would happen is he would send you a fake eBay email and you would follow the link and he would hi-jack your eBay and PayPal account.
ecruz
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Horseface, I was actually looking for that to post. It is too funny! Amazing what these guys went thru to screw the scammer.
dvavc
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Horseface, thanks for the story, it was fun.
autio
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That story reminded me of this scam baiter site http://www.419eater.com/html/george.htm if you skim that story and find it amusing click around a little, you almost feel sorry for those nigerians (not)
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horseface
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I laugh every time I read it ... I will never forget when it all went down. I work in an IT department and every tech was dialed in for a couple of weeks. That guy had no idea that thousands of computer geeks were plotting against him.

As for Ebay/Paypal ... I have pretty much had it with them. I have a separate bank account for on line transactions and have Paypal tied to it. I have an on-line protected credit card tied to it. Up until a month ago I would make purchases and Paypal would check the account - if funds were not there and usually they were NOT (as I only keep about $100 in there) it would automatically bill the credit card. Hence the term BACKUP funding source!!! I can’t figure out how to keep my credit card as the primary funding source. They don’t like the credit card transactions...

Last week I bought some new speaker cables and I was sure it was to be funded via my credit card - Paypal overdrew the account. OK, my bad ... I screwed up BUT somewhere along the line they changed there standard practice because I have made dozens of similar purchases without a problem. They tap out the bank account and then use the Visa to cover the rest. Then you call them ... I wont go into detail but I'm still pissed. Nothing my bank can do to help me - Paypal says they can push and pull funds from the account but they have NO IDEA what the balance is. I know that’s not true. I find my self arguing with a 17 year old kid with a bad accent. I email ... canned response. I'm going back to postal money orders ... Just think what they make off this site alone! On-line customer service is an oxy-moron. I'm pulling my bank account and only using Paypal as a last resort.

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