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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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horseface
222 posts
 
If you want to get a good laugh ... follow the link to this article. It will take you some time to get through it but it will make you feel pretty good about the JERKS (I'll be nice) on eBay that rip people off...

http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/files/thepowerbook.pdf

http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/

You have to love the detail they put into what they sent the guy ... DONT MESS WITH GEEKS!!!

PS - This is a real deal ... I actually watched it transpire over Slashdot. It was one of the best months of my life... I actually Paypal-ed money for the Fed X package.

If you tech guys don’t read slashdot ... you should, just for the humor.

If I double posted I'm sorry - I wanted you to get the right link.

The Horse
rwwear
2,873 posts
 
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
402 posts
 
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
42 posts
 
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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