Ebay Fookers
05-Mar-2005, 01:56 AM
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Ebay *******
Anyone ever notice recently, when selling on ebay, the amount of spam emails and retarded scammers.
Here's a few from a phone I just posted up yesterday. They are all in regards to the same auction
EMAIL1:
Dear Seller, I am interested in your MOTOROLA V220 - COLOR CAMERA CELL PHONE . I am in NYC,USA . I want to know whether you still have it. I will offer you $500 including the shipping for it. I will be making the payment through western union auction payments(BidPay). Once you give me your full name and address, I will make the payment and you will be contact by BidPay that i have made the payment .I am sending the Item to my son in Aftrica for his project in the university and i want it get there ASAP. I will give you my SON'S full information where you are sending it to, . YOU WILL HAVE TO SHIP THE ITEM OUT UPON THE CONFIRMATION/ APPROVAL FROM BidPay. If you want to do the transaction with me. you have to end the auction now. You will be shipping the Item through EMS to Africa . Thanks Let me know Matt"
EMAIL2:
Greeting to you,
I saw ur item on ebay and am very much intrested in it..
Am a student and i live at Abercromby Layout,Liverpool in England.I will like to
buy the Phone for my online fiance living in Nigeria....I will want the Phone to
be shipped to her overthere in NIgeria....I would have firstly ship it to myself
here b4 shipping it to her but i dont have much time b'cos all my time is used
in the Labouratory as a medical student.....
I will be making the payment through BidPay and it is the only kind of payment i
can offer b'cos my mother only open a bidpay account for me with her own credit
card....
I will like to pay any amount you wish to sell the item b'cos i've already
promised her the good...
I will want you to mail me and give me ur full contact address and the total
amount am paying plus the shipping cost through DHL or UPS so that the payment
can be made right away b'cos she need the item very urgently.....
I will be waiting for ur reply....
Thankx..
EMAIL3:
""DEAR SELLER GOOD DAY,i live in spain and i have a store in
uk,europe,usa,singapore and africa where i sell
laptop,cellphones,video games and many other things.and i am
interested in the immediate purchase 2 of this item becos it is
needed urgently for my client in africa and i will be making payment
right away,i shall also be paying through western union action
payment. money order] i will like to ask u if u would be able to ship
as soon as payment is confirmed and approved by western union auction
payment,this is due to the fact that its demand is high in my store
and so i will want to complete the transaction in a very timely
manner.ifyou can do this,email me with your name, contact address and
your pho ne number, city, state, zip code,and your country, so that i
can proceed with the payment right away. let me quickly say that i
will be handling shipping with my FEDEX or UPS or TNT or DHL account
as i will be sending this unit to africa
pls get back to me with your final asking price, Contact Name, Address
and Telephone Number so that i can proceed with payment.pls reply
ASAP""
EMAIL 4,5,6,7 were all these, different addresses
hello seller,
i am henry a new buyer in ebay ,so i am highly intrested in purchasing
your items,so i dont know if you accept PAYPAL as method of your payment,so mail
me with your PAYPAL ACCOUNT,i am expecting your reply....
These people must think people are on ****ing crack if they're going to fall for **** like this.
Then again, their's a lot of morons out there.
Here's a few from a phone I just posted up yesterday. They are all in regards to the same auction
EMAIL1:
Dear Seller, I am interested in your MOTOROLA V220 - COLOR CAMERA CELL PHONE . I am in NYC,USA . I want to know whether you still have it. I will offer you $500 including the shipping for it. I will be making the payment through western union auction payments(BidPay). Once you give me your full name and address, I will make the payment and you will be contact by BidPay that i have made the payment .I am sending the Item to my son in Aftrica for his project in the university and i want it get there ASAP. I will give you my SON'S full information where you are sending it to, . YOU WILL HAVE TO SHIP THE ITEM OUT UPON THE CONFIRMATION/ APPROVAL FROM BidPay. If you want to do the transaction with me. you have to end the auction now. You will be shipping the Item through EMS to Africa . Thanks Let me know Matt"
EMAIL2:
Greeting to you,
I saw ur item on ebay and am very much intrested in it..
Am a student and i live at Abercromby Layout,Liverpool in England.I will like to
buy the Phone for my online fiance living in Nigeria....I will want the Phone to
be shipped to her overthere in NIgeria....I would have firstly ship it to myself
here b4 shipping it to her but i dont have much time b'cos all my time is used
in the Labouratory as a medical student.....
I will be making the payment through BidPay and it is the only kind of payment i
can offer b'cos my mother only open a bidpay account for me with her own credit
card....
I will like to pay any amount you wish to sell the item b'cos i've already
promised her the good...
I will want you to mail me and give me ur full contact address and the total
amount am paying plus the shipping cost through DHL or UPS so that the payment
can be made right away b'cos she need the item very urgently.....
I will be waiting for ur reply....
Thankx..
EMAIL3:
""DEAR SELLER GOOD DAY,i live in spain and i have a store in
uk,europe,usa,singapore and africa where i sell
laptop,cellphones,video games and many other things.and i am
interested in the immediate purchase 2 of this item becos it is
needed urgently for my client in africa and i will be making payment
right away,i shall also be paying through western union action
payment. money order] i will like to ask u if u would be able to ship
as soon as payment is confirmed and approved by western union auction
payment,this is due to the fact that its demand is high in my store
and so i will want to complete the transaction in a very timely
manner.ifyou can do this,email me with your name, contact address and
your pho ne number, city, state, zip code,and your country, so that i
can proceed with the payment right away. let me quickly say that i
will be handling shipping with my FEDEX or UPS or TNT or DHL account
as i will be sending this unit to africa
pls get back to me with your final asking price, Contact Name, Address
and Telephone Number so that i can proceed with payment.pls reply
ASAP""
EMAIL 4,5,6,7 were all these, different addresses
hello seller,
i am henry a new buyer in ebay ,so i am highly intrested in purchasing
your items,so i dont know if you accept PAYPAL as method of your payment,so mail
me with your PAYPAL ACCOUNT,i am expecting your reply....
These people must think people are on ****ing crack if they're going to fall for **** like this.
Then again, their's a lot of morons out there.
05-Mar-2005, 02:25 AM
#2
Heres my latest email spoof
Place or Update Credit Card on File
Dear Blahblahblah,
This is your final warning about the safety of your eBay account. If you do not update your billing informations your access on eBay will be restricted and the user deleted. This might be due to either following reasons:
- A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address)
- Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
- An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due an internal error within
our processors.
Your credit card on file with eBay
Card number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-1425 (Not shown for security purposes) Expiration date: 13/05
Please sign in to your eBay account and update your billing information:
https://signin.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&UsingSSL=1
If your account information is not updated, your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted.
Thank you,
eBay Billing Department
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eBay treats your personal information with the utmost care, and our Privacy Policy is designed to protect you and your information. eBay will never ask their users for personal information, such as bank account numbers, credit card numbers, pin numbers, passwords, or Social Security numbers in an email. For more information on how to protect your eBay password and your account, please visit User Account Protection.
This eBay notice was sent to you based on your eBay account preferences and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. To change your notification preferences, click here. If you would like to receive this email in text format, click here.
Copyright © 2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.
Place or Update Credit Card on File
Dear Blahblahblah,
This is your final warning about the safety of your eBay account. If you do not update your billing informations your access on eBay will be restricted and the user deleted. This might be due to either following reasons:
- A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address)
- Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
- An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due an internal error within
our processors.
Your credit card on file with eBay
Card number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-1425 (Not shown for security purposes) Expiration date: 13/05
Please sign in to your eBay account and update your billing information:
https://signin.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&UsingSSL=1
If your account information is not updated, your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted.
Thank you,
eBay Billing Department
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
eBay treats your personal information with the utmost care, and our Privacy Policy is designed to protect you and your information. eBay will never ask their users for personal information, such as bank account numbers, credit card numbers, pin numbers, passwords, or Social Security numbers in an email. For more information on how to protect your eBay password and your account, please visit User Account Protection.
This eBay notice was sent to you based on your eBay account preferences and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. To change your notification preferences, click here. If you would like to receive this email in text format, click here.
Copyright © 2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.
07-Mar-2005, 10:48 AM
#8
The thing about this email that i got is that it looks official!
Ill show you something though..
If you notice the fine print below it says...
It says that they will never ask you to update your personal information, credit cards etc.. so its a dead giveaway thats its a fraud..
Also the return path of this email to me is.. nobody@server2.arterytc2.net -- ebay would never send something like that..
Ill show you something though..
If you notice the fine print below it says...
eBay treats your personal information with the utmost care, and our Privacy Policy is designed to protect you and your information. eBay will never ask their users for personal information, such as bank account numbers, credit card numbers, pin numbers, passwords, or Social Security numbers in an email. For more information on how to protect your eBay password and your account, please visit User Account Protection.
Also the return path of this email to me is.. nobody@server2.arterytc2.net -- ebay would never send something like that..
07-Mar-2005, 02:19 PM
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i got something similar, i was selling a winter beater and a guy from the States CALLED me (wierd area code), said hewill pay the price i was asking and he will send someone to canada to pick up the car, the car was just a geo beater. He called with a really crappy phone card cause there was like a 2 second delay. he asked for my bank account # so he could tranfer the funds. What did he hope to get out of this scam, could he really withdrawl anything from my account with just my account numbeR?
07-Mar-2005, 04:33 PM
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Euro_civic, never give your account numbers out to anyone.
paypal is okay... all you need to give him is your account name... and that's it.
all these long winded stories about medical costs and what not are BS.
paypal is okay... all you need to give him is your account name... and that's it.
all these long winded stories about medical costs and what not are BS.
07-Mar-2005, 05:47 PM
#13
why is it so attractive to scam from Africa?? I mean, how does this scam work? I don't get it? I mean, I have heard of this scam many many many times, but from what i gather, you get paid? I've also heard of that one where they say they'll send you a cheque for like $5000 or something, and you send them back change plus the item?? I'm confused. I dun see how the scammer gets money out of these scams? I'm not criminally minded. 
07-Mar-2005, 06:21 PM
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Originally posted by bbarbulo
why is it so attractive to scam from Africa?? I mean, how does this scam work? I don't get it? I mean, I have heard of this scam many many many times, but from what i gather, you get paid? I've also heard of that one where they say they'll send you a cheque for like $5000 or something, and you send them back change plus the item?? I'm confused. I dun see how the scammer gets money out of these scams? I'm not criminally minded.
why is it so attractive to scam from Africa?? I mean, how does this scam work? I don't get it? I mean, I have heard of this scam many many many times, but from what i gather, you get paid? I've also heard of that one where they say they'll send you a cheque for like $5000 or something, and you send them back change plus the item?? I'm confused. I dun see how the scammer gets money out of these scams? I'm not criminally minded.
U receive cheque, send item.. Cash Cheque it bounces.
All that comes to mind.
10-Mar-2005, 10:49 AM
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I dont think they can do anything with your account number other then deposit money.
I sold a guy my SIR who lives in Alberta and was shipping the car to Sask.(or vise-versa) The guy never even seen the damn car and he still wanted it, i expected it to be a scam, when i talked to some of my bank friends they said go ahead give the account number they cant do anything with it, so i did, the guy sent 16,500 and i withdrew it first (to make sure it wasnt a mistake) and then sent the car
i got an email from the guy later saying the car was mint and that was it
So not everytime it will be a scam, call your bank, talk to them b4 making wierd transactions
I sold a guy my SIR who lives in Alberta and was shipping the car to Sask.(or vise-versa) The guy never even seen the damn car and he still wanted it, i expected it to be a scam, when i talked to some of my bank friends they said go ahead give the account number they cant do anything with it, so i did, the guy sent 16,500 and i withdrew it first (to make sure it wasnt a mistake) and then sent the car
i got an email from the guy later saying the car was mint and that was it
So not everytime it will be a scam, call your bank, talk to them b4 making wierd transactions
Originally posted by Euro_civic
i got something similar, i was selling a winter beater and a guy from the States CALLED me (wierd area code), said hewill pay the price i was asking and he will send someone to canada to pick up the car, the car was just a geo beater. He called with a really crappy phone card cause there was like a 2 second delay. he asked for my bank account # so he could tranfer the funds. What did he hope to get out of this scam, could he really withdrawl anything from my account with just my account numbeR?
i got something similar, i was selling a winter beater and a guy from the States CALLED me (wierd area code), said hewill pay the price i was asking and he will send someone to canada to pick up the car, the car was just a geo beater. He called with a really crappy phone card cause there was like a 2 second delay. he asked for my bank account # so he could tranfer the funds. What did he hope to get out of this scam, could he really withdrawl anything from my account with just my account numbeR?
10-Mar-2005, 11:35 AM
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Nigeria scams?
They ask for your passport... account number.. they get as much information they can about you... from there... insider help... fake ID.. it's casual.. very easy to take out money. security there isn't like it is here...
there is also western union scams... they use fake IDs i believe..
They ask for your passport... account number.. they get as much information they can about you... from there... insider help... fake ID.. it's casual.. very easy to take out money. security there isn't like it is here...
there is also western union scams... they use fake IDs i believe..
10-Mar-2005, 03:19 PM
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i got one that says... MSN has to update my billing information
i'm using msn beta 7 right now... they have those stuff you need to buy like the winks and backgrounds... but then i never bought any, so of course, i know right away its fake... then i check their link to see how professional are they as a scammer, and they suck **** man... the link doesn't even have anything related to microsoft... haha....
i'm using msn beta 7 right now... they have those stuff you need to buy like the winks and backgrounds... but then i never bought any, so of course, i know right away its fake... then i check their link to see how professional are they as a scammer, and they suck **** man... the link doesn't even have anything related to microsoft... haha....
10-Mar-2005, 05:08 PM
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You know what.....
it was in the Windsor Star the other day, not on the front page but in there...it said somthing like you need to update your ebay and you need to update your credit card and S.I.N #
well, after 2 days the guy started thinking to himself fianlly, "why does ebay need your S.I.N. #"
he then called ebay and there like we didn't send you no e-mail, and this guy gave his credit cards and S.I.N. to that fake e-mail...
now if you do what that guy did, you should be slaped once a day for 5 years
it was in the Windsor Star the other day, not on the front page but in there...it said somthing like you need to update your ebay and you need to update your credit card and S.I.N #
well, after 2 days the guy started thinking to himself fianlly, "why does ebay need your S.I.N. #"
he then called ebay and there like we didn't send you no e-mail, and this guy gave his credit cards and S.I.N. to that fake e-mail...
now if you do what that guy did, you should be slaped once a day for 5 years
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