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Beware of ebay scams

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CDC Mail Guy

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Anyone else had this problem? I will first post the message I received from "potential buyer"

Question from oyinsolan11
Item: PNY Geforce 6800GT VCG6800GXPB Video Card (5240877148)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
oyinsolan11 is a potential buyer.

"I am to inform you my interest in ur item on behalf of my client for US$500.My client has given me a quick to placed an order for ur item.if u will accept CashierCheck as a mode of payment.If yes,send ur address phone# &the name u want on the check.my client is going to send u check of an exess money which is US$4,000.u will deduct ur item fees and send the exess fund to my client manager in Benin Rep.the same asa u get it.i want you to ship the item to Benin Rep u will dedcut the shipping fees.the same day u send the exess fund.if u agree to western the exess fund immediatly u get the check.make sure u u end the auction erlier and get back to me .i will give u extral US$20 for ending the auction.i am serious buyer ok.if u agree to all my end the auction and send the excess money. kindly send ur address asap today"

This is the 2nd time this has happened to me. I already reported it to ebay, but don't know what they can do. "Buyer" has a ebay score of 0, and is in Singapore! My reply:

"NO. This sounds like a scam, and I wasn't born yesterday. Someone already tried to do this to me a couple months ago, and I almost got took, but the alleged check for several thousand dollars never came to me. I had to relist item, costing me more money than necessary. If you are serious, you will click buy it now, and use PayPAl ONLY. If this is not a scam, please accept my apology, but if it isn't you will understand that it sounds like one. Please do NOT respond to this. Sincerely..."

I should have put in how his/her spelling and grammer SUCK...but I didn't.
 
Hey that was me, I told you I was interested in the item. To bad, your loss, my client loves to throw money around and you were gonna get 4,000$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Accept the offer and tell him that a cashiers check over $2000 needs a $39.95 administratio fee, when he sends you the cash keep it and tell him to suck it.
 
Why do people have to keep pointing these scams out? Do we look that stupid?
On another note, I hear there is a new thing called a virus that is coming out. It will somehow be able to infect your computer and do bad things to it. What's next, browser hijacking?
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Why do people have to keep pointing these scams out? Do we look that stupid?
On another note, I hear there is a new thing called a virus that is coming out. It will somehow be able to infect your computer and do bad things to it. What's next, browser hijacking?
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Exactly. If you are dumb enough to not realize it is a scam after the first sentence, you need to sell your computer and never use one again. Nothing anyone does will help a person like that.
 
Originally posted by: CDC Mail Guy






". . . If you are serious, you will click buy it now, and use PayPAl ONLY. If this is not a scam, please accept my apology, but if it isn't you will understand that it sounds like one. Please do NOT respond to this. Sincerely..."
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You know it's a scam, yet you give him the benefit of a doubt that it might not be a scam.
 
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