posted on April 17, 2005 11:09:39 PM new
I received this question on one of my auctions today:
"Hello i am willing to purchase your item and i will be paying you the buy it now price for each item ok so i need as much as possible quantity of the items available for sale and i will be paying via western union auction payment (bidpay)ok and once you receive the approved confirmation email saying the payment has been approved i want it shipped out today DONT WORRY ABOUT THE SHIPPING COST BECAUSE I WILL BE USING MY FEDX ACCOUNT ALL YOU WILL DO FOR ME IS TO DROP IT FOR ME ONCE I SEND YOU THE SHIPING LABEL ,if you agree with my offer kindly send me your NAME,ADDRESS,QUANTITY AVAILABLE FOR SALE asap ok because of the urgent need of the item asap ok i await your reply"
Upon doing some research on this bidder I realized that they just registered for their ebay account today. It sounds very fishy to me but I don't know if I should issue a response to this offer or just ignore it. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
posted on April 18, 2005 03:10:30 AM new
Doesn't pass the test - if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn't.
It's a scam. 1) They send you a phony email appearing to originate from BidPay that your payment is on the way. 2) FedEx label is on a phony/hijacked/new account so you'll eventually get billed for the shipping to Nigeria or where ever...
posted on April 18, 2005 03:34:02 AM new
Past it on to ebay and see how quick they become NARU.
I had one of these scams recently but they wanted to over night a CC and they would arrange shipping with their shipper. They were going to include shipping in the CC check which I should wire transfer to the shipper as soon as I cashed the check. Shipping was going to be in the ballpark of $500 or $600 so that's would be the profit for the day or hour.
Oh and by the way they had just registered that day too. Ebay warned me but they need to get a better system in place to stop these crooks before they strike.
posted on April 18, 2005 04:34:28 AM new
This is a very old scam. It is the same jerks that are contacting us to ship huge quantities to Lagos Nigeria. And they always want to use their own shipping account, which is also stolen.
Simply click your delete button and move on. No sense in even giving them you e-mail address by replying.
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posted on April 18, 2005 08:58:43 AM new
now someone who sells watches,received an order on his website for a 100 dollars watch from south america.
When asked to wire fund,this guy sure did,he wired 30k,the money actually arrived in seller account.
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