I Was Scammed!

[Sheardelight]

I am not knocking ebay, I happen to love them and will continue to buy from them. I just wanted to let everyone else know so they could avoid my situation. If you saw the paperwork I have for the transaction you would have thought it to be legit. Ebay had nothing to do with what happened to me, the person who scammed me used Ebay square trade. It was a hard lesson learned.

 

[slotted]

Everyone please be aware! I have bought alot of things off of ebay in the past. I had recently bid on some redskin/ cowboy tickets and lost. So I had given up. Then I received an email from someone claiming to be through ebay square trade wanting to sell me his tickets. They were great seats at a great price (should have been a red flag). Through this person all I had to do is wire the money through western union to ebay square trade and I would get my tickets. Needless to say, I haven't received them and after some research on ebay I found a great deal of others who were scammed. I only lost $250 but lots of others lost way more. I urge you be careful when buying anything, all of the emails, paperwork,etc looks legit, but if I had taken the time to do a little research I would still have my money. I have reported the individuals to the proper authorities but it won't get me my money back. Guess I will be rooting for the redskins at home this sunday.

I wish you would have posted this yesterday before I lost 15K. Damn Nigerian bastards.

 

[Pasofever]

I am not knocking ebay, I happen to love them and will continue to buy from them. I just wanted to let everyone else know so they could avoid my situation. If you saw the paperwork I have for the transaction you would have thought it to be legit. Ebay had nothing to do with what happened to me, the person who scammed me used Ebay square trade. It was a hard lesson learned.

NOPE would not..I see those emails every day of the week ...You should have known it was a scam..everything reaches out and says scam..Square trade letter head would have been MY first clue..sorry you are just nieve to ebay scams maybe next time you will be smarter..

 

[Pasofever]

I wish you would have posted this yesterday before I lost 15K. Damn Nigerian bastards.

Slotted send me your snail mail address I will refund you your 15K I have here from the nigerians..I got like $1900 just this week...

 

[slotted]

Slotted send me your snail mail address I will refund you your 15K I have here from the nigerians..I got like $1900 just this week...

Could I just give you my routing number and you direct deposit it?

 

[Sheardelight]

I know it was my fault, I am upset I didnt see it sooner. This was the very first time I received an email like that and I have been shopping on ebay for years. There are people who have complaints on ebay that have lost thousands of dollars. I am thankful I only lost what I did. In response to an earlier post no I wasnt trying to get ahead on someone. I only wanted to get something nice for my dad that I couldnt win on ebay.

 

[Pasofever]

I know it was my fault, I am upset I didnt see it sooner. This was the very first time I received an email like that and I have been shopping on ebay for years. There are people who have complaints on ebay that have lost thousands of dollars. I am thankful I only lost what I did. In response to an earlier post no I wasnt trying to get ahead on someone. I only wanted to get something nice for my dad that I couldnt win on ebay.

Your lucky..I get 5+ a day pay pal and ebay ones..

 

[buddy999]

Outside of that, the mere fact that someone would want me to wire money to them is just absurd. Unless they are a known creditor or something – why the heck would I just blindly give money to an unknown person?? This is not much different than the emails that circulate from Nigera where this business person wants you to give them a bank account number so they can deposit an inheritance which was left to you from a distant relative.

I've gotten dozens of these emails and each time I get an email from someone whose email address I do not recognize it immediately goes into my spam email which gets deleted each time I log off. It never gets opened.

Outlook also has a feature that allows you to view the body of an email without actually opening it up. Anything that looks suspicious should be deleted immediately.

 

[SouthernMdRocks]

I've gotten dozens of these emails and each time I get an email from someone whose email address I do not recognize it immediately goes into my spam email which gets deleted each time I log off. It never gets opened.

Outlook also has a feature that allows you to view the body of an email without actually opening it up. Anything that looks suspicious should be deleted immediately.

Ebay, equine.com and bunches of other sites are loaded with scams. It's a shame but it's always bound to happen. I learned really quick after loosing a couple hundred on ebay.

 

[ohstate]

If you want to buy or sell legit sports tix, go to www.stubhub.com

Stubhub has some of the highest prices out there. A reputable broker will do you right too. Ebay is usually the cheapest if you don't get caught up in the bidding thing. Craigslist is tricky unless you live locally, but I've had good luck getting tickets there, too.

Market timing is important, too. Tickets to a game I want to go do have been dropping for the last 2 weeks. The "frenzy" is over and people aren't paying $1000 a ticket anymore.

 

[Sweet 16]

While I was on vacation last month, I got an email from ebay. Someone had hacked into my account and had listed (tried to sell) like 15 Gucci purses.

Another scam unfortunately. You can tell they're fake if you move your mouse pointer over the links in the email (but DON'T click on them) and what is displayed on the status bar on the bottom of the screen doesn't match the link in the body of the email. I would just delete them though or forward them to the eBay spoof email. Same with PayPal.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

I will never buy another thing off E-Bay. My girlfriend was scammed as well She lost $2500.00!!

I've had very good luck with eBay :shrug:

I always check the reputation of the seller. I always make sure they've got a positive rating (above 90%) and that they've sold several items and it's not a new kid on the block.

Whenever I check something online, I've actually seen people email me and let me know when something smells funny.

 

[Sadysue]

Did they provide a link for you to sign in??

I get fake e-bay e-mails all the time, asking me to log on "here" to confirm I'm the legit owner etc..

You MAY have been scammed..

No, there was no link. They basically froze my account. I can make no purchases or anything. I had to sign into ebay and change my passwords. I have to prove I am me and go through a whole bunch of crap to get my account unfrozen.

The hacker racked up like $70 worth of charges on my account, in listing fees. Ebay did a good job and is not holding me accountable for anything. Now if I can just get my account back..............

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Another scam unfortunately. You can tell they're fake if you move your mouse pointer over the links in the email (but DON'T click on them) and what is displayed on the status bar on the bottom of the screen doesn't match the link in the body of the email. I would just delete them though or forward them to the eBay spoof email. Same with PayPal.

Well alot of people have managed to get these things to link to an eBay passthrough site...

 

[Sadysue]

Well alot of people have managed to get these things to link to an eBay passthrough site...

Yeah, I've gotten all the fake emails before too, unfortunately this one was for real. The way you know it is real is that you get the email in your email notifying you, then when you log into ebay, there are alerts in you My Ebay Messages.

This is one of the emails I was sent:

Dear (name removed)

It appears your account was accessed by an unauthorized third party. To protect your account from further unauthorized use, we have temporarily restricted your account from sending email through Ask Seller a Question or Contact eBay Member, listing and bidding on items. Additionally, the email address on your account may have been tampered with, which is why you may not have received an email about any unauthorized activity. We have taken steps to secure your eBay account.

If your account was used in any unauthorized activity, such as listing items or placing bids, this activity has been cancelled without incident. Any associated fees were credited to your account. We assure you that your credit card information is stored on a secure server and cannot be viewed by anyone.

To regain control of your account, please follow the steps outlined below:

1. Change the password on your personal EMAIL account to verify that it is secure and cannot be accessed by anyone other than you.

2. Click the "Forgot your password" link on the eBay Sign In page and change your password using the instructions provided.

3. Once you have taken steps to secure your email and create a new eBay password, please contact our Live Help team for assistance removing the bidding and listing restriction from your account. You can reach the Account Theft Live Help team by taking the following steps:

- Click on the "Security Center" link found at the bottom of most eBay pages.

- Click on the "eBay Account Protection" link in the Online Security Resources box.

- This will take you to the help page entitled Securing Your Account and Reporting Account Theft.

- Scroll down the help page to the section entitled Contacting eBay.

- Click on the "Live help" link.

Programs that block pop-up windows may prevent you from accessing Live Help. If this is the case, you may be able to temporarily disable the program or configure the program to allow pop-ups on the eBay site in order to use Live Help. Additionally, Live Help may not work with some Web browsers. If you continue to experience difficulties, you may be able to use Live Help by updating your browser to the most recent version or by using a different program to access the eBay site.

If you are unable to contact eBay through Live Help after taking these steps, please respond directly to this message to request assistance. We will contact you by email after we have received your response.

Please be aware that there may be a delay in responses sent by email. In order to handle your concern as quickly and efficiently as possible, we encourage you to contact us through Live Help if you are able to do so.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc



Here is another:



Dear (name removed)

We have ended the following listing(s) on your account as they appear to have been listed by a third party without your authorization:
200035258710 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035260564 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035260992 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035261751 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035262089 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035262603 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035262963 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035263548 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035264131 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035264556 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035264998 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035265483 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035265798 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035266297 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035266673 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035267085 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035267804 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035268154 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035268609 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035269234 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035269720 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag
200035270323 New Authentic*chanel *Purse /Handbag / Bag



Do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received. You will be sent a separate notice detailing the action taken. Please refer to that notice for additional information related to this action, including steps you can take to restore access to your eBay account.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)



I thought they were fake too, until I logged onto ebay, seen the messages and the charges in my Selling History, and talked to ebay support.

 

[Pasofever]

Somewhere another you replied to an email and gave out your information..sad but true.

 

[FromTexas]

HOLY S**T!!! What the heck did she try to buy??

100 jaquimas

 

[Pasofever]

100 jaquimas

and pisadors..dont forget the pisadors...

 

[Sadysue]

Somewhere another you replied to an email and gave out your information..sad but true.

Me? No, I did not.

Could have been a password generating program or a keystroke copier, who knows?

 

[Pasofever]

Me? No, I did not.

Did too I'm telling you ...you gave the password to someone somewhere..