Ebay scam spam

[Let 'er eat!]

check this out:




From member: howlettsown
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HELLO,
 I AM DEAN JOHNSON FROM SPAIN ,AND WE SAW YOUR BID FOR THIS  BIKE   .
 I HAVE THE SAME BIKE LIKE NEW -2003 SUZUKI 1300 HAYABUSA      -   .
 IT HAS o  MILES ON IT.
 THE VIN NUMBER : JS1GN79A5W2101486    
 I HAVE A BETTER PRICE. MY PRICE IS 2400 USD AND I WILL BE WELLING TO PAY TEH SHIPPING
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED FELL FREE TO CONTACT ME SOON AT mitroi00@aol.com
 CHECK MY FEEDBACK WE ARE SERIOUS SELLER .
         MY USER USER IS howlettsown
I HAVE MORE THE 800 POSITIVE TRANSACTIONS WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD
1.SHIPPMENT :
I will send you the CUE   first , for this i need YOUR SHIPPING DETAILS ,
after you will receive from UPS Service a notification  that the item it's
on it's way to you can make trhe payment.
There are 2 options of delivery services that are very
fast :
- UPS 8 days SPECIAL CARGO AIR TO USA ant 3 days to UK
- FedEx 9 days AIR CARGO TO USA
Any of those services are good, but I personaly
prefere UPS 8 days air, if you have other preference,
there is no problem.
2.PAYMENT:
YOU CAN MAKE THE PAYMENT IN ANY WAY YOU WANT AND CAN.
MONEY ORDERS
ESCROW SERVICES AMD PAYPAL
WE ACCEPT CREDIT CARD EXCEPT INDONESIA (DON'T ASK WHY)
WIRE TRANSFER AND EVEN  CASH
3.INSURANCE:
The package will be insured at the delivery service
for the amount of the value of the package.
If something happens on the road , you will receive the
insurance from the delivery service.
4. RETURN POLICY:
As soon as the package arrives, you will test the
product and if it not is how you want , you will return it in max. 5 days
sience the arrival date. In this case I will send you
the full amount back and you will send me the item back and you will pay
the return
shipping and insurance.
The shipping will be with UPS 8 days air or FedEx 9
days air and I will pay shipping and insurance
charges.
  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION.
                 HAVE A GOOD DAY.

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This is getting to be like those Nigeria email - I have 75M in a bank account I need to give to you.
:bounce:

 

[boney1]

whats really sad is they are getting people to western union them money, and whats really funny is fedex will not ship a bike via air freight from over seas and when they used to it was 6,000 to do it.

 

[Let 'er eat!]

Ebay reply:
Hello,

Thank you for your report.

As you are aware, email solicitations for outside of eBay transactions
are prohibited on eBay and are a violation of our user agreement.
However, our initial review leads us to believe that the recent email
sent from this account may actually be the result of an unauthorized
account takeover. We are now in the process of verifying the actual
sender and will restore the account to its true owner if necessary.

Please be aware that eBay discourages all transactions, which are
initiated by parties other than the seller and the winning buyer in a
completed eBay listing. Sales that take place outside of eBay carry a
potential fraud risk and are not eligible for eBay services, including
feedback, contact information requests, and the eBay Fraud Protection
Program. You can review the services provided through the eBay Fraud
Protection Program at:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/problems-fraud.html

In addition, we do not recommend the use of instant cash wire transfer
services such as Western Union and MoneyGram, and we ask that users
decline sending payment in cases where these are the only methods of
payment offered by the seller. Generally, if payment is sent using an
instant cash wire transfer service and the item is not delivered as
promised, no recourse is available for recovering funds. In most cases,
an escrow service should be used when purchasing high dollar value
items. More information on the benefits and risks of individual payment
methods can be found at:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/payment.html

eBay urges caution when purchasing high-priced items, especially if the
price seems too good to be true.
Regards,

Ian
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team

 

[zukracer]

FWIW, this same group has been doing this with all kinds of bikes on ebay in the auctions. so buyer beware, if it looks too good.....it usually is

 

[ThunderPants]

Yeah I got an email when I was selling my old bike from 3 different people wanting to send me $2-4K more than what I wanted for the bike. What happens is they send you a fake money order and your bank accepts it and you wire the extra money to another account and then a week later your bank informs you the money order is false and you are out the extra cash.

If it is too good to be true it definitely is. Plus if they are in a foreign country you do not have many legal options.

 

[J*Busa]

went through the same thing. They claim to be selling this sick chromed out busa. saw straight through the scam. be safe. P.S once you answer one of those emails they keep coming.