Ebay Scam?

[fox1]

I made a failed bid for a Canon D10 with extras
on Ebay but I have received two emails since
offering me similar deals at a cheaper price.

I suspect a scam...anyone?

[Jeppe]

Madrid?
Western Union Bank transfer?
Italy?

Paste the email.. and I can tell you right away.. It sounds like a scam..

[fox1]

Here's the email... no danger of me sending any money.

Hello sir or madam, I am sorry to disturb you but I saw that you are interested in purchasing a Canon EOS-D10 Digital SLR Camera 28-105 512mb

and the matter is that I have the same product for sale for a better price(1000 GBP).I have a small company here in Spain and I have a friend who works at a charity fundation and he get for me any kind of product at small prices with discount so I buy from him and resell them for a little profit.The products are with at least 25% cheper so I think it is a good offert.My name is CARLOS RAMIREZ and I live in Madrid so if you are really interested please let me know and maybe we will close a deal together. Please email me today for a fast reponse.

Thank you in advance for your time
Respectfully regards

[elm54]

I wouldn't touch that with rubber gloves. Smells allthe way to here ( US that is ) . It's hard enough wading through all the stuff on ebay. Forget about the ones outside . What recourse do you have if the person just doesn't send you the merchandise?

fox1 wrote:
).I have a small company here in Spain and I have a friend who works at a charity fundation and he get for me any kind of product at small prices with discount so I buy from him and resell them for a little profit.

You can't cheat an honest man. All cons admit some kind of discrepancy . appealing to our own sense of dishonesty.
just a thought
Peace Eric

[Jeppe]

You saw me answer it before you posted the e-mail. right? ;)

That is a scam, yepp.. Spain, Madrid and Western Union turns on the alarm-bells..

[fox1]

Jeppe wrote:
You saw me answer it before you posted the e-mail. right? ;)

That is a scam, yepp.. Spain, Madrid and Western Union turns on the alarm-bells..

I certainly did...
I can't understand why Ebay have'nt tightened their
security to prevent this.?

Surely emails should be vetted by Ebay before they
allow access to folks addy's.?

[CyberDyneSystems]

There has been this type of scam centered around certian "Hot products" for years now. (Camera,s Camcorders,. plasma screens etc.)

Spain is one of the countries to watch along with many former Soviet block European countries.

My rules of thumb,.

Only buy from the country you are located in.

If it seems to good to be true,.. on Ebay that equals CON!

[Sporto]

The best way to try and stop these is to report the email to ebay. If it is too good to be true it proble not.

I always tell these "honest" sellers that if they do not want to use escrow.ca or paypal because it takes to long to get paid or the fees are to high to send me the goods 2 days like they say they will and I will then send them money Western Union.

Sporto

[k5cad]

What am I missing here. As I understand it you failed to close a deal on eBay because you were outbid and someone else tries to sell you a camera.

How can you call this an eBay scam? What if I tried to buy a camera from you and the deal fell through. Someone on the sidelines overheard the transaction and offered me a questionable deal. And I say to the world Fox 1 is a scam artist.

There are dishonest people on eBay - both buyers and sellers. But the guy who tried to scam you was not eBay nor was he on eBay. So please tell me what the deal you described has to do with eBay's poor security policies.

Ebert Steele

[Jeppe]

Heh.. Its all how you read it..

Its not E-bay who scams , but an person that uses e-bay to scam people. Thefore it is called E-bay scam. More rightfully it would be.

People-who-uses-ebay-to-scam-people...

The same people (often located in Spain) tries to sell on e-bay, and when you contact them for some questions, answer is always the same... "I have 2 yada yada.. and you can trasfer the money to me via Western Union yada yada.."

[brunz]

If you want to have some fun with a scammer, tell them that you really like the deal and would like to purchase the camera. Next ask them where they are located.Then say, "thats great, I'm flying in there for business and I can pick it up personally." Tell them to give you specific directions for the meeting.....You know what will happen next?........NOTHING because they don't have a camera and they don't want to meet you. I've done this several times and they will not return your email but you've just had some fun and proved that they are scammers....Brian

[fox1]

[quote]k5cad wrote:
What am I missing here. As I understand it you failed to close a deal on eBay because you were outbid and someone else tries to sell you a camera.

NO....I made a bid that was beaten by a proxy.

I never failed to close a deal...I take exception to your
'understanding'. :-((

[fox1]

>I've done this several times and they will not return your email but you've just had some fun and proved that they are scammers....Brian

[AndyDe]

Ebay do seem to take these things seriously. My son got caught in a scam & lost £25, they informed the police & statements were taken, don't know the outcome though.