Scam or Not ?

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bullseye4u

27-11-2005 11:49:33

well i am selling a monitor on ebay and said i will ship it internationally so one customer e-mails me this

I'm living in USA and I have plans as the following below
Refer to your product information that you have been posted on the internet,
i would like to inquire MOnitor. This inquiry will be delivered to our customer in Indonesia.
Kindly please advice for the payment and shipment method.
Your attention and prompt reply would be highly appreciated
Regards

and i said

Hello due to high Indonesia scams i accpet only PayPal and you must be verified buyer to ship internationally and i will ship to Indonesia , if you still intersted please reply back so i can calculate shipping


he says
Im redy to buy make my PAYPAL, please tell me how much total + shipping to indonesia via USPS Global Priority ? and after clear i will send my shipping adress.

THANK

so what you think ? scam or not?

Th3Great1

27-11-2005 11:51:47

Scam he will probably say he never got the item

bullseye4u

27-11-2005 11:55:06

[quotee53a0138e8="Th3Great1"]Scam he will probably say he never got the item[/quotee53a0138e8]

everybody can say that but still i saw hi sfeedback and he has 100% 6 transaction but still looks fishy

jan

27-11-2005 11:56:17

Yea, thats a little scammish.

KeithA

27-11-2005 11:56:54

[quote88f3b3ed08="bullseye4u"]everybody can say that but still i saw hi sfeedback and he has 100% 6 transaction but still looks fishy[/quote88f3b3ed08]

When did he join eBay? How recently were the 6 transactions completed?

It's easy for scammers to fake feedback on eBay.

bullseye4u

27-11-2005 11:59:36

here his feedback but he changed his id

http//feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=vio_cellular&item=8728688073&iid=8728688073&frm=1883&ssPageName=STRKMESEUID

KeithA

27-11-2005 12:01:50

I'm guessing hijacked account.

bullseye4u

27-11-2005 12:04:12

[quote6d3d5db005="KeithA"]I'm guessing hijacked account.[/quote6d3d5db005]

yeah but if he gonn pay me paypal ? so both of the accounts hijacked?

bullseye4u

27-11-2005 12:08:08

less then 6 hours left of the auction so guys what ways can i test should i cancel his bid?

ilanbg

27-11-2005 12:10:48

Too fishy. Don't do it.

Th3Great1

27-11-2005 12:18:38

plus he just recently changed his user id i dunno its fishy

KeithA

27-11-2005 12:21:16

Here is some of the feedback he left for his auctions

[quote828c324ba5]You just made my friend very happy this holiday season! THANKS!!! A+[/quote828c324ba5]

[quote828c324ba5]Thank you ! I am very excited to receive this item. Great Seller!!! A+++[/quote828c324ba5]

[quote828c324ba5]So excited about this product! A+++++ seller! Thank you so much![/quote828c324ba5]

[quote828c324ba5]very excited about this product! Thanks for the great auction!!!![/quote828c324ba5]

Compare the above to this

[quote828c324ba5]I'm living in USA and I have plans as the following below
Refer to your product information that you have been posted on the internet, i would like to inquire MOnitor. This inquiry will be delivered to our customer in Indonesia. Kindly please advice for the payment and shipment method. Your attention and prompt reply would be highly appreciated Regards [/quote828c324ba5]

Does that sound like the same guy to you?

compuguru

27-11-2005 12:24:42

[quote22124a8d09="KeithA"]Does that sound like the same guy to you?[/quote22124a8d09]Not to me. I'd also say hijacked account.

bullseye4u

27-11-2005 12:27:53

man this is confusing isnt paypal not avalible in Indonesia so he must have hijacked a paypal account and ebay i mean maybe he is a honst buyer but it is soo suspision i gonna cancel his bid now i dont want to take any chances nad he said he is a new member of paypal so paypal accepts indonesia now

jan

27-11-2005 12:29:50

[quote88be938764="bullseye4u"]man this is confusing isnt paypal not avalible in Indonesia so he must have hijacked a paypal account and ebay i mean maybe he is a honst buyer but it is soo suspision i gonna cancel his bid now i dont want to take any chances nad he said he is a new member of paypal so paypal accepts indonesia now[/quote88be938764]

Yea, good desicion, he's a little to fishy for me I would cancel his bid to.

JOSHBOX

27-11-2005 12:33:20

why would he change his account name TODAY? lol

bullseye4u

27-11-2005 12:40:14

maybe cause he is a retard lol

dudeextrem2000

27-11-2005 12:41:04

make him pay double for "scam protection"

shortys408

27-11-2005 12:42:31

id expect you to get a message from paypal saying they are investigating the payments.
Never ship to an address that is not paypal verified.