so i sold an item on eBay the other day and i suddenly receive a very strange message from the highest bidder...
hey,
i thought that the item was from your personal collection as advertised and not a sales company in Madrid. this makes your product sound very fishy and i am very confused by all this and usually I use paypal because in my country we do not get protection from Western Union.
my first instinct is that the buyer is hearing voices because i've never mentioned anything about Madrid and i've never even brought up western union. so i tell her that i don't want to complete the transaction because i'm afraid it's a scam and issue a request not to complete the transaction...
soon thereafter, i receive a message from the buyer again saying:
well i'm getting emails saying that i should not pay through paypal and i should send the money to this account in madrid through western union because the paypal account is down and will not be available for the next ten days...
that's why i'm so confused. i am going to send u a copy of the email that was sent to me.
and then she forwards me a copy of the email:
From: (NOT MY NAME) - (MY eB@y ID) <[email protected]>
To:(Buyer's eB@y ID) Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:02:51 PM
Subject: Read This ASAP! Then reply and confirm the payment - Item: 250371xxxx4
Hi (buyer's ID), My name is (NOT MY NAME), I am the seller of the Item#: 250371xxxx4, MINT Rebecca Minkoff Cheri Tote Black Stripe Patent Bag. I am responsible to confirm some details immediately. I have to congratulate you for your winning bid of US (WINNING BID) Unfortunately, immediately after the listing closed I got a Notification from eBay and I must warn you that my account is unavailable and you cannot pay for the item through Paypal as usual, because the payment will be repealable. For your protection, in case you have already made the payment through Paypal your account will be credited back automatically when my paypal account is re-established, as well you will not be charged twice.
Due the occurence we can still complete the transaction immediately because this transaction is supervised by eBay, I am sure you got the email from eBay that is confirming the transaction is legitimate and the method of payment approved by eBay ONLY for this transaction is Western Union Money Transfer. For More details please visit: www.WesternUnion.com.
=== YOU WILL FIND MY INFORMATION (PAYMENT ADDRESS) LISTED BELLOW:
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-City / Zip: Madrid, 28027
Note: Western Union apply additional fees to send a wire transfer, you will deduct them from the total amount of US $265.00 and you will send the remaining amount, complete the payment for your eBay purchase so i can mark this item as payment sent and leave feedback.
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=== I'LL WAIT YOUR CONFIRMATION WITH PAYMENT DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
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-Confirm Your shipping contact info.
=== Review Item Information:
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eBay Item #: 250371xxxx4
eBay Item Headline:MINT Rebecca Minkoff Cheri Tote Black Stripe Patent Bag
eBay Item Unit Value: US $265.00
Item Location: New York, New York, United States. (Very Important: The item is being shipped/picked up from location, the Address from Spain is my actual
PAYMENT ADDRESS - I am located in Spain because I am the owner of a company in with a professional license. This is not mentioned in the ad because I have no idea why my paypal account is temporally unavailable
PS: When the payment has been made you must provide the details of payment without missing letters or numbers, if possible, send the scanned paper of the wire transfer. I would appreciate that you reply promptly. Thank you again for your purchase! (not my name).
hey,
i thought that the item was from your personal collection as advertised and not a sales company in Madrid. this makes your product sound very fishy and i am very confused by all this and usually I use paypal because in my country we do not get protection from Western Union.
my first instinct is that the buyer is hearing voices because i've never mentioned anything about Madrid and i've never even brought up western union. so i tell her that i don't want to complete the transaction because i'm afraid it's a scam and issue a request not to complete the transaction...
soon thereafter, i receive a message from the buyer again saying:
well i'm getting emails saying that i should not pay through paypal and i should send the money to this account in madrid through western union because the paypal account is down and will not be available for the next ten days...
that's why i'm so confused. i am going to send u a copy of the email that was sent to me.
and then she forwards me a copy of the email:
From: (NOT MY NAME) - (MY eB@y ID) <[email protected]>
To:(Buyer's eB@y ID) Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:02:51 PM
Subject: Read This ASAP! Then reply and confirm the payment - Item: 250371xxxx4
Hi (buyer's ID), My name is (NOT MY NAME), I am the seller of the Item#: 250371xxxx4, MINT Rebecca Minkoff Cheri Tote Black Stripe Patent Bag. I am responsible to confirm some details immediately. I have to congratulate you for your winning bid of US (WINNING BID) Unfortunately, immediately after the listing closed I got a Notification from eBay and I must warn you that my account is unavailable and you cannot pay for the item through Paypal as usual, because the payment will be repealable. For your protection, in case you have already made the payment through Paypal your account will be credited back automatically when my paypal account is re-established, as well you will not be charged twice.
Due the occurence we can still complete the transaction immediately because this transaction is supervised by eBay, I am sure you got the email from eBay that is confirming the transaction is legitimate and the method of payment approved by eBay ONLY for this transaction is Western Union Money Transfer. For More details please visit: www.WesternUnion.com.
=== YOU WILL FIND MY INFORMATION (PAYMENT ADDRESS) LISTED BELLOW:
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Full name: ( NOT MY NAME)-
Address: C/Esteban Mora 30 7ºA-
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Country: SpainNote: Western Union apply additional fees to send a wire transfer, you will deduct them from the total amount of US $265.00 and you will send the remaining amount, complete the payment for your eBay purchase so i can mark this item as payment sent and leave feedback.
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=== I'LL WAIT YOUR CONFIRMATION WITH PAYMENT DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
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MTCN# - 10 digit numbers from the payment receipt (Money Transfer Control Number)-
Your full Name on file with Western Union;-
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Exact amount sent.=== Review Item Information:
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eBay Item #: 250371xxxx4
eBay Item Headline:MINT Rebecca Minkoff Cheri Tote Black Stripe Patent Bag
eBay Item Unit Value: US $265.00
Item Location: New York, New York, United States. (Very Important: The item is being shipped/picked up from location, the Address from Spain is my actual
PAYMENT ADDRESS - I am located in Spain because I am the owner of a company in with a professional license. This is not mentioned in the ad because I have no idea why my paypal account is temporally unavailable
PS: When the payment has been made you must provide the details of payment without missing letters or numbers, if possible, send the scanned paper of the wire transfer. I would appreciate that you reply promptly. Thank you again for your purchase! (not my name).
I AM HORRIFIED at this scam! I did NOT send those emails to my buyer and it's so scary that they pulled all this information off my auction! How did they get my buyer's email address?!?!?! Is this a common scam? This is the first time that I've heard of it...
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