Re: [OM] Ebay creep warning

[John A. Lind]

This appears to be yet another attempt at an old e*Bay stunt . . . email an 
auction winner right after the auction closes and ask the winner to send 
them the money.  Sharp buyers use *only* the email address listed for the 
seller in the full e*Bay registration information about the seller.
A variation of this ploy uses a "throwaway" email address at one of the 
"freemail" sites (e.g. hotmail) with the same user name as the seller 
making the domain name (part following the "@" symbol) the only difference 
in the email address.
-- John

At 06:20 6/28/01, you wrote:
> I just sold an item on ebay, and after contacting the seller, I recieved 
> the reply below. Just a warning for everybody to use the "official" ebay 
> email links, and/or double check addresses. Is this sort of thing common? 
> -Marcus
>
>
> > Hi
> > Listen we have a problem here
> > Look to the mail i received just a few minutes after the auction
> > ended:
> >
> > "I would like to congratulate you on being the winner for the Olympus 
> > OM-4 body Item #
> > 1248354438.  The final price comes out to $131.50 USD and that includes 
> > shipping and
> > insurance costs.  Please send a cashiers check or money order to:
> >
> > Pawel Panufnik
> >
> > Box 47097
> > 62 Edmonton Centre P.O.
> > Edmonton, AB  T5J-4N1
> > Canada
> >
> > Thank you for the fast and easy transaction.  The item will be sent out 
> > the day I
> > recieve your payment.
> >
> > Pawel"
> >
> > Do you know this guy ?
> > Which one of you guys do i have to pay ?
> > It seems it's you, as you are the seller on the sell page - if so, and
> > if you don't know this Pavel guy - maybe we should warn e-bay about
> > that ?
> >
> > I'm waiting for your answer.
> > And thanx for the OM advices - i'm gonna enjoy my new toy, believe me
> > ;)
> >
> >
> >
> > mailto:ostapben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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