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Great Deal(has To Be A Scam)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-Adams-kids-gift-vouchers-10-10-notes-children_W0QQitemZ6577844247QQcategoryZ65215QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
What a deal,£100 of adams vouchers for £35 wow,only buy if you can afford to lose cash,as this has scam written all over it,reported to ebay,see if they suspend it?

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  • ianian99
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    why does it have to be a scam?
  • soolin
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    Well, it's been pulled by ebay so they obviously agreed it was a scam!

    Soo
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  • Havnt Adams closed all of their stores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ianian99 wrote:
    why does it have to be a scam?
    Well who would sell £100 of vouchers for £35?+no picture of product+immediate payment required+seller had been buying feedback(look at what were selling buying).
    I have been defrauded 3 times in my first year with ebay and are now more aware of scam auctions and if i suspect a auction to be a scam i report to ebay,i reported this about 9 hours ago and it as been pulled by ebay,at last ebay seem to be taking these matters more seriousely and acting.
  • likabu_2
    likabu_2 Posts: 408 Forumite
    Havnt Adams closed all of their stores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    No, we have one open in Wrexham.
    Brassic!
  • There are stores still open in Scotland too
    A banker is someone who lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, and who asks for it back when it start to rain.
  • Havnt Adams closed all of their stores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well there's still one open in my local town (Lichfield, Staffs)

    And the website/store locator is up and running:

    http://www.adams.co.uk/
    "There are no pockets in a shroud..."
  • So glad you reported it. There's always a few fairly easy to spot scams in the vouchers section, but I don't know how to report them despite having looked in the help section.

    Can you explain how to report them please?

    Wishful thinking I know, but perhaps if enough of us are reporting them quickly enough they'll move on.
  • Go to safety centre at bottom of ebay page,select problems with other members from drop down box,then select possible fraud but i did not bid
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    just found this one

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alienware-Area-51M-Extreme_W0QQitemZ7562748262QQcategoryZ56384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    classic Hijacked account as the buyer cannot be contacted via ebay
    [size=+0]I cannot get in touch with you if you use the "ask seller a question" option, so please e-mail me directly.My eBay contact is currently unavailable because i have recived to many SPAMS.[/size]


    looked at his other items and all laptops and Nokias, reported to Ebay...hope I'm in time !!
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