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Where's the sting coming from?
steve1905
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I posted a thread yesterday - a buyer purchased two items off me totalling over £300 and he paid instantly with a paypal account with confirmed address. I posted items to his confirmed paypal address by special delivery. I then noticed he became 'NARU' on the 18th or 19th oct.
I did a check on goofbay and have found that he made about 20 'Buy It Now' purchases on the 17th Oct, costing over £3800, mainly elec products and jewellery.
I assume it can't be a hi-jacked account being as he obviously has paypal details as well. Plus, the goods will go to confirmed address. Could he have used a family members account he had details of? Maybe he's maxing out his credit card. Would an irregular spending pattern like that come to ebays attention straight away and would that be why the buyer became NARU so promptly?
Anyone got any thoughts?
I did a check on goofbay and have found that he made about 20 'Buy It Now' purchases on the 17th Oct, costing over £3800, mainly elec products and jewellery.
I assume it can't be a hi-jacked account being as he obviously has paypal details as well. Plus, the goods will go to confirmed address. Could he have used a family members account he had details of? Maybe he's maxing out his credit card. Would an irregular spending pattern like that come to ebays attention straight away and would that be why the buyer became NARU so promptly?
Anyone got any thoughts?
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Did you check your actual Paypal account? He may have been sending out spoof reciepts?
If the money is there the likelyhood is the c/c was stolen.Third time lucky on WW I hope :j
January: 13st 11lb :eek:, February: 13st 2.5lb, March: 12st 13lb, April: 12st 10.5lb, May: 12st 2lb, June: 12st 1lb, July: 12st 1lb, August: 11st 11lb, September: 11st 10.5lb, October: 11st 12.5lb, Currently 11st 8lb0 -
me4bargains wrote:Did you check your actual Paypal account? He may have been sending out spoof reciepts?
If the money is there the likelyhood is the c/c was stolen.
Oh yes, the money is in my account ok. How would he link a stolen credit card to his confirmed address in his paypal account?0 -
steve1905 wrote:Oh yes, the money is in my account ok. How would he link a stolen credit card to his confirmed address in his paypal account?
That's why this whole thing makes no sense, unless you find a clue about why he was narud. What was his one sale for?My TV is broken!
Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j0
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