Help Have I Been Scammed!!! Please!!!!

faevilangel

1.what i know of, any paypal payment won't sit as pending unless its an e-cheque
2. paypal won't e-mail you for a tracking number and tell you to send the item unless a dispute has been called
3. the grammer in the emails e.g. zip code means they are not british ////
4. DO NOT SEND THE PHONE --- REPORT THIS SCAM TO EBAY AND PAYPAL

newsaver40

smartie1976 wrote: »

If you're still not convinced there's no hope! :P
It's a scam.

:rotfl:!!!!!!!!

I needed a laugh today.:D

ElegantlyWasted

Oooh, a scam, but a clever one!

Did the emails purporting to be from eBay go into your 'My Messages' folder on eBay, or just to your email address?

The first email looks to definitely be from eBay, and the rest are the scammer trying to get round the system. Forward the emails to [EMAIL="spoof@ebay.co.uk"]spoof@ebay.co.uk[/EMAIL] if you haven't already.

I don't know if I'm completely correct in saying this, but I think you can still go back to your second chance buyer and offer them the phone, or you should still have the option to reclaim your FVFs from eBay if they don't want it.

Scammers suck >_<

timbo86

I have just had another 2 emails from the scammers it gets better!!!

The best of it is i recieved both within 3 minutes of each other a mighty coincidence.

Here they are:

Dear Valued Customer,
It is important we know the status of the item bought otherwise, legal action may be taken against you since you have not replied to the confirmation of payment made to your account by Abbey Ros over time.
We believed you entered into bidding agreement by requesting money through PayPal, and by non response to the payment confirmation made to your account you have violate the eBay and PayPal agreement. However the buyer has already contacted us in other to make report about your non response.We are ensuring to make PayPal a safer place, therefore we need to set confidence on our users.
We request for the Scanned Receipt and the Tracking Number to prove postage of the item in less than 24hours and we will fund the money into your account or face the consequences of LEGAL ACTION.
This is done in other to protect both the seller and buyer.

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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

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PayPal page.
PayPal Email ID: PP304




and the next one i got 3 minutes later

Dear Valuable customer ,

We are contacting you about the item sold on eBay.


The buyer,[FONT=Arial, Verdana]Sandra Ayinla[/FONT] has made payment for your item and the item is yet to be posted to the given address.We will like to know if you have posted the item so that your account can be credited immediately you send the tracking number.Note that you have committed yourself that you are going to send the phone out.


Please respond by Nov -11-2007 so eBay knows whether you have agreed.
Respond to this notice or your account will be block.


Please note: You and the buyer will still be able to leave feedback for each other regarding this transaction.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation in this matter. Please don't hesitate to contact us directly through this email if you have further queries or require assistance.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay International AG.




Thank god for this community some people would of fell for this with the pressure they put on you.

SPANIEL36

Nov-11-2007??? Bit Americanised Aint It??

bradc

Defiantly a scam.

beetplek

Ive just had a quick read and it made me laugh, the address is we`ll say a few doors from where I work. And I wouldnt trust any of the people that live in them houses. Nothing personal, but they dont strike me as the kind of people that will pay alot of money for a mobnile phone, when I`m sure they can get one for next to nothing in the local pub "The Halfway House" or in the local area Crumpsall/ Cheatham Hill. I would re list the phone as its surley a scam, and I would ask the police to investigate, but knowing the area they are probaby too busy with non-virtual thieves.

PS. My motorbike was parked next door to the above mentioned house, once, only once and it was stolen in broad daylight. Not saying its a bad area or anything.

Tea3

timbo86 wrote: »

We will like to know if you have posted the item so that your account can be credited immediately you send the tracking number.

Its sad there are still people around who will fall for these kind of scams - you were able to realise at the start something sounded dodgy about these but so many people believe an email with ebay or paypal at the top of it must be genuine

Personally if I was unsure about something like this but did not want to lose sale incase in was geniune (obviously this one isn't but some seem very real), I would have sent them a fake tracking number and emailed them to ask where payment was although like others say paypal would pay you first then ask you for tracking number and only if buyer opened a dispute. If you sent false tracking number and payment did not arrive then nothing lost, if it did and it cleared fully I would send the item with correct tracking number and apologise for 'mixing-up' slips and sending wrong number originally. Sneaky I know but there are so many bad buyers (and sellers) on ebay these days you have to protect yourself.

ampersand

Over and again, the advice is given, but it's continually needed.
If the mail hasn't come via My Messages to your ebay, don't give it house room.
Report ALL such things to [EMAIL="Spoof&#64;ebay.com"]Spoof@ebay.com[/EMAIL], that is send them without looking, clicking, at once.
Don't engage with them AT ALL.
You can help others less au fait by doing so AND be assured, ebay will reassure you about anything that is genuine.

MrsTinks

I have to say I am amazed at them using a UK postal address... First one on me. I would definitely contact Ebay and paypal, and I would also make a police report to me honest. It has been known for police to make "polite housecalls" especially if they are already looking for an excuse to go see the people but have nothing to go on yet...
Besides what the e-mails you have recieved amount to is actually plain attempted fraud... So they might pay attention