Re: [DML] Fraudulent ebay listings

[rodney rael <rodrael1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Craig:

Good Job!...

Your work is very much appreciated in keeping these hoodlums in check and
protecting innocent victims.

Rodney
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On 1/20/06, Gekko@TDS <gekko@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Just a heads-up to the group.  I keep an eye on Delorean parts listings on
> ebay in case something I could use pops up.  I naturally check out the cars
> being listed as well.  Recently there have been a rash of listings for
> Deloreans for sale with VERY low Buy It Now prices (from $4500 - $6600) on
> cars that look to be in terriffic shape.  Most of the listings offer the car
> to "Pre-Approved" bidders or with a "You must contact me by email at
> xxxx@xxxxxxxxx or xxxx@xxxxxxx ) addesses before I will consider your
> bid.  The auction is usually ended early because they get a "fish" on the
> line asking to buy the car.  There's usually a story about having family
> crisis or being out of the country but they are affilliated with ebay's
> squaretrade group insuring the payment is secure and refundable if you do
> not receive the vehicle in the condition described, etc. etc.  I enjoy doing
> the dance with these guys and turn them over to ebay's security team when
> they realize I didn't just fall off the turnip truck and won't respond to me
> any longer.  The most recent one even went to the trouble of setting up a
> website called square-trade.ws so that they could send me emails with that
> address with the invoice for the car.  Of course, SquareTrade.com is
> ebay's high-value purchase protection group, not square-trade.ws.  Watch
> your backs when looking to pick up stuff cheap.  If they ask you to send
> money via Western Union to someone who's supposedly acting as a
> disinterested third party "escrow" service, RUN-don't-walk for the exit with
> your hand on your wallet!
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> Craig
> VIN -07181
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