posted on October 5, 2005 09:05:29 AM
this is the slickest scam ,i almost lost 2900.00,before calling western union , which told me this was a scam
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eBay member ( cabinlamps4decor ) ,
Currently, the eBay seller Cari Montgomery ( eBay user: ford_lover2005 ) has a 6,200.00 USD deposit in our managed purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller are covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors that eBay's Square Trade center offers you. As the buyer, you get full purchase protection for the amount you agreed on with the seller.
The following item(s) are protected in this eBay transaction:
2001 Ranger Cherokee 116 ST LOW PRICE! MUST SEE!
$2,900.00
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1. Buyer and seller have agreed to the terms of this transaction.
2. Buyer put the funds into eBay`s custody.
3. Upon payment verification, the Seller is authorized to ship the merchandise.
4. The seller has 2 (two) business days to send the buyer and eBay the tracking number of the shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is immediately sent to the buyer .
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To enjoy the purchase protection, you must send the payment by the insured payment method below.
Attention: Sending the payment by any other method will void this transaction and your right to refund!
Details and instructions of this transaction:
Payment method : WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Amount insured : $2,900.00
The funds ( $2,900.00 ) must be sent to OUR AGENT's name and address as follows:
Name : PAUL BIGOTTI
Address : 20 N Wacker Dr
City : CHICAGO
State : IL
Zip : 60606
AFTER YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ITEM WE WILL FORWARD YOUR MONEY FROM OUR AGENT TO THE SELLER.
How to make payment?
1. Click here to Locate the nearest Western Union Office.
2. Make the payment with cash using the above eBay agent details.
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- Item Number #
- your full name and address (sender's address)
- your delivery address
- the MTCN (money transfer control number) of the transaction
- the total amount transferred
As soon as we will receive the payment details from you, that will include the payment details as explained above we will verify the payment status with Western Union. Once the payment is confirmed by Western Union we will instruct the seller to proceed with delivery to your address as shown above. After every successfully transaction we encourage both seller and buyer to leave feedback to each other.
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posted on October 5, 2005 02:27:49 PM
Between the grammar errors and odd things (would eBay give out the account holder's name? would eBay give the current balance in a managed purchase protection account? if eBay is doing escrow now, wouldn't we have heard about it?), this one doesn't seem so slick to me.
But, having said that, the Nigerian scams aren't so slick either, and presumably they sometimes catch a fish, otherwise they would no longer exist.
