ebay scam
Bought a powerbook today from someone who works on our helpdesk. Shiny.
Anyway, a few minutes after I bid on ebay I get this email:
Dear dmchapman,
Type your message here.Dear eBay member please do not contact me thru ebay member please contact me directly in my email: lucatelipaula2005@yahoo.co.uk Sorry for disturbing but i have for sale a Apple PowerBook G4 12″, 1.33GHz, 512MB, 60GB, DVD-RW Item number: 5178587613 and the price is US £420.00 for sale.If you are interested in my products e-mail me in this address: lucatelipaula2005@yahoo.co.uk
The product will be sent thru TNT company and will also give you the chance to inspect the product before I receive the payment for it.The product are purchase from Finland factory nd it will came at your home with full accesories (two charges,unlocked,in original box and never opened with 2 year international warranty) If you are interested about my offer please contact me in my
email: lucatelipaula2005@yahoo.co.ukThanks and i wait your email!
Kind Regards!!!
What do you know? He has an exact same spec powerbook (in fact, he appears to have cut’n'pasted the same item number…) as I was attempting to buy but for half the price! Bargain and oh so convincing.
Come on guys, if you are going to attempt to con people, at least be a little more convincing.
March 31st, 2005 at 1:21 pm
Forward the email to ebay and they should remove its account
March 31st, 2005 at 3:59 pm
Did that. But the text wrapped around the email from ebay makes it fairly clear they don’t actually care and just tells me not to reply
Oh well.
April 1st, 2005 at 8:40 am
Awww
I had someone’s account removed two days ago for offering to buy from me outside of the auction
April 1st, 2005 at 4:28 pm
Well, I take it back. User is now “No longer a registered user”