RE: An eBay scam

["Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>]

Ok - a last update on eBay - definitely a minefield out there on these high
value items - a few people have contacted me offlist to say they have a
similar experience - the issue on the 'borrowed' accounts is the most
worrying as it underpins the eBay ratings & feedback that I have
previously
relied on. Be very wary of wiring any money particularly by Western Union
and particularly overseas especially Spain and Italy. Watch where you enter
your password and be very wary of clicking on links emailed back to you -
eg
the auction link for items you are bidding on.

Lastly - still not heard from eBay (US) but have just heard from eBay UK. 
I
quote.

Hello,



Since eBay is an online company, we do not offer the option of phone

support at this time.



<snip>

blah blah (use webform based email)

<snip>



We also have "Help" sections on site that are packed with helpful

information and a FAQ section with answers to frequently asked

questions.



You can access our Help sections by going to the URL listed below. While
there you may want to try our Help search feature. This feature allows

you to type in your question and obtain a list of links that contain

information on the topic you are looking for.



http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/index.html



I hope that this information is useful. If you have any further

questions please do not hesitate to contact us.



Best wishes,



Steve Parker

eBay Trust and Safety





I had asked someone to contact me by phone such that I could explain
what was happening here - it's a complex issue and some of it is legitimate
so I wanted to make sure they had all the relevant info - but they're
obviously not interested - my lead line was 'Fraud in progress (high
value)'
- can't get much more direct than that - they just don't care it seems.



Kevin







-----Original Message-----
From: David Buckley [mailto:db@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 04 July 2003 16:25
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] An eBay scam



I've just been the recipient of one of those thinks Kevin has
mentioned:

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