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Update: It was a scam! Be careful out there..
Posted by Rod M [Email] (more from Rod M) on Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:34:39
In Reply to: Ebay question - second chance to purchase? OT, Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:43:29
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I emailed the original seller from the Ebay site to ask if the sale had actually fallen through (should have thought of that earlier). She replied that the sale had not fallen through, so that pretty much proves that this was a scam all along.
The disconcerting thing was that it was a genuine Ebay email I received, not a spoof - presumably easy enough to hit on my user name from the site and send an email. I was suspicious initially because this email told me to respond to a different address, and very suspicious after I got a really badly written email from the purported seller in response to mine (offering free shipping on a 17' kayak!).
The scary thing is that if the scammer had been half way believable, I would probably have fallen for it! So the lesson is always to check those "Second Chance" emails by emailing the seller from the original auction site.
Thanks fellow Saabers (and ebayers) for all your help.
Oh, I'm still waiting to hear from Ebay!
Rod
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Posts in this Thread:
- Ebay question - second chance to purchase? OT, Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:43:29
- Update: It was a scam! Be careful out there.., Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:34:39 <-- Viewing This Message
- It is a genuine eBay feature however... abused often..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:04:31
- Now I'm really suspicious...., Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:32:32
- Re: Now I'm really suspicious...., Dean, Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:48:01
- I say walk, there will always be another to bid on n/m, steveC, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:58:32
- Re: Now I'm really suspicious...., Yaofeng, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:40:47
- Re: Now I'm really suspicious...., DougM , Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:53:02
- Legit offer, but watch it..., donE, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:01:27
- Re: Ebay question - second chance to purchase? OT, DougM , Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:59:29
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