Ebay Scams

The following below is a recent scam that was tried to get me to buy tickets for Pocono on ebay through Square Trade. Our resident expert Mellissa ( Pig Ole Pig ) researched this for us, and followed through with this scammer. Mellissa if you remember has an ebay guide on ebay and also our site.

Below is what a fake transaction looks like.




eBay SquareTrade Transaction Started


**eBay SquareTrade Transaction Started: 8,Pocono 500 Tickets**

eBay Item Number: ADES4723906211
SquareTrade Case ID: 451Q48299
Merchandise Description: 8,Pocono 500 Tickets
Seller's E-mail Address: scott_mcgee21@yahoo.com

TRANSACTION DETAILS

Transaction Date Transaction # Item Description eBay ID

04/21/2007 ADES4723906211 8,Pocono 500 Tickets. phil_mccrackenpa



Dear Phil,

Our customer, Scott McGee require the payment to be done through Western Union money transfer service. If you are not familiar with the Western Union money transfer services please visit:



If you want to locate the nearest Western Union Office in your area please click here. You have to pay with cash at any Western Union Office.


SHIPPING DETAILS

Ship to:
Name:Phil McCracken
Address:18 Fender Washington
City / State: USA
Zip / Country:PA 15301

Shipping service: FedEx Express
Shipping cost: $00.00 (FREE)
Duration: 2 Days (4-5 Days in weekends)
Package type: Envelope
Tracking number: PENDING
(WAITING FOR PAYMENT) 30 Day Money Back Guarantee



We're confident that you'll love our services. If for whatever reason you are not completely satisfied, simply cancel within 30 days of application for a full refund.

Your satisfaction is very important to us, and with this 30-day offer, you can have all the confidence in the world.







Ship from: Additional costs:
Name: Scott McGee
Addres:Jo Hamilton,21 South Woodford
City:London
Zipp Code:E18 1BD
Country:United Kingdom Item:8,Pocono 500 Tickets
Price: USD:$ 1000.00
Shipping & Handling: USD:$ 00.00
Total amount to pay: USD:$ 1000.00
form form

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Important!
Payment information: ( How to pay)
Locate the nearest Western Union Office near you (available here ).Make the payment using money transfer to one of our eBay Square Trade Agent name listed below and send the total amounf of USD:$ 1000.00 for the item you ordered.
Payment address #1 Payment address #2

Albert Gorek
2 Fore Street
London,EC2Y 5DA
United Kingdom Rayan Boby
Livingstone 548
London,N226NG
United Kingdom



Once you sent payment, please email us or send a copy via FAX with the Western Union money transfer receipt. You have 2 options to confirm the payment:

(click bellow to sent confirmation payment via email)

CLICK TO CONFIRM PAYMENT

OR

(use this number to send a fax copy of payment receipt)

467-320-5578



The following information's must be readable:

10 digit, Money Transfer Control number (MTCN)
Sender's, full name and address
Receiver's full name
The total amount you've sent





What happens if the seller does not respond after the payment is completed?
*Currently, the seller has US $4,300.00 deposit in an eBay and SquareTrade managed purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller are covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors.

The insurer of this transaction is eBay Inc.
The account is managed by eBay's Square Trade center.
This transaction is supervised by eBay's Safe Harbor team.

For buyers or sellers safety, if the owner of this account wants to withdraw the
funds, he will have to wait at least 15 days from that day before the funds are
released and the purchase protection account is closed.

Should you need a refund for this transaction?

The insured amount of the transaction will be taken from the seller's purchase protection account and refunded to you. The refund is sent to your bank account, or by check or money order. The way you are refunded is at your discretion. You have 30 days from the above verification date to request the refund. Refund requests are processed within 3 days.





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