Dantheman
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:08 PM |
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Possible Ebay scam?
Just had a call off my brother who received an email off someone about a laptop with a damaged screen my brother is selling on ebay. He said he is
willing to pay him £1400 for the laptop plus an extra £100 to ship it to his son! It sounds very tempting but told him to stay clear as it sounded
like a scam of some sort. I told him to email ebay and/or paypal about it and see what they say but I was just wondering if anyone on here has had a
similar experience?
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Benzine
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:10 PM |
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Alienware? 
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Dantheman
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:11 PM |
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Huh?
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snippy
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:16 PM |
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I assume the laptop is up for sale much less than £1400? Sounds like one of the old Nigerian money transfer scams, I`d keep well clear.
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Mark G
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:16 PM |
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Its a scam.
I've had the same tried on me when I was selling my car. They always offer more, usually its a false cheque or bankers draft.
Stay well clear.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:24 PM |
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As above - blatantly obvious scam. Next message will be asking for account details to transfer funds to or similar!! Report the member and let Ebay
hopefully bloke them
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Dantheman
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snippy
I assume the laptop is up for sale much less than £1400? Sounds like one of the old Nigerian money transfer scams, I`d keep well clear.
Thats what I'm thinking, money laundering etc. The auction starts at £100. The guy claims to be a marine engineer and he wants to pay £1400 for
a knackered laptop?!?!?!
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 06:28 PM |
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I had the same selling a server - definitely a scam - I reported the person to eBay and they confirmed it was a scam
Mark
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 07:58 PM |
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That's a shame, I've got two he could have had for that price.  
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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BenB
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 08:57 PM |
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Why do they always offer such ridiculously high prices? To see if you're really gullible? It's silly.... £1000 postage. Sounds rather
expensive even for parcelforce 
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joneh
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 12:12 AM |
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Can you post the name of the person who offered you the money? I think I have something similar with a stuffed bird I tried to sell.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 07:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
That's a shame, I've got two he could have had for that price.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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