New scam ID'd on ebay from BOTN

mrc32

BOTN posted on the Network 54 forum:Link

Here is his message:


<< <i>It has come to my attention that an ebay power seller has absconded with my entire web page inventory, images and all and is attempted to sell the cards to unsuspecting people. His ebay id is tonissportscards and he is out of Tacoma, Washington. His webpage address, which has an uncanny resemblance to mine, is http://www.tonis-sportcards.com. Just for kicks I did a Whois search and came up with the following: http://www.botn.com/tonis.doc His e-mail address is t0ni_toscana@gawab.com.

Once again, the cards that he is trying to sell he does not own and they are all still in my possession. Please pass along this information so that nobody gets screwed by this scumbag. I have contacted ebay as he is attempted to sell cards through their e-mail system. I will also follow up with his web host. I will crush this twerp.

If any of you is able to post this warning on the CU Forum I would greatly appreciate it. I will make sure that this gets to the SGC site as well.

Thanks,
Greg >>

Griffins

I got this email this morning and called Greg with the info. The site say the seller is in Pisa, Italy, and all the prices are in Euros. The Ebay id he says is his came from Tacoma/Seattle. It is possible he hijacked the ebay id as well, as the seller doesn't have anything remotely like these cards listed in his auctions. Either way, the cert numbers I checked were the same ones that Greg has, and I've seen those cards in person at Greg's house. Buyer beware!

curmudgeon

I got the e-mail yesterday. I replied asking for the exchange rate, but have received no response. Hope this guy gets everything he has coming to him.

Todd

qualitycards

I've said this on these boards before, and I'll say it again.
I'm sick & tired of scum stealing images and representing it as their items. This is fraud pure & simple.
The only punishment divied out is a suspended eBay account, if the eBay brass does anything at all.
If anyone puts ads in a paper selling items and doesn't deliver criminal charges eventually will happen.
A local guy here stiffed some customers at his used car shop, he got fined and will do jail time, it would be
nice for the same penalty to eBay fraud...jay

packCollector

jay this guy is worse. he stole a whole web site and represented it as his own. I got the email this morning and was suspicious. It looks like he stole the id also which was changed yesterday to his. thanks greg, I hope noone fell into this, the 1st thing i saw was italy and said the hell with this. no way someone from italy has this stuff but he is somewhat smarter than most scammers by copying a real website and I am sure some people got caught.

Griffins

I emailed the ebay id and asked him if he was one and the same, he replied he was. Don't know why he would try and hijack someones cards other than a scam, but he's not the first seller to do it this month.

packCollector

griffins, I think when they steal the ebay id, they change the email so that it goes directly to them to do exactly what he did to you. help confirm his story and create trust. I already sent an email to ebay to get him suspended so that the owner can get his id back. the id was changed yesterday

spacktrack

I, too, got this e-mail from this Italian member. I figured that it was a scam so I inquired as to the prices he wanted for his cards. I got a pretty laughable response:

<<Hello,

My name is Toni Toscana and I am from from Italy.
My ID Card is: tonissportscards

I am Sport Cards Seller on eBay also but due to some personal problems I am forced to sell my sport cards collection. If you are interested about few great cards please visit my entire sportscards collection at: www.tonis-sportcards.com

Here you'll find great trophees at an unbeatable prices and many other sportscards like:

1887 N172 Old Judge Ed Delahanty PSA 5 EX
1888 N162 Cap Anson SGC 60
1910 E98 Ty Cobb Old Put Over Print GAI 3
1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie SGC 60
1948 Leaf #3 Babe Ruth PSA 8 NM-MT
1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle PSA 7 NM
1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax PSA 9 Mint
1958 Topps #150 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 Mint

All sportscards are guaranteed to be genuine.

Please verify my feedback and you'll see that I am an honest and seller.

The information provided to me as a result on your online purchase is completely confidential and will not be disclosed or sold to any other party.

If you are interested about some of my sportscards please email me ASAP, if not I can only thank you for your attention.

Regards!

Toni Toscana
www.tonis-sportcards.com
Tel.: +39.029-544-1573

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Toni:

What an amazing grouping of cards. I would most definitely be interested in more information, such as prices and how you came into such a nice lot. Please let me know and maybe we can deal.

Thanks

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Hello,

because I am forced to sell my collection verry fast I am not in condition to tell you a price.
Please reply me an honest price you think will be good for both and we will do the business.

Kindest regards!

Toni

JeffVN

I got the same one from the Italian Tony. Prmptly $hitcanned it, but they are getting bolder and bolder these days.

Griffins

And this tonite from Ebay
<<Hello,

Recently, it was reported to eBay that you may have received an email
from "t0ni_toscana@gawab.com" soliciting you to buy a card collection.
Please note this email was sent to you from a fraudulent individual that
was able to gain access to a high-profile eBay account. Please do not
send any to this person. We have since been able to restore the account
to the rightful owner. >>>>

Packcollector, you were bang on- never realized you could hijack the entire account.

Mantlefan

A local guy here stiffed some customers at his used car shop, he got fined and will do jail time, it would be
nice for the same penalty to eBay fraud...jay


Yes, also the same for the WIWAGERS. They waltzed away with a slap on the wrist.

qualitycards

MF - I agree, BUT at least they were prosecuted, and now have a criminal record. The eBay fraud scenerio is hit and run. If you get caught, they cancel your account. And within 5 minutes you can be back in business. I wish all these eBay fraud people have to face serious consequences like jail time, restitution and big $ for attorneys fees...jay

marty

I have a situation that is not quite the same. There is a dealer that is advertising cards for sell in SCD that I own and some are listed on my web site. In Fort Washington, he looked at some of my cards and then emailed a list of cards for sell to his customers. He also put an ad in SCD. I have been told that when someone inquires about some of the cards that he has for sell, he has stories about just getting back from a show and he will have to check to see if he still has them.