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Anaconda - I hope you don't mind me borrowing your picture!

BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
I just got an email from a friend of mine telling me a scammer hijacked one of my auctions, including linking to my pics. Sooo, I copied Adrian's pic, and revised the link in my auction.

My auction

The scammer's auction with revised picture


edited to add: scammer caught on and pulled the pic.

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    image
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    now THIS is entertainment!

    I love this place!!
  • TUMUSSTUMUSS Posts: 2,207
    image
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,209 ✭✭✭✭✭
    HMMM all I see is your original pix!
    theknowitalltroll;
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    The scammer works quickly. I had Adrian's middle finger pic there, but the scammer revised his auction and removed the link. It WAS there.
  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭

    The scammer already caught on and changed pics again. image
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    I emailed him sasying I wanted to buy it now and here's what I got:

    Hello there,

    I am glad that you are interested in my coin .

    The price is $ 2,850 US and it includes SHIPPING CHARGES.


    Just to let you know that I am located in Rome / Italy (Europe)
    and I´ll ship my coin from here on my expense.


    For payment, I would like to use a third company to protect us both.

    Dellivery : 3 working days
    Price :$ 2,850 US , Shipping included


    Please let me know if you are interested and i will provide the payment
    for the deposit and shipping method.

    Best regards,


    Dennis Dale

    58 Via ls Spezia

    Rome 00132

    Italy

    --
    _______________________________________________
    Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com

    Dear sir

    For payment , I've choosed money transfer , because this way the
    funds will be available the same day you will make the transfer unlike
    paypal or escrow that allows you to cash the money after 10 or 12 days. So
    PayPal is not an option for me , because it simply takes too much time,
    comparing with money transfer.

    The most important thing in all my activity here is that I am
    affiliated at eBay Square Trade . We can use Ebay Square Trade for safety
    in our transaction . I have a purchase protection account for 10.000$ at
    Ebay Square Trade and I assume you know what this means.How you are
    protected by Square Trade,in case we have a deal:

    1) If you will not receive the coin as i described to you,although
    this is not the case,Square Trade will refund you with 100% from the whole
    amount which you paid me.Even in case you will not receive the car ,they
    will refund you the money.

    2) You can send the money to my name and address but you will not give me
    the details from the payment.You will give the details to Square
    Trade.They will verify the payment and if is ok,if the money exist and are
    available under my name they will notify me to proceede with the shipping.

    After you receive and see that the coin is the one you want,you just
    notify Square Trade to forward me the payment details in order for me to
    pick up my money..

    Let me know if you are still interested and if so, mail me your full name
    and shipping address.

    Square Trade will inform you on how we can close the deal..

    Regards!

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  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What to do now?
  • stev32kstev32k Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭
    The links don't seem to work, and all I see are your pictures?
    Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my hard drive?
  • stev32kstev32k Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭
    That's the same name and address of the guy that was trying to scam anaconda's auction.
    Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my hard drive?
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    tell him you want a picture of the coin laying on today's newspaper with him flipping you off while holding it!
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dennis Dale was the scammer from the previous auctions...another hijacked account. image

  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    The same scammer has also hijacked the legitimate seller's listing for a set of PF 3cn. Here is a link to the other bogus listing (I have just emailed the real seller):

    Link to bogus listing

    Legitimate listing
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    Further correspondence:

    Dennis,
    I would rather use Paypal. Is that OK?


    Barry

    As you can seen i`m legitimate eBay seller and you must understand that i
    must protect my self more then you because i`m doing this almost
    everyday and you must know that seriosity is what i`m more affraid.
    The safety of my coustomers is my safety too.
    I usually use PayPal but for the moment i`m extanding my account and i
    can`t send or recive any money.

    Let me know !


    Dennis,
    I just want to make sure the coin is the same one as in the picture. Please place it on top of today's newspaper, and email a picture to me, so I can see the date from the newspaper.
    Barry


    Barry

    The data on the payment will be held until you get the coins and inspect
    them . Then you will have to inform them to realease me the data on the
    payment . I don't have the necessary tools at hand to do what you asked me
    .

    Let me know !
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,209 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is t kosher to have links to your email in your listing like he does?
    theknowitalltroll;
  • Anaconda - I hope you don't mind me borrowing your picture!

    Feel free to use it. It worked for me.

    Edited to say: Oh yeah, and stop calling me Adrian. image
    Brandon Kelley - ANA - 972.746.9193 - http://www.bestofyesterdaycollectibles.com
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    Thanks Brandon. He pulled it after about 15 minutes.

    I'm currently emailing back and forth to the b*stard, telling him I'm intersted in the coin. He's trying to get me to send money to a bogus escrow service.
  • robertprrobertpr Posts: 6,862 ✭✭✭
    email him that you know what he's up to and the police have been informed. Then call the cops.
  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    <<<<<<Edited to say: Oh yeah, and stop calling me Adrian. >>>>>--------so can we call you surely-------------------BigE
    I'm glad I am a Tree
  • <<<<<<Edited to say: Oh yeah, and stop calling me Adrian. >>>>>--------so can we call you surely-------------------BigE

    image Surely you wouldn't do a thing like that.
    Brandon Kelley - ANA - 972.746.9193 - http://www.bestofyesterdaycollectibles.com
  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    I'm not Shurely-----------------BigE image
    I'm glad I am a Tree
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    The scammer's account has been NARU'd!

    I got this from EBay this morning:

    Our records indicate that you recently interacted with moosey38 through
    the eBay email system.

    Sometimes eBay accounts are used to send email solicitations for
    transactions outside of eBay, or to send unrelated questions in an attempt
    to discover your email address. We wanted you to be aware of the potential
    fraud risk these solicitations pose and encourage you to ignore the email
    you received from this member. Sales that take place outside of eBay are
    not eligible for any eBay or PayPal protective services and you run the
    risk of losing your money or your item if you complete these transactions.


    We would encourage you to review the eBay pages related to Fraud
    Protection at the address provided below for information on steps you can
    take to ensure that future transactions are completed successfully:

    http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw-fraud-ov.html

    If you have already sent the item or sent payment for the item, please
    reply to this email and we will send you additional information about how
    to protect yourself.

    Regards,
    Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
  • RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328
    image

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