"SCAM" written all over it

derryb

Received the following ebay message from user high.f29 (he has 0 feedback):

"I am very intrested in your item. I need right away because I intend to send it as a gift. Please email me the final price including shipping to Spain via FedEx 2 day Express. I will deal only with an escrow company. The escrow company is a service that protects both buyer and seller against fraud. I will pay the shipping and escrow fees. If we agree on the price, we can start the escrow process today and you can have the money in a few days. Thanks and please get back to me as soon as possible!"

DUIGUY

frnklnlvr

Is the item that valuable that an escrow would be needed?

TwoSides2aCoin

Follow that up with "Send Money".

derryb

<< <i>Is the item that valuable that an escrow would be needed? >>



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notwilight

The fake escrow company is also used with cars/motorcycles etc. They just got transferred overseas, have a bike listed on ebay with a location shown in the states But that's no problem, their mom works for DHL and they can ship for free. Since you can't see the bike before they ship, they've arranged for escrow at their company. Put the money in the escrow and the bike will be shipped soon. Often you can google the bike model, color or even VIN and find it for sale elsewhere on the internet. So heritage isn't the only place where photos get stolen from. The escrow company is a fake compay that feeds right into their offshore account. I'm told even the feds can't do anything about it once the money leaves the states.

--Jerry