New eBay Scam??? Anyone else been hit???

VMFA115 · August 23, 2005 9:20PM

Today I received what looked like a "Message from an eBay Member" stating they won an auction for a laptop they had not received from me and would report it if not shipped; I never sold a laptop (#6793158957-a ligitimate auction that neded 8/11/05). After following information on all of the scams on this board and others I did not open it. Everything looked sooooo real I almost bit thinking it was just a mix-up which it may have been or someone is really getting good.

Anyone else had this happen? The screens look so real it would only take a moment of forgetting to dive in. Below is the message I received. Note; in the past when I get such a message it also shows up in the "My eBay" screen which this didn't. In any case, BE ADVISED.

Thanks,

Dave C.

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Paid for this laptop and nothing happend. I'm still waiting to get it. Let me know asap what's the status of our transaction or i'll have to report you to eBay.

To view the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6793158957

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Dand52261 · August 24, 2005 12:10AM

Yeah I got the same one. New scam different day. I feel like emailing them telling them to stick it, but that will just show my email ad is genuine. I have just gotten to ignore the scam of the day.

gaspipe26 · August 24, 2005 12:36AM

Dave,
I got the exact same one twice today.

gaspipe

sjeanblanc · August 24, 2005 1:00AM

If the message doesn't show up in your Ebay My Messages, its a fake. I've been getting this one for the last month.

helionaut · August 24, 2005 2:12AM

I got that one, except it was for a Home Depot gift card or something. The fact that is was a complaint over something I never sold was kind of a dead giveaway.

envoy98 · August 24, 2005 2:47AM

I got the same one but it was for dog toys. Now, if I actually sold dog toys, I might have been fooled. I was very close to clicking on it. I'll be this one gets more people to bite than the others. Damn scammers. :

VMFA115 · August 24, 2005 4:34AM

I talked to the eBay owner of the id; said it was highjacked and 100's went out. Ebay looking into it but he is not betting on any quick solution.
Dave C.

pc · August 27, 2005 11:04AM

just click on
file
properties
details
and you'll see plenty to keep you from believing any of these emails.
many show an overseas.com source....

CardHunter · September 11, 2005 11:33AM

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New eBay Scam??? Anyone else been hit???

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