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Flea Bay Question..Scam?
Race Director
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From: Houston TX
Drifting
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From: Bowling Green KY
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Indianapolis In
Have some fun with this. Tell the guy that you need this in order to move the car in such cold weather. The item is in Marquette Mi. & you have family there that is willing to pick up for you. You need this item quick. How can you get it quick? You are willing to pay more if you can get it quick. Let him answer (if he does) & then tell him to give you an address to pick it up in Marquette. If he does, tell him that all of a sudden, your mother in Romania has become ill with an epidemic in that country. You must go there & take care of her. You are willing to sell your corvette (topless) to him for only $500. .....need I say more....
Race Director
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From: Wesley Chapel, FL Las Vegas, NV
From Desk Top Of: Mrs. Mariam Frank
Auditing and accounting section,
Foreign remittance department,
Zenith Bank PLC ,Nigeria
ATTENTION:
I work with Zenith Bank PLC ,Nigeria My name is Mrs. Mariam Frank I am the personel accounting officer to Late Engineer Micheal Foster ,he worked with French oil major total, company here in Nigeria .On the 21st of April 2002, my Client, his wife and their three kids were involved in a car accident . Unfortunately they all lost their lives.
Due to his death,the funds which he deposited in our bank is about to be confiscated by the treasury department as unclaimed fund,base on the banking law and regulation of 1985 act.
After the meeting held by the executives of the Bank with me on 20th of March 2006,they have all agreed to extend the date to 20th May 2008.Consequently to this, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they Get them confiscated or declare unserviceable by the Bank Where the deceased have an account Valued at ($21,000,000.00 million USD). The bank has issued out a notice to provide the beneficiary or have the account confiscated within the next few months. Since no one has been able to locate their relatives for over 4-6 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of the deceased so that this account valued at ($21,000,000.00 million USD) can be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you. All the necessary documents concerning this claim are with the Bank legal department and his personal attorney. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
Send your response to my private /personal email address:
Best Regards,
Mrs. Mariam Frank
Auditing and accounting section,
Foreign remittance department,
Zenith Bank PLC ,Nigeria
ATTENTION:
I work with Zenith Bank PLC ,Nigeria My name is Mrs. Mariam Frank I am the personel accounting officer to Late Engineer Micheal Foster ,he worked with French oil major total, company here in Nigeria .On the 21st of April 2002, my Client, his wife and their three kids were involved in a car accident . Unfortunately they all lost their lives.
Due to his death,the funds which he deposited in our bank is about to be confiscated by the treasury department as unclaimed fund,base on the banking law and regulation of 1985 act.
After the meeting held by the executives of the Bank with me on 20th of March 2006,they have all agreed to extend the date to 20th May 2008.Consequently to this, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they Get them confiscated or declare unserviceable by the Bank Where the deceased have an account Valued at ($21,000,000.00 million USD). The bank has issued out a notice to provide the beneficiary or have the account confiscated within the next few months. Since no one has been able to locate their relatives for over 4-6 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of the deceased so that this account valued at ($21,000,000.00 million USD) can be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you. All the necessary documents concerning this claim are with the Bank legal department and his personal attorney. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
Send your response to my private /personal email address:
Best Regards,
Mrs. Mariam Frank
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,097
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From: Vienna VA
same old scam
I had almost this same thing happen last year on eBay when was bidding on a tinted roof for my C5. Except this time the owner was in London "on business" for awhile. I was the second highest bidder after the sale but he offered it to me because of problems with the original buyer. Then I get "official" looking emails with eBay and SquareTrade templates about handling the sale. Strange thing was that eBay can't spell and has horrible grammar in their messages. It's always a scam when they are in a foreign country and want to deal only with money orders.
C5 removable roofs must be a big scam item for these guys for some reason.
C5 removable roofs must be a big scam item for these guys for some reason.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,652
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From: Rural North West NV
Latest update: I got this e-mail from e-bay. I put the "X"'s in the e-mail address. This came from the same e-bay return address as the one I got before from e-bay stating the item had been sold. This one looks legit. I hope it is anyway! Has anyone gotten a second chance offer before?
Good news!
To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXXX@XXX.com
The following eBay item on which you placed a bid is again available for
purchase: 97-04 OEM Corvette Top Torch Red, Item number:
130190727020. The seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid
price (US $150.00) because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction,
or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer
is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the
seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction,
such as fraud protection. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act
quickly. To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXX@XXX.com
Message from seller: "Hi, if you want to buy it I will accept your last bid amount. Let me know.
Thanks in advance."
Thank you for using eBay!
Good news!
To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXXX@XXX.com
The following eBay item on which you placed a bid is again available for
purchase: 97-04 OEM Corvette Top Torch Red, Item number:
130190727020. The seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid
price (US $150.00) because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction,
or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer
is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the
seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction,
such as fraud protection. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act
quickly. To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXX@XXX.com
Message from seller: "Hi, if you want to buy it I will accept your last bid amount. Let me know.
Thanks in advance."
Thank you for using eBay!
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Race Director
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 10,179
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From: Wesley Chapel, FL Las Vegas, NV
Latest update: I got this e-mail from e-bay. I put the "X"'s in the e-mail address. This came from the same e-bay return address as the one I got before from e-bay stating the item had been sold. This one looks legit. I hope it is anyway! Has anyone gotten a second chance offer before?
Good news!
To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXXX@XXX.com
The following eBay item on which you placed a bid is again available for
purchase: 97-04 OEM Corvette Top Torch Red, Item number:
130190727020. The seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid
price (US $150.00) because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction,
or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer
is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the
seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction,
such as fraud protection. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act
quickly. To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXX@XXX.com
Message from seller: "Hi, if you want to buy it I will accept your last bid amount. Let me know.
Thanks in advance."
Thank you for using eBay!
Good news!
To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXXX@XXX.com
The following eBay item on which you placed a bid is again available for
purchase: 97-04 OEM Corvette Top Torch Red, Item number:
130190727020. The seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid
price (US $150.00) because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction,
or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer
is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the
seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction,
such as fraud protection. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act
quickly. To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXX@XXX.com
Message from seller: "Hi, if you want to buy it I will accept your last bid amount. Let me know.
Thanks in advance."
Thank you for using eBay!
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
I never read, answer, nor click on any links from EBAY/PAYPAL that I receive in my regular e-mail account.
I've received two from PAYPAL this week that were obvious phishing scams since I don't have a PAYPAL account.
I go to "My EBAY"...if the messages are legitimate, they will be shown in "My messages". If not, I send a complete copy of the message to their security department.
I doubt anything much occurs there with the volume of this crap occurring daily around the world.
I've received two from PAYPAL this week that were obvious phishing scams since I don't have a PAYPAL account.
I go to "My EBAY"...if the messages are legitimate, they will be shown in "My messages". If not, I send a complete copy of the message to their security department.
I doubt anything much occurs there with the volume of this crap occurring daily around the world.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,652
Likes: 629
From: Rural North West NV
WTF? I logged into my e-bay account and there were only two messages, welcoming to e-bay. Nothing about a second chance offer. Now I'm really pissed! 
Thanks for the help on this. I'm new to e-bay but I'm never going to even look at e-bay again. Why don't they just call it scam-bay! What a frigging waste of my time.
Thanks for the help on this. I'm new to e-bay but I'm never going to even look at e-bay again. Why don't they just call it scam-bay! What a frigging waste of my time.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 10,554
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
The same thing is happening on CRAIGSLIST now (they're impossible to report to CRAIGSLIST)...think of how productive the scammers could be if they applied their talents in legitimate business...like being a mortgage broker or something.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 10,179
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From: Wesley Chapel, FL Las Vegas, NV
Thanks for the help on this. I'm new to e-bay but I'm never going to even look at e-bay again. Why don't they just call it scam-bay! What a frigging waste of my time.
Smartest thing you did was ask advice from other experienced in this area.
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spoof@ebay.com
spam@ebay.com
Someone will get in touch with you from e-bay.
You should see the NCRS C1's that the scammers try to sell for 9k. They usually say that their father owned the car and died recently so they just want to clean up the estate or some dupe like that. Oh yea they are usually overseas somewhere and want you to wire them $2500deposit to ship the car here.
I report every one I find.
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WTF? I logged into my e-bay account and there were only two messages, welcoming to e-bay. Nothing about a second chance offer. Now I'm really pissed!
Dont'be
Thanks for the help on this. I'm new to e-bay but I'm never going to even look at e-bay again. Why don't they just call it scam-bay! What a frigging waste of my time.
Dont'be
Thanks for the help on this. I'm new to e-bay but I'm never going to even look at e-bay again. Why don't they just call it scam-bay! What a frigging waste of my time.
These individuals are everywhere you look. Just be careful - If it sounds too good -- you know the rest.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,496
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From: LEBANON PA.
FEA BAY Question...Updated
Hi There,
I was curious if you contacted the seller upmich68? If he is a honest e-bay seller which most of them are. His reply should be informing you thats its sold for $280. & that he shipped it to the winning bidder.
Most sellers will provide in their reply the shipping order tracking number & you can track the item movements.
Hope this helps you.
robsc501
I was curious if you contacted the seller upmich68? If he is a honest e-bay seller which most of them are. His reply should be informing you thats its sold for $280. & that he shipped it to the winning bidder.
Most sellers will provide in their reply the shipping order tracking number & you can track the item movements.
Hope this helps you.
robsc501
Last edited by robsc501; Jan 24, 2008 at 10:09 PM. Reason: additional info.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,336
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From: Henderson Nevada
Al, great advice from John T. Try looking for it locally or maybe within a decent driving distance. Good luck with your search!
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,097
Likes: 191
From: Vienna VA
Latest update: I got this e-mail from e-bay. I put the "X"'s in the e-mail address. This came from the same e-bay return address as the one I got before from e-bay stating the item had been sold. This one looks legit. I hope it is anyway! Has anyone gotten a second chance offer before?
Good news!
To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXXX@XXX.com
The following eBay item on which you placed a bid is again available for
purchase: 97-04 OEM Corvette Top Torch Red, Item number:
130190727020. The seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid
price (US $150.00) because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction,
or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer
is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the
seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction,
such as fraud protection. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act
quickly. To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXX@XXX.com
Message from seller: "Hi, if you want to buy it I will accept your last bid amount. Let me know.
Thanks in advance."
Thank you for using eBay!
Good news!
To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXXX@XXX.com
The following eBay item on which you placed a bid is again available for
purchase: 97-04 OEM Corvette Top Torch Red, Item number:
130190727020. The seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid
price (US $150.00) because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction,
or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer
is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the
seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction,
such as fraud protection. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act
quickly. To purchase this item and for further details use the seller's contact
information: XXXX@XXX.com
Message from seller: "Hi, if you want to buy it I will accept your last bid amount. Let me know.
Thanks in advance."
Thank you for using eBay!
Yup, that's the same message I got and it wasn't through eBay messages, only to my email. I'm still not sure how they got my email, but it's the same scam.
