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2005-10-29 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Internet trio who cheated 3,000 eBay shoppers are jailed

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Posted by lotp 2005-10-29 07:14|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I got burnt with Western Union too.

Now my rule is either cod or I will never pay for any item on ebay except using paypal and if I don't get the goods with in 1 and a half months, cancel the payment.

Posted by bernardz 2005-10-29 08:08|| 2005-10-29 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Shoppers were told by e-mail that they had been unsuccessful in their first bid but were offered a "second chance" to buy a similar item.

No personal experience here, but I'd have been suspicious if I was approached in this manner.

Customers were then encouraged to wire money via Western Union as quickly as possible if they wished their bid to be successful.

A definite alarm bell. And a LOUD one at that.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-29 13:17|| 2005-10-29 13:17|| Front Page Top

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