Scam on Ebay..

[FaCkEnBaSsTaRd]

There's a big scam on ebay know where there selling ATV,Boats,Motorcycles for a cheap Buy It Now price. I young kid were I worked was taking for $2,900. They list the item for either .90 or up to $59.00 then put a Buy It Now in the title for $2500 to $2900 with Free Shipping. Usually his ebay name is not a registered member and is only a couple days old or his feedback is around 5 and under. They put there email address in the auction an tell you to email them for the Buy It Now. Once you email them you will get a responce like this:

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in purchasing my ATV.
This is what i think that you will need to know.

I am currently in UK and i will ship the machine from here and i hope
this will not be a problem since i will cover the shipping costs and
insurance. It will ship via air freight with Lufthansa Air Cargo to the
nearest international airport from your area and from there via ground
freight to your door. The shipment will take around 5 business days. I
will cover all shipping and insurance charges for this transaction.
The atv will come with all the documents you need to register it
(including a clear title which you will receive included in the
package) and i must tell you that it is still under warranty. No
damages, no scratches or dents, no hidden defects. You will not have
any problems with registration because the quad is an US model never
registered in UK.

The buy it now price for my 2004 Yamaha Rhino Brand New is $2900 and i
want the deal to go through a third party so the both of us will be
safe, possible escrow.com. This is why I chose to be affiliated at
eBay. I have with them a purchase protection account for $20,000 US.
This money is for refunding my customers in case they are not satisfied
with my selling activity. Using a third party as eBay, you will be 100%
secure that you will receive your machine. I will be 100% secure that I
will receive the payment after you will receive and inspect it.

Please send me your eBay ID , full name and shipping address so I let
eBay know that you are interested and to add you on my pre-approved
bidders list.

I'm waiting for your mail.

Best regards.

Now once you reply to him he will send you a fake ebay page with all the payment information on it. This happen to him 4 months ago, he just told me so I started lookig around on ebay and there is alot of this going around. First thing he should of picked up on is the price! The Bike he was buying the book on it was $7500, the guy was asking $2900 plus he would ship it to the US
Here is a guy now trying the same thing.

http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZstrib64

I emailed him and this is his response:
Dear eBay member,

I am glad you are interested in my listing.Before you bid I have to let you know that I am currently in Netherlands and the atv is with me in Netherlands.

If you will buy it now the shipping will be free.The shipping will be done via seafreight and it will take one week approx until you receive the atv.The atv is in perfect condition, no accidents, no scratches, no engine problems.The price I am asking is $2,500 US.Along with the atv you will receive the title (clear), keys, owner's manual and a bill of sale that will state you as the buyer.The atv title is clear and in my possession so we can close the transaction as soon as funds is transferred.You will have 7 days money back guarantee.If you agree with those terms,we can start to complete the transaction.I will apreciate a faster answer from your part.

Thank You
Robin Brummel

If you look you will find a lot of them on there...

 

[deco]

Yea that's been going around forever

 

[FaCkEnBaSsTaRd]

Looks like they just took the auctions down

 

[Lestat]

i hate fuckin scammers

 

[Delinquent]

those type of auction scams have been around for quite a while. If you're looking at any automobile, bike, etc, and the price looks too good to be true, it's most likely a scam

 

[scout69]

This is a classic scam done for years now never end auction than buy, aproduct and never e-mail anyone out of e-mail speaking of e-bay..I have a computer for sale very cheap...Check it out Im Mattygiantsbaby123

 

[bb079]

i have bought a ton of crap off of ebay with no probs. but i hav heard of these scamming pukes on there. nothing is safe i guess.

 

[Phaded]

wow bro welcome to like 7 years ago..

 

[B0ARDIN087]

ya fake escrow accoutns are old news

 

[FaCkEnBaSsTaRd]

Just received a email with the payment info:

Dear XXXXXXX,

We want to inform you that the seller has accepted the transaction.

Transaction # : 289330
Escrow # : 252162
Transaction Title : 2003 POLARIS RANGER-4x4
Seller : Arun Gurjale ([email protected])
Buyer : Keith Moore([email protected])
Inspection Period : 5 calendar days
Escrow Fee to be paid by : Seller
Transaction fulfilled using : Lufthansa Air Car go
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Escrow.com Fee : $31.50
Amount : $2900.00
Down Payment : $2900.00
Shipping : $0.00
Total : $2900.00


Next step is to make the payment to our secure escrow account.
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Buyer
*******
Name : XXXXX XXXX
Street : XXX
City : XXX
State : xx
Zip code : XXXX
Country : XXX

Seller
*******
Name : Arun Gurjale
Street : 37 Belgrave Road
City : London
Zip code : SW1V 3BP
Country : United Kingdom

Escrow Agent
*****************
Name : Jarrod Nicewander
Street : 28 Portland Street
City : Manchester
Zip Code : M1 3LA
Country : United Kingdom


After payment verification, processing time for payment is 12 to 24 hours, the Seller is authorized to ship the merchandise.
Escrow & eBay verifies that the Buyer receives the merchandise. Delivery times vary by shipping company.
The Buyer has a set number of days for inspecting the merchandise after the item arrives to his shipping address and the option to accept or reject. Escrow & eBay pays the Seller by check or wire transfer.
The transaction is complete.
If the Buyer is not satisfied, he must notify Escrow & eBay of any problems with the merchandise before the end of the inspection period. A solution to most problems can usually be negotiated between the Buyer and Seller. If this is not possible, the Buyer must return the merchandise to the Seller using the method in which the item was shipped to the Buyer. The Seller will pay for shipping back the merchandise.