[Test-Equipment] New eBay phishing scam (FW: Second Chance OfferItem : 3...

[John Miles]

One clarification per the comment below I just received: as long as money
orders are part of the equation, that's a whole different horse.  Only a
*real* idiot would accept a US postal money order in a fraudulent deal.
Many US postal inspectors like nothing better than an excuse to go after
mail fraudsters with both barrels blazing.

-- john KE5FX


> Just a comment.......I sell lots of test equipment and ham radio stuff on
> ebay and I ONLY accept money orders and western union transfers. I resent
> that payment method being connected to scamming. (sender name redacted)

... in response to ...

> 1) Any equipment offered under "Contact seller for payment details" terms,
> in which the seller requests a Western Union transfer.  This is
> now against
> eBay's rules due to the fact that 99% of Western Union
> transactions are scam
> fodder.  Walk, do not run, away from Western Union or any other form of
> payment that the buyer can collect at any 7-11 in the known universe.
>