[TheForge] ebay scam alert -- first hand experience

Wed May 14 07:44:04 2003

Thanks for sharing the swindle.  I've never made any large purchases on
ebay, but have considered it.
-Kirsten
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 http://home.centurytel.net/Fiorini_and_Skiles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Vida" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ebay scam alert -- first hand experience


>
>
> Reynolds wrote:
> >
> > Bob:
> >
> > I purchased 4 -1 oz. KrugerRands from a gold dealer in a Houston suburb.
He had a 250 feedback rating at the time. His completed auctions were all
ruse to get a bunch of sales during December. He did just that. The police
investigated and found he split, taking with him about $130k.
>
> This is why I'm not a big fan of ebay.  This is basically a
> credit fraud modified to fit the medium.  For example, you
> could take your AMEX card and steadily build your monthly
> bills and keep paying by whatever means... then when the time
> is right, you purchase an enormous $ amount of, say, gold or
> diamonds and either split or go chapter 7 or 13 and leave
> your creditors holding the bag.
>
> It's a hard thing to defend against if you're going to play
> in that sandbox, so to speak.
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