Important: Email - Fraudulent Offer To Sell

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Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 09/11/2007 09:08 am A very loyal customer of mine on ebay received an email from banigheatza33@aol.com stating that it came from me and offering to sell the item that was running right now at a discount. I have been trying to get the ebay ID of this person, but so far have only received further emails offering to sell me items that don't belong to them. The most information I have been able to get from ebay is that this email address belongs to a valid member with 0 feedback. I have already reported this email address to ebay as has the customer who informed me of this situation. It has also been reported to AOL. Please be very careful. Report this Post to the Staff

bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24167 Posts	Posted 09/11/2007 11:22 am quote: Dear (real ID of our loyal customer) You expressed interest on this item. I'm the seller of this item on which you've recently bid on through the ebay system ( Item #260157634630 )<< real item that our real loyal buyer did bid on) and I've contacted you because I need to know if you are still interested to buy ... Email me as soon as possible with your answer because I must to know if is necessarily to find another buyer or if you can buy the item(i need to know your final price)...If you accept this offer the ebay policy automatically proclaims you winner. The transaction will go strictly according to ebay's RULES and POLICY and will be supervised by ebay Trust & Safety Department. If you are interested just reply to this message...I am waiting a fast response!...Thank you! Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 09/12/2007 11:15 pm quote: banigheatza33@aol.com If they want to make it believable, they should make a better e-mail address! Thanks for the heads up. Report this Post to the Staff
dglavin96 Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 09/13/2007 05:47 am I'd never respond to an offer like that unless it came through the ebay system and the user id matched the original seller. Even then I'd check the grammar and spelling for signs that the person is not a native speaker of English. Report this Post to the Staff
SA4H Pillar of the Community United States 2764 Posts	Posted 10/04/2007 7:44 pm Well, number one rule is don't ever take up any offer for sale at ebay that is being sent to your email address. The reason is (only one reason) SPAM, SPAM, SPAM. As ebay and paypal evolving they use your email address and ID as your identity (just like your driver license and social security). Once they have those info, you won't believe what they can do with those. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24167 Posts	Posted 10/04/2007 7:54 pm quote: As ebay and paypal evolving they use your email address and ID as your identity Yes, but they will always address you by name in the salutation of an email. Anything that starts with Dear ebay member or something similar to that you can stop reading and delete, it's bogus. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
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