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In regards to ebay and paypal fake invoice scam
Hi,
I am selling this car because my platoon has been sent back to Afganistan and don't want it get old in my backyard. The price is low because I need to sell it before November 16th. It has no damage, no scratches or dents, no hidden defects. It is in immaculate condition, meticulously maintained and hasn't been involved in any accident...I do have the title , clear, under my name. The Denali has 35,000 miles VIN# 1GKEK63U16J138428 .
It is still available for sale if interested, price as stated in the ad $4,300. The car is in Baltimore, MD, in case it gets sold I will take care of shipping. Let me know if you are interested, email back.
Regards!
First of all I want to thank you for your interest for my car. I sell it at this price($2,980.00 ) because I have been divorced recently. Now the car is in my property and as a woman i don't need it. This car is in excellent working conditions, no scratches, flaws or any kind of damage, slightly used in 100% working and looking conditions and comes with a clear title.
From the beginning you have to know that for the payment I request only secure pay, I prefer the payment to be done using eBay services. We will use a safe payment method because I am affiliated at eBay and I have a purchase protection account for $20,000.00 The final price that I want for this car is $2,980.00 including shipping and handling.
If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address so I can initiate the deal through eBay.
I will wait your answer very soon.
Hello,
I am looking for caring and honest person to watch my 3 years old daughter while I work, during our stay in the state and a friend introduced evay.com to me, I was searching on Childcare Babysitter, when your Ad post pumped up as a Childcare and Babysitter, am interested in your service as my babysitter/Childcare.. My Little daughters is (Mellina ) , I would like you to watch over her while i am at work in your Location , I reside in United Kingdom,I will be coming to the States in about two weeks time , Cos I just got a contract with Boss Perfume fashion industry down there, I work as a model and the contract will last for a month, the duration of our service wil be from 10am to 5pm, monday thru friday, I would like to know if she will be taken care of in your childcare centre/Home, or the hotel room where i would be lodging, It's Okay by me, any of this ways.
My little daughter (Mellina ) is 3 years old, I will be waiting patiently for your email indicating the cost of everything,I mean the price for your service,how long you will be available to take care of her,how much u charge per week. she is just three years old as i have said earlier and i will be glad to update you and make the payment in advance to show you how serious i am. So please get back to me as soon as you can if you will be able to handle her and take very good care of her for me.
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Your's faithfully
> Thanks for your mail,Since the cost of your bike is $800 i just contacted
my client about the cost of your bike and it present condition and he said
there is no problem about that.So my client said he will be issuing you a
Certified Check of $4000 while you wire 3000 to me through Western Union
Money Trasfer and you deduct the cost of your bike $800 and keep the
remaining $200 which my client said you should take for the terms of
Transaction and Agreement between you and my client.So i will like you to
send me your full contact information to where my client will be sending you
> the Certified Check like this:
> name...
> full address...
> city...
> state...
> country...
> zipcode...
> cell/office/home phone number...
> I will look forward to the requested information as soon as possible so
that the check can be sent out to you immediately And do get back to me
with the Pics of the bike so tha! t my client will be Able to see What he
is paying off.Get back to me immediately. Looking torwards your
> respond,
> Best Regards.
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How to recognize and avoid eBay scams
Scammers will use any available platform to trick innocent people out of their money or goods, and eBay is no exception. The online auction site launched in 1995, and scammers have used it ever since. eBay involves a lot of trust on behalf of the buyer and the seller, but it’s relatively easy for that trust to be exploited. The company has put in some safeguards, but you can do a lot to protect yourself as an eBay user.
This guide will tell you about the most common eBay scams, what to look for, and how to protect yourself. Some are targeted at buyers, others at sellers. If you have been scammed, we’ll show you the steps you can take to report it.
First things first: What to do if you’ve been scammed on eBay
eBay is very aware that scams occur on the website. They readily cooperate with law enforcement and encourage scammed users to make a police report with their local authorities. If you want to understand the process of reporting a scam, visit the eBay Security Center.
You can report an issue with a seller to eBay directly here.
If you find an item on eBay that you think is fraudulent, report the listing directly.
Report a buyer if you think they have acted illegally or fraudulently here.
If you have been scammed or defrauded by somebody on eBay, you should also report this to your local police department and obtain a crime reference number. Not only will this make sure the issue is recorded, but it may be a requirement if you need to get insurance involved. If you have lost money during an eBay scam, and PayPal can’t help, or aren’t responding fast enough, we recommend also contacting your bank. Banking institutes can conduct their own fraud investigations and it certainly won’t do any harm to let them know.
How can I protect myself against online scams?
The easiest way to keep from being scammed on eBay is to approach every listing or buyer with a healthy dose of skepticism. For instance, it’s a good idea to study other users’ feedback and selling history to look for red flags before buying anything.
A little digital hygiene goes a long way here. Simply installing a reputable antivirus program will prevent most malicious pop ups, and some services are even able to identify phishing emails so that you never inadvertently give your details away to hackers.
eBay buyer scam examples
Buying products through eBay is usually straightforward, but some scammers work to defraud innocent people who are just trying to get a good deal. Remember that if an offer looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Here are some of the most common eBay scams for eBay buyers:
1. Non-delivery scam
An eBay money-back guarantee protects buyers from fraudulent sellers, save for some exclusions. The following is a list of items that are not covered, which means the seller can accept payment, fail to send the item, and then you as the buyer have no recourse through the eBay website. Be cautious when purchasing items from the following list:
Businesses for sale
Some categories of business equipment
Websites for sale
Real estate
Vehicles
Services
Items sold by Sotheby’s
Classified ads
2. Seller ships with deliberately incorrect name on label
This scam is clever because the deceit occurs offline after the eBay transaction is complete. After completing the sale normally, the seller will post the package with the correct address but the wrong name. This leads you as the buyer to think you’ve received someone else’s parcel by mistake, and you return it or take it back to the post office. The eBay transaction is listed as refused or returned, the seller gets the product back and keeps the payment, too. There is no way to dispute a transaction once it’s finalized in this way.
3. The empty box scam
This is a scam to watch for if you are looking for a highly popular item that is generating a lot of media attention, has a limited release, or is difficult to get elsewhere. You may see a coveted item for sale and quickly purchase it, sometimes paying above market price to secure it. Sadly, in the rush, you may have failed to notice that the listing only specified the box the item came in, not the item itself. You end up owning expensive packaging, without the desired product.
4. Counterfeit goods
The downside of buying online is that there is no way to verify the authenticity of the goods before you buy them. Scammers know this and will sometimes offer high quality, brand-name items for sale at a very attractive price. Unfortunately, the items are affordable because they are counterfeit, or ‘knock-off’ replicas.
5. Payment outside of eBay
eBay’s security systems can only protect buyers and sellers when transactions occur directly on the website. Illegitimate sellers may offer an item for sale but then request that the payment is sent outside of the platform. For example, they may ask for cash, bank transfer, check, money order or even gift cards. Once the scammer has your money through untraceable means, they will stop communicating with you and will not send the item. eBay will not assist with a transaction that occurred beyond its purview.
6. Fake customer service
Similar to the above scam, a fraudulent seller can place a fake Ebay customer service number on their profile or product page. When a problem with your order occurs—it doesn’t arrive or is the wrong item—the victim calls this number. The scammer pretends to be Ebay customer service and convinces the victim to hand over money or sensitive information. In some cases, the scammer will tell the victim that the former needs access to the latter’s bank account in order to process a refund.
7. Gift card scam
Gift card scammers reach out to victims by phone, email, or social media. They offer some sort of limited-time discount in order to create a sense of urgency. The scammer will ask for the victim’s gift card number to use as payment. Once they have the code, they disappear and make off with your gift card balance.
In one example, scammers contacted AT&T customers and told them eBay would pay half of their cable bill if they paid six months upfront using eBay gift cards. In another version, scammers ask to confirm payment in advance with a gift card, perhaps in return for faster shipping or a discount.
Seems to me that something is wrong about your post
Scammers are also using Paypal as "bait"
Here are a few guidelines that PayPal sent me, so be aware in the future if you encounter such situations as I did.
What are common scams and how do I spot them?
Most of us are careful if a stranger approaches us on the street and offers a deal that's just too good to be true. But we're much less cautious online, putting us at risk.
Watch out for these common scams:
Phishing email/message
Invoice and Money Request scams
Advance fee fraud
Overpayment scam
Prize winnings
High profit – no-risk investments
Fake charities
Shipping scams
Prepaid shipping label scam
Package rerouting scam
Business/job opportunities
Reshipping packages scam
Employment scam
Phishing email/message
Received a suspicious email, or message or been directed to a fake website? Forward it to [email protected] and then delete it. We’ll investigate it for you.
Don't reply, open links, download attachments, or call any listed phone number.
Invoice and Money Request scams
These scams can happen in numerous ways:
You receive an invoice or money request through PayPal, but for a product/service/crypto you never ordered. Don’t pay it.
You receive an invoice or money request through PayPal, and the bad actor has included an alarmist note. The note asks you to call their fake customer service number.
You receive a fake invoice or money request by email, designed to look like a real PayPal email.
These scams are trying to trick you into sending money to a fraudster or providing your personal or financial details to them. Be wary of any messages that are alarmist, warning you to call them quickly to resolve an “issue” on your account.
How to avoid this scam: If you receive a suspicious invoice or money request, don’t pay it. And don’t call any phone numbers stated in the invoice note or open suspicious URLs.
Report any unwarranted invoices or money requests by logging in to the PayPal website or the PayPal app.
Advance fee fraud
If you get an offer for free money, there's probably a catch. Typically, fraudsters will ask you to send some smaller amount (for taxes, for legal documents, etc.) before they can send you the millions you’re promised, but which they never intend to send you.
How to avoid this scam: Don't wire money to someone you don't know.
Overpayment scam
A customer sends a PayPal payment that is more than the purchase price of the order and then asks you to wire them the difference.
They may tell you that they accidentally overpaid you, the extra money is for the shipping costs, they're giving you a bonus for your great service or the money is for the stress they've caused you.
They may even ask you to wire the shipping fees to their shipper.
This scammer may have paid with a stolen credit card, bank account number, or checking account.
Just because a payment has been deposited into your account, doesn't mean the money is yours to keep. If the legitimate account holder reports unauthorized activity, the money can be withdrawn from your account.
If that happens, you'll lose the money you wired to the fraudster, the product you shipped, shipping costs, and your payment.
How to avoid this scam:
Don't wire money to someone you don't know. A legitimate buyer won't overpay you for an order.
If a customer overpays you and asks you to wire them the difference, consider canceling the order—it's very likely to be fraudulent.
Don't wire money to the bogus shipping company—it's part of their scam to get your money.
Prize winnings
Messages asking you to pay a small handling fee to collect fabulous prizes are usually a scam. You send the handling fee and get nothing in return.
How to avoid this scam: Don't send money to someone you don't know. A legitimate prize won’t require you to pay to receive it.
High profit – no-risk investments
These types of investments are usually scams and include messages insisting that you “Act Now!” for a great deal.
How to avoid this scam: Discontinue communication with this person/company.
Fake charities
Scammers use disasters to trick kind-hearted people into donating to fake charities. This usually happens when there is a refugee crisis, a terrorist attack, or a natural disaster (like an earthquake, flooding, or famine).
How to avoid this scam: Thoroughly check the background of any charity to make sure your donation goes to real victims. Use resources to check out charities, like the ones below:
http://www.charitynavigator.org
http://www.bbb.org/us/charity
http://www.charitywatch.org
If a charity does not have a website, be cautious. To learn more about common scams and how to avoid them, search online for advance fee fraud. You can also read the FBI's material on common types of scams. Most importantly: be as cautious online as you would be in the real world.
Shipping Scams
There are several ways fraudsters incorporate shipping into their schemes. Be sure you’re familiar with the following:
My shipping service scam
The buyer asks you to use their shipping account because they can get a discount, they have a preferred vendor they’ve worked with for years, or their shipping service is cheaper or more reliable. In another variation of the scam, the buyer may also ask you to wire the shipping fees to their preferred shipper.
If you use the buyer's shipping account, they can easily contact the shipping company and reroute the order to another address.
The buyer can then open up a complaint asking for a refund because they didn't receive their order.
You aren't able to prove that the buyer received their order and you are out your product, the shipping costs, and your money.
If they ask you to wire the money to a bogus shipping company, they can steal your money.
After you have wired the money you’ll find out that the order was made with a stolen card or bank account. You may be held liable for returning the funds to the legitimate customer whose account was stolen.
How to avoid this scam:
Only use your shipping account.
Never wire money to someone you don't know – you can't get it back easily.
If a customer asks you to use their shipping service, review their order for fraud carefully. They may have used a stolen card or bank account to fund the purchase.
Ship to the address on the Transaction Details page.
Prepaid shipping label scam
You receive an order from a customer who asks you to use their prepaid label to cover the shipping charges. (They may tell you that they can get their labels at a discounted price.)
By providing the label, the customer controls the destination of the package. They may send it to another country, a PO box, or some other untraceable location.
To be covered under PayPal's Seller Protection policy, you are required to ship to the address on the Transaction Details page.
The shipping label may also have been purchased with a stolen credit card.
How to avoid this scam:
If the customer asks you to use their pre-paid label, review their order for fraud carefully. They may have used a stolen card to make the purchase.
Do not accept shipping labels from your customers.
Ship to the address on the Transaction Details page.
Package rerouting scam
The buyer reroutes the package so they can file a complaint that they never received it.
A buyer places an order and provides an incorrect or fake shipping address.
The shipping company tries to deliver the package but isn't able to.
The buyer monitors the online tracking information and notices that the shipper couldn't deliver the package.
The buyer contacts your shipping company and asks them to send the package to their correct address. The shipping company delivers the package to the new location.
The buyer then files a complaint about not receiving the item.
Because the shipment was rerouted, you can't prove the item was delivered to the address on the Transaction Details page.
The buyer gets to keep the item and money.
Because the package wasn't delivered to the address on the Transaction Details page, you aren't covered by Seller Protection.
Unfortunately, you lost the product, shipping fees, and money.
To make it worse, you might also have to pay your shipper an additional rerouting fee.
How to avoid this scam:
Contact your shipping company and block buyers from rerouting packages.
Validate the buyer's address before shipping.
Only ship to the address on the Transaction Details page.
Business/job opportunities
Fraudsters will post fake job opportunities on job-posting sites, dating sites, and via spam email.
Reshipping packages scam
One of the more popular work-from-home scams is reshipping electronics, clothing, and other items out of the United States.
You receive items (electronics, jewelry, clothing, etc.) in the mail and are asked to ship them out of the country.
Packages may be addressed to someone else's name (the stolen credit card victim).
Your "employer" provides you with a shipping label (also paid for with a stolen credit card).
Your "employer" asks you for personal information, such as your Social Security Number and bank account details, so they can "direct deposit" your check.
Generally, you’ll never get paid and have just exposed yourself to fraud.
Most merchants will not ship items out of the country.
Fraudsters need you to act as an intermediary to help get the goods out of the country. It also helps them avoid getting caught.
They use your personal information to steal your identity or take over your account.
How to avoid this scam:
If it's too good to be true, it probably is. Know who you are dealing with and don't reship packages.
If you didn't realize you were involved in a scam until the packages started arriving, refuse delivery or return to sender. Report scams to the Internet Crime Complaint Center or contact your Postmaster.
Never give your private personal or financial information to anyone you don't know.
Employment scam
Someone contacts you about a great new business opportunity. They need an employee or partner to sell cameras (or some other expensive product) for them.
Scammers trick innocent and trustworthy people into sending them money and merchandise.
Use the money from the orders to pay their supplier. They’ll contact the supplier in advance to let them know you’ll be sending them money.
Update your PayPal account address to their address. They’ll usually give you an address that looks like a regular address but it's a P.O. box.
After you pay the supplier, you’ll start receiving complaints from your buyers stating that they didn't receive their merchandise. Instead, they received an empty box (from the scammer).
You contact the supplier. They inform you that your partner said you would be sending money for gold bullion, so they shipped the gold bullion (not cameras) to your PayPal account address. You remember that your partner asked you to change your PayPal account address to their address so that they could pick up the gold.
You paid the supplier for the cameras, so you file a complaint against the supplier. Unfortunately, you learn that you may be liable for the money since the supplier delivered the merchandise to your PayPal account address.
How to avoid this scam:
If it's too good to be true, it probably is. Know who you are dealing with.
Don't list someone else's address on your PayPal account.
Verify your suppliers and don't send money to someone you don't know.
Only ship items to the address on the Transaction Details page.
Be on alert if you’re asked to ship a lot of packages overseas or to the same post office box.
To report a suspicious email or website, forward it to [email protected] and we’ll investigate it for you. After you send us the email, delete it from your inbox.
If you notice a payment that you didn't authorize, let us know right away through our Resolution Center. You have 180 days to report an unauthorized transaction.
addendum to my previous post
That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.
eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.
Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.
See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fr...⇄ />
The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.
If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.
takes me back thinking when I got scammed so be aware
It's a car repair shop not a dealer
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Urgent: Incorrect Scam Accusation Damaging Our Business Reputation
The above accusation is false and unfounded; This erroneous information is causing significant harm to our business reputation and potentially deterring clients. We are a reputable business, we are in business for a long period and our services are confirmed by IRS, the State Division of Corporations, BBB and several verified forums.
We request that ScamPulse Moderators to investigate this matter promptly and remove any false accusations associated with our information (domain, email address, phone numbers, etc.) from your website. We are willing to provide any necessary documentation or information to prove the legitimacy and reputation of our business. We require proofs where people have been scammed in the past by www.aplusautomotive.com, we have no scam feedback on our services from any of our clients.
The post above is associating our business with https://www.customerlobby.co.com/, and this is a domain that we do not own and most important, there is no content there, so we do not understand why such posts are accepted prior to a verification.
We appreciate your immediate attention to this serious matter and look forward to your prompt action in rectifying this issue.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Kind regards,
Khalid J Toma
Founder
A PLUS AUTOMOTIVE LLC
Scammer's website aplusautomotive.com
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Not applicable
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