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Major Scam on Ebay for P800 Beware !!! |
aeon
Joined: Apr 18, 2003
Posts: 16
From: Denver, USA
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Guys,
I was one of the 26 people who brought a brand new p800 from a seller called sevenndeuce or 7deuce on Ebay with buy it now option for $549.99. The conman uses a paypal account to accept payement and stops responding after that.He has been on a personal shopping spree since 5 days as his feedback so positive feddback as buyer and negetive feedback as seller.
His paypal account has been suspended and he is still lurking. beware people !! i paid a heavy price for being foolish. |
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glennherman
Joined: Dec 04, 2002
Posts: 52
From: NY USA
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If you used paypal you should be able to get buyer protection refund. Also, if you uised a credit card you can call them and have the money refunded due to non-delivery from mail order sale. |
aeon
Joined: Apr 18, 2003
Posts: 16
From: Denver, USA
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buddy,
thanks for the info, i have already complained to paypal and also called up credit card company. The reason why i posted was to make people aware of such scams on sites like ebay. Suddenly since this scam has been reported the number of p800s for auction on ebay has dropped by 45%. Ebay US i mean
We are all in the process of nailing the asshole.
Will keep evrybody posted. |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Sydney, London
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Although you talk about a specific case I think anyone using Ebay should go in with their eyes wide open!
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701
Joined: Nov 26, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Romania
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Lots of ppl from my country use ebay as a scaming ground with phones and other electronics.but i guess its ur fault too bcuz u use paypal-unsecure payment system with all ur complaints- instead of a bank system.u can always block payment thru a bank.
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Jezzaj
Joined: Apr 16, 2003
Posts: 321
From: UK
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yeah i never buy anything over £50 on Ebay just too risky i onlypay what i can afford to loose been stung before
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ole1973
Joined: Jun 08, 2002
Posts: 140
From: London
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Hi
701 is right, I got conned by someone on Ebay who was in Romania, i thought I was getting a T68i and communicam when THEY were new, and instead I got nothing, still chasing Western union for my money back, now I am very weary of expensive, but cheaper than shops price electrical equiptment from Ebay! If I buy those if it isn't very very affordable so worth risking, I either don't buy or I insist on picking it up. |
ASN
Joined: Mar 26, 2003
Posts: 52
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I wanted a Nokia 3650 for £150. I emailed several auctioners, they all said they worked for Nokia, where away on business in Romania, only accepted Western Union and never replied whn I asked them why they were trying to con me!
(PS they were all new Ebay Users)
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cAde
Joined: Jul 19, 2002
Posts: 9
From: South Africa / Poland /UK
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i was once almost conned... the said he was italian , in romania on business, but when i asked him for the IMEI of the 7650 he wanted to sell me , he gave me one and it was a valid 7650 IMEI...
so i dont know if it was a con or not...
cheers
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jamatjam
Joined: Jan 08, 2003
Posts: 288
From: UK!
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heres a helpfull tip,
if u are going to get a nokia phone from ebay allways ask for the imei first then go to clubnokia.com and make a new acount give the imei number the seller gave you and if it is real it will allow you to sign up for a club nokia membership if its invalid it will say it is invalid ( and it will also give what phone the imei number belongs to incase he trys to give you a 8310 IMEI lol)
a very simple way to tell but it only works with nokia unless SE have a site that will do the same sort of thing? anyone know of a site?
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cAde
Joined: Jul 19, 2002
Posts: 9
From: South Africa / Poland /UK
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thats exactly what i did, but i still wasnt sure.....is there anyway he could have generated that imei or something...? or was it geniune?
cheers
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sunjivas
Joined: Aug 17, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: London, UK
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cudve just got it from a m8 hu had a 7650 i guess... |
Rashkae
Joined: Jun 03, 2002
Posts: > 500
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From my experience, 99% of sellers from Romania are FRAUDS. |
jamatjam
Joined: Jan 08, 2003
Posts: 288
From: UK!
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well i never realy buy from anyone out of UK just incase sumthing did happen i have a address... and i allways try and pick the stuff up myself just to be that little bit more sure
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aeon
Joined: Apr 18, 2003
Posts: 16
From: Denver, USA
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Wow.!!! this is heights. at the time when i got conned with this 7deuce i had another seller from romania trying to seel me p800 for 400 dollars and then when emailed him suddenly his acution dissappeared from ebay. he replied saying somebody had promised to buy all his phones and subsequently refused it . he then shot me an email saying that he was selling one for $300. He insisted he was based in US but the money had to sent to romania. When i asked him couldnt i send it to him thru escrow or paypal and he could send the same to romania he replied well he couldnt. I was sure he was conning me and i decided to go with the 7deuce . Littl did i know he was conman himself..
I am so desperate to get a p800 but not sure how as US resellers are out of stock.!!! |
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Posted: 2003-04-18 04:37
