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ebay scam or am i wrong? |
scottyd
Joined: Dec 03, 2003
Posts: 175
From: london
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hi i got this email from an ebay member through a phone i was selling.
is it a scam i replyed sayin get lost and i got another back give yor views.
email 1
Hi, can you get hold of a O2 X1 mobile phone for me?
the reason i am asking is because i want to buy this phone for my brother
as a special birthday
present. My 15 year old brother has recently been
diagnosed with cancer and i want his birthday to be extra special this
year. i am only 14 myself and i only
have about £70 which i have been saving up for the past 6 months. I was
really wondering if you would sell me the phone as i really want it for my
brother
Thank you
Matt
my email
scccccaaaaaaammmmm and i am only 15 so get lost
email 2
Whatever, you dick head. This is not a scam at all, i wish it was, but unfortunately my brother has got cancer and i feel disgusted that you think that i would lie about such a thing. But i don't give a shit what you think because luckily enough there are nice people in the world unlike yourself and i have now brought a phone for my brother. So why don't you get lost!!!
also has ebay got less popular?
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50Cent
Joined: Nov 08, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: ...whatever psycho!!!
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it most likely a scam....don't do it!
no-one would give that much info....on the first request.
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absinthebri
Joined: Feb 11, 2004
Posts: 476
From: London, UK
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Why didn't you just say you couldn't help?
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50Cent
Joined: Nov 08, 2003
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From: ...whatever psycho!!!
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theres no enjoyment in that. Its much more fun uncovering a scam...  that is if this one is a scam...
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scottyd
Joined: Dec 03, 2003
Posts: 175
From: london
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yer well it just makes me sick that this is what ebay is like now all thses scams, do you agree and have you noticed the reduced number of sales on it? |
absinthebri
Joined: Feb 11, 2004
Posts: 476
From: London, UK
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My experiences of eBay have been generally positive although I think they could do a lot more to make it safer for everyone.
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Vlammetje
Joined: Mar 01, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Den Haag
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My ebay experiences started off very well ut unfortunately as of recently I've had a few negative experiences... makes me a lot more careful next time around.
I do notice that nowadays whenever I place a bid I am immedialtely bombed by emails from prospective sellers who want to sell me something similar outside Ebay. this did not happen quite as frequently earlier on and it is definitely annoying me.
As for the emails in the first post: scam. For the very simple reason that probably ANY mbile manufacturer would be most happy to give out one phone for free (think goodwill here) for a sick kid.
Having had the sad experience of seeing a child get terminally ill, I can honestly say that any company and institution or even individual is usually most willing to accomodate any request on behalf of a terminally ill child, no matter how compliacted or unusual. Thank god we still have that compassion.
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Posted: 2004-03-14 16:35
