[BaadAssGremlins] TKO NOTICE: eBay Auction(s) Cancelled

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For those of ya'll looking for the million dollar Javelin, it got taken out 
again. Below is some good advise, although sort of late, but good advise I 
guess to watch your ass on some of those fruad auctions that pop up on 
fee-bay. Note that if someone used Paypal, you "may be" eligible for a $1000 
cover. However, again as mentioned before the scam works like this:

The scammers steal someone's ID, and some photos of whatever. In this case 
(and February 17th) it was a blue 69 Javelin. They put up a auction quickly 
(and on the 17th had over a dozen fruad auctions everything from Mustang to 
Healey) but all they are doing is phishing for emails from suckers who think 
they are getting a deal of a lifetime. And once you bid, they have your 
email to contact you directly. Usually informing you that "they will take 
your offer and you can paypal (or insert credit card here) them the funds to 
hold the car" for you. Needless to say that is how 4 people got ripped off 
for the tune of $4500 each a few weeks ago. And the scammers will be long 
gone with your money and you have no recourse, 'maybe' $1K coverage on 
paypal, but that is only if you took out the insurance to begin with duh.

Best thing to do until ebay gets a handle on this crap is for everyone to be 
vigiliant, and if you see something too good to be true AMC-wise, quickly 
let other AMCers know.

Or better yet, click on "live chat" on the front page of ebay and give them 
the auction number so they can check quickly. I think it is more fun bidding 
millions of dollars on it however, and emailing those bidders directly 
letting them in on the scam so they too can bid millions :~))

Since I was uh, the high bidder on this Javelin (thanks roxie for alerting 
me!) and then again live chatted ebay with info, this is the TKO notice I 
got from ebay with things to do in case I had sent any electronic transfer 
of funds to the scammers. Won't be the last time we see these scams either!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ended@xxxxxxxx>
To: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: TKO NOTICE: eBay Auction(s) Cancelled


> Dear Eddie Stakes (eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx),
>
> The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:
>
> Item Number - 4616965164
>
> Item Title - AMC : AMC JAVELIN
>
> Our records show that you placed a bid on this item. We removed this item 
> from the Site and cancelled your bid because it appears that the seller's 
> account has been compromised and used by an unauthorized third party. The 
> seller's privileges to trade on eBay may be temporarily suspended while we 
> investigate this matter further. Due to privacy concerns we will not be 
> able to share further details related to this seller.
>
> If the seller asks you to complete this transaction outside of eBay, we 
> strongly recommend that you do not proceed with the transaction and do not 
> respond to the seller. Transactions for items listed on eBay but then 
> completed off of the eBay platform are not covered by buyer protection 
> programs offered by eBay and can be highly indicative of fraud. For more 
> information on Offers to Buy or Sell Outside of eBay, copy and past the 
> following Help Page link into your browser: 
> http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html.
>
> If you have already paid for this item but have not received it, you 
> should take all possible steps to receive reimbursement.
>
> 1. Stop payment with your bank if you paid by check.
> 2. Contact the Security Department of your credit card company to file a 
> chargeback if you paid via credit card.
> 3. If you paid via Western Union or MoneyGram, contact the company 
> directly (Western Union 800-325-6000 or MoneyGram 800-926-9400).
> 4. If you paid with PayPal, you may be eligible for up to $1,000 USD 
> coverage at no cost. To file a claim with PayPal, login to your PayPal 
> account and copy and paste the following link into your web browser: 
> /csg/p?www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/protections-buyer-outside. 
> Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the File a Claim link. 
> PayPal claims must be filed within 45 days of the close of the listing. It 
> may take at least 30 days to complete the investigation and resolve the 
> dispute.
> 5. If you did not pay with PayPal and would like to file a claim with 
> eBay, please initiate the Item Not Received Process online directly from 
> the Security and Resolution Center at the bottom of the eBay.com page.
> 6. eBay claims must be filed within 60 days of the end of the listing.
>
> Our goal is to ensure that your eBay experience is safe so that you can 
> buy confidently. It is rare that something goes wrong with a transaction 
> on eBay.  However, in the event it does, we would like to provide as much 
> assistance as possible to help resolve the issue.
>
> Please do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received.
>
> Regards,
> Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
> eBay Inc
> 



 
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