Re: [FWDLK] Online Scams

[bill parker <hemirr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can follow the right links on the auction page to report it as possible
fraud, I've done a few of them myself, and eBay seems to be tuned into these
because they usually yank the auction pretty quickly.  I apologize if I'm
restating the obvious but what the scammers are doing is finding a legit
offering or auction and harvesting the pictures off of it to start their own
fraudulent auction.  Usually they list the car for about 1 tenth to 1 fifth
of what it should go for as "buy it now" in hopes that someone will fall for
it quickly before eBay can wipe it off the page.  Whenever I post my own
auctions, I put a text message on the pictures to identify them as mine, and
so far no one has swiped my pics, I'm sure a real computer expert would be
able to clean the text off but I don't think we're talking about people of
that caliber in these cases.



Bill & Kathi Parker, South Central Indiana
'56 Chrysler Windsor; '60 Chrysler Saratoga; '62 Plymouth Max Wedge; '64
Dart convertible; '65 Barracuda \6; '65 Imperial; '68 Barracuda FB 340-S;
'69 Barracuda FB now 360; '70 Challenger; '72 Cuda '340




> From: Jackie Wrinkles <MoparJackie@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: MoparJackie@xxxxxxx
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] Online Scams
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:51:52 EST
>
> Hi all from Michigan.Just out of curiosity where would a person report one
> those online scams about a car for sale?There was a Hemi Coronet on Ebay a
> while
> back i inquired about but it was removed twice before i got an answer.Then
> i
> seen it on another site as sold for almost 80 grand.
> Then i got an email from the guy asking for a deposit for part of the
> shipping.
> Isnt there anyone to stop these fools?Thanks        Jack
>
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