ebay scam question

[quadracer511]

friend of my moms just thought she bought her husband a bike off ebay well the guy was from austria n obviously it was a scam 5300 bux gone ne one no who she could go to or is she just sol

[prepracing]

yeah....contact ebay IMMEDIATELY ! and let them get the ball rolling on it

[quadracer511]

she did they said they werent gonna do nething

[nakomis0]

How did she pay for it?

[ommkevin]

yeah ive heard of that b 4

they cant do n e thing about it

[partyboy300ex]

that happened to me on a 450r I bought they said they would investigate but they never did ide say its gone for good:grr:

Thats why you don't buy any vehical on ebay that you can't pick up and pay for with cash on the spot. If you buy a bike from someone is Austria, well, thats your fault.

[quadracer511]

she used western union i mean ive heard of it happenin before n no theres not much thas gonna happen

Originally posted by quadracer511
she used western union i mean ive heard of it happenin before n no theres not much thas gonna happen 95% of scams on ebay go through Western Union. Aviod it like the plague.

she jusyt lost $5300.....they are out of the country so theres nothing the US will do

[nakomis0]

Originally posted by quadracer511
she used western union i mean ive heard of it happenin before n no theres not much thas gonna happen

Oh ya shes screw'd.:scary:

[sspalco]

I just bought some stuff off of ebay and used my debit card. WARNING...the person used my numbers and paid for a 10 day vacation in Spain on me, emptying out savings and checking. My bank was the ones to contact me about it. I contacted ebay and they are working with the Feds, the government reimbursed me but I don't get on ebay any more.

[prepracing]

yeah... I believe they can only help out when paypal was used, goodluck catching the scammer :mad:

[derekhonda]

I think ebay needs to devise a way to get rid of scammers. They need to create a way that is fool proof. Either that or else they need to be held responsible and do more to catch the criminals.

Originally posted by sspalco
I just bought some stuff off of ebay and used my debit card. WARNING...the person used my numbers and paid for a 10 day vacation in Spain on me, emptying out savings and checking. My bank was the ones to contact me about it. I contacted ebay and they are working with the Feds, the government reimbursed me but I don't get on ebay any more. thats your own fault. dont give out those numbers over the internet. anyways, whoever issued your card, should be visa, should of covered that

[stumpleg]

I only buy things through Paypal. Hasn't let me down yet.

[omaits]

I think ebay needs to devise a way to get rid of scammers.

They have it...its called Paypal. Your money 100% insured for up to $200, I think. It allows you to pay with a debit card, credit card, bank account, etc.. without giving hte information to the seller. That way, they cant screw you for anymore than what you paid for the item. (which may be insured anyways)

Anytime you buy online, it is better to use a credit card, rather than a debit card. It offers far better protection. You are typically only responsible for the first $50, as far as I know.

[8804Rs]

Paypal should only say protected up to $175. They say $200 but then charge you a $25 fee for something. So, only $175 back. Just a heads up for everyone.

[Mechanix311]

I would watch out with paypal too. ive been screwed by using paypal and they said i was protected. Everything is so chicken SH** these days it is not even funny. I would go find that ******* and beat him to death. People like that are worthless.

[quadracer511]

well i guess the austrian police got involved cuz i guess the guy f'd up n used his actual adress either that or he just had a buch of fake stuff with the same address n stuff so i guess well see wut happens

[sspalco]

I used paypal and my debit card numbers were still stolen. I don't think the seller was at fault, i think it was a hacker.

[tater_kamik]

how much is covered is dependent on what you buy, automobiles are covered for more (i dont remember how much and i cannot to get to thaqt info off of this goverment computer) there are a lot of scams and for the most part, no one gets any money back.
here is somescam info (http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm)
i have some additional links and info to avoid and detect potential scams, as well as links to report scams that i will post tomorrow. i hear all to often of people getting scammed and i hope everyone does a little research on scams before buying a brand new 12grand bike bor 4 or 5 grand. sometimes too good to be true is:ermm: