Maybe someone will find this info useful. Maybe not.
I responded to the above message with the address of my local police department and a number for a payphone outside of a convenience store (committed to memory since just about every time you buy something the clerk asks for a phone number)
got this:
Quote:
Hi
I am sure you will love the car and don't worry I will take care of the shipping.I will initiate the transaction through ebay and in the next 24 hours they will contact you with transaction details, invoice , payment instructions , buyer's protection policy.
At this point the car is reserved for you . Just wait for eBay instructions
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and then:
Quote:
Hi
I've started the transaction.
Let me know when you hear from ebay and keep me updated.
David
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finally I got 2 ebay spoof emails that were "invoices" the second asked me to wire money into this account:
Quote:
Please make payment to the following account
Bank Name: RAIFFEISEN BANK
Acct. Owner: VAS LASZLO
Acct. Number: 1207 2545 0022 0917 0030 0000
Bank Code: 1207 2545
IBAN: HU44 1207 2545 0022 0917 0030 0000
Swift Code: UBRTHUHB
Bank Address: AKADEMIA U.6 , BUDAPEST 1054
Bank Country: HUNGARY
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The auction lasted about 3 days, then deleted. The user ID, which was most likely hacked, was also deleted. Ebay (the real ebay) sent me a message vaguely referencing me "contacting someone outside of ebay". Ebay sad that that was bad and they're not responsible etc.
How many different ways can you tell a person not to wire money into a stranger's account? Here's another one. Obviously, people are still doing it, though.
