Paulb
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- Mar 3, 2006
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Hello all.As someone who buys and sells alot on Ebay I wanted to inform you of the new scam that is going around on this site.It affects sellers who sell items with a buy it now option.This has happened to me around 4-5 times now and is very frustrating.How it works is,you will have a new Ebay member purchase your item with the buy it now option.Shortly thereafter,you will recieve an email from what appears to be Paypal stating the funds were taken from the buyers account but can't be released to yours until they recieve a shipping confirmation number.The buyer usually emails also and says they seen your items while looking for something else and though it would be perfect for another Family member.The email from Paypal looks legit with Paypals symbols and all.I called Paypal the first time I recieved one of these and it took them some time before they could figure out if it was real or not!!!!The buyer will state in their email that they have an account with Fedex and they will take care of all the shipping,all you have to do is box it up and send them your address.Once you figure out it is a scam and call them on it,they immediatelly cancel their Ebay account.Just wanted to pass this along.Thanks and HH