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As it's related to eBay I wanted to post it here

Story: Women posted into one of local facebook groups that she is looking for people who got eBay experience and would like to earn extra £500 per month.



After my question about visiting her she have just dissapeared, clearly some kind of scam, I believe that if you would put their item for sale they will buy it themselves from you out of stealth account and after they get their money back of you they would claim it through PayPal. - this is just one theory.

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A good reason to never buy or respond from anybody on facebook or my mom likes to call it "facyboook".
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couldn't say that you shouldn't respond but you must look into everything with caution
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couldn't say that you shouldn't respond but you must look into everything with caution
I guess true.
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You could also sell the stuff and give her the money and then she gives ⊗⊗⊗⊗ tracking and all the claims go against your ebay account while she has the money.. from the way that is worded.
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I come across around 20-30 scams on facebook every Month!

Here is the latest......
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I come across around 20-30 scams on facebook every Month!

Here is the latest......
I wonder if they are also the same people that are my Nigerian cousin and that I won 5 million USD. I have to send a $50 processing fee to their lawyer.

I think I am going to do it, overall that Nigerian cousin sounds real to me.
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Sounds like the new version of the "envelope stuffing" scam.
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how is this new? people on cr.aigs.list here in USA advertise this crap s.cam all of the time. been going on for years
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Craigslist is utter crap.

Tired of getting emails about they will pay me 300 dollars in a certified check for a 50 cent bag of doritos but they are out of the states until novtober 45th due to their sick italian cousin in new guinea.
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Craigslist is utter crap.

Tired of getting emails about they will pay me 300 dollars in a certified check for a 50 cent bag of doritos but they are out of the states until novtober 45th due to their sick italian cousin in new guinea.
even legit emails im getting are annoying, especially when it comes to electronics. last TV i sold on there, 2 different people email me telling me how they are a TV pro and giving me "advice". people have absolutely no life.
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Hah that message MM78 ends with "MUST CHECK OTHER FOLDER" - what kind of gibberish message is this hah
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The other Scam I see a lot of is "MCA" Motor Club of America....plain and simple Pyramid Scheme!
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Craigslist is utter crap.

Tired of getting emails about they will pay me 300 dollars in a certified check for a 50 cent bag of doritos but they are out of the states until novtober 45th due to their sick italian cousin in new guinea.
I'm sorry...I'll stop!
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even legit emails im getting are annoying, especially when it comes to electronics. last TV i sold on there, 2 different people email me telling me how they are a TV pro and giving me "advice". people have absolutely no life.
man people these days...
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MM78 you are the ponziboss though...
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Dunno.. Seems like a really good way to make money to me. Could you please forward me her details so I can perhaps boost my sales for Christmas?

Sounds like a dream job.
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Dunno.. Seems like a really good way to make money to me. Could you please forward me her details so I can perhaps boost my sales for Christmas?

Sounds like a dream job.
Just do some google type job on facebook
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Just do some google type job on facebook
Is that your plan?
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Default Re: !!BEWARE!!! New scam online

So I sell an item I dont have. Someone buys it. I send the money to some stranger. And then I never hear from this stranger again.

Meanwhile the buyer opens a case and ebay takes the buyers payment from my own money.

Elaborate, yet so stupid
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Life of a dropshipper?
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So I sell an item I dont have. Someone buys it. I send the money to some stranger. And then I never hear from this stranger again.

Meanwhile the buyer opens a case and ebay takes the buyers payment from my own money.

Elaborate, yet so stupid
This is one of the reasons that eBay and Amazon do not like dropshipping, even though they technically allow it. There are a lot of scammer out there. And if you happen to be using one of them, then YOU are still responsible for making sure the buyer gets their merchandise or a refund. eBay is not going to care that you got scammed by the dropshipper.

The bottom line is, if you are going to dropship, then you better make damn sure they are legitimate, or it is YOU that will be left holding the bag.
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