Ebay ripped off and not the FBI or the local police are any way helpful RIPOFF Nationwide
I taught i had bought a motorcycle on ebay september 6th,as i clicked the "BUY IT NOW" button.Then to get in contact with the seller i had to ask them a question.
A name of Christine Goran came up and we started to email back and forward,during this time all the emails came to me on the "ebay" logo pages.
After we came to a price of $3400 she told me to wire her the money to a ebay agent Kevin Wilson in London ,when he recevied the money he would then give her the go ahead on the shipping of the bike.The money was picked up at Tourloundy,Fort Williams,London UK zip;ph633sn according to Western union records.
After another week of no information from either her or the so called ebay agent,I sent aletter to ebay who then informed me of"spoof" sellers on ebay.
I then emailed the ifcc who sent a report the FBI and to my local police station.who can't help me as not big enough for FBI and local won't touch it as "international matter" they said.
As i am now at a dead stop on this matter can any one out their please help me.
P.S I have all the emails i sent and recevied of these evil people,so i am not a spoof!!
Christopher
brookfield
Ireland
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Dave
Jacksonville,Florida,
U.S.A.
The Oldest Trick In The Book
#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, October 07, 2005
Unfortunately for you, it was a scam. It has nothing to do with an Ebay ripoff. This has been going on for many years, in all sorts of internet sites.
These people post non-existent ads for items at an incredibly low cost. This should be your first clue that something is amiss.
Then, they contact you using Ebay logos and such, and ask you to wire money. THIS IS YOUR BIGGEST CLUE THAT THIS IS NOT LEGIT!!!
Ebay posts very clearly NEVER SEND MONEY TO A SELLER VIA WESTERN UNION. I also blame Western Union for not alerting you that this could be a fraud. Usually they do when a large cash amount is being wired, especially out of the country. Did they warn you? Did the 'seller' tell you NOT to tell Western Union that this was an Ebay transaction because of 'tax liabilities'? That is another trick they pull.
You will never get your money back. That is why you should NEVER use Western Union unless you're sending money to a friend or relative. NEVER NEVER NEVER! It is completely untracable.