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  • Report:  #686337

Complaint Review: SCAMMED BY EBAY - California, llorin Internet

Reported By:
KissLJ - Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
Submitted:
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SCAMMED BY EBAY
California, llorin, Internet, United States of America
Phone:
Web:
www.ebay.com
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In January 2010 I was ripped off from an online auction, a customer was to purchase a cell phone via Ebay the amount that the cell phone was worth is 210.00 they won the auction fairly the persons name is Latani Jame located in Arizona. We had a dispute along with a misunderstanding which scared her in purchasing the phone. I wanted to offer Latani an alternative when she contacted me, she said she was not located in Arizona she was in Japan on a business trip Ebay had her phone number and I tried to white page it. Latani asked of impossible task she wanted me to send the cell phone to her son in Nigeria as that is whom she was purchasing it for. It was Nokai cell phone a very nice one with 3.2 megapixle camera sim card I was going to use this cell phone for myself but decided to make a profit to help wiht some bills. I did the favour she asked of me and I sent the phone without knowing the payment was not in my pay pal. I got a tracking number from posting the phone at a nearby USPS and tracked the phone it arrived as I received e-mail from the Nigerian customs stating it had. Latani never sent money through pay pal instead she canceled the auction on Ebay and I had to open a resolution to be resolved Ebay refused to help with me I have contacted Pay Pal on several occasions. No response from either end as they could not track any payments...I was new to the world of online selling and buying. Instead of being a fun experience for me this experience has been the worse for me.

I was told to send money for the USPS insurance for the cell phones return I did in increment's of payments starting with 59.99 to Western Union then 49.99 another 49.99 they kept asking and asking me for more money than they can chew. Western Union has yet to do anything as well I recently made a report to them. I have been working with Jim Davod for sometime he has been milking for 100USD to get the package insured now he is a flip flop character I asked each time for a tracking number towards these payments then he will turn around and say 35USD again. I keep saying sir I sent you payments already 35USD should equal to 100 of your money to send this cell phone back. Can you since the frustration? It is hard to work with someone who does not understand English well. I am overall frustrated and need help I am about to give up on locating this cell phone because I have feeling USPS in Nigeria lost my cell phone to Fed Ex in Amsterdam at least that is what I have been told. For all I know the cell phone could be sitting at someones house collecting money from me senselessly. It is hard and they do not understand nor they sympathize with you. I really could use some help I would love a refund from E-Bay in replacing this phone overall it has cost me 230USD in trying to retrieve it on my own. Executing people publicly is the only way to get help I need. Thanks for reading.

-Jolanta



2 Updates & Rebuttals

JHK

Tallahassee,
Florida,
United States of America
Oldest Scam on the earth

#2General Comment

Tue, January 25, 2011

The other comment was right on. Ebay didn't rip you off; the buyer did. What's worse is that you let them rip you off. How do you NOT know when funds are in your paypal account?

Your own naivete about how online sales work is what did you in. NEVER, ever, ship anything anywhere until the funds are received (even after Paypal sends you an e-mail that funds are in your account, GO to your account and SEE the funds). Even a normal ebay purchase can go wrong if you ship too early. Getting something free will turn some people into criminals.

Another common Nigerian scam is to use a foreign check. You deposit the check, and it appears to have cleared, and you ship the item. Then you find out the check is not real, and you just shipped the item for free. Foreign checks take two months to clear (or whatever your bank specifies; verify validity, etc. with your bank, BEFORE you ship).

Another variation of that is for the buyer to "over pay" with a foreign check, and ask you to refund the overage amount via Western Union. DON"T do it. The check is never real, so you would be doubly hurting yourself, not only by shipping the item, but by sending additional money. But it happens all of the time. Red flags are Nigeria (in fact, anything foreign), Western Union, poor English or spelling, and some sort of urgency (rushing you to ship, or to pay, etc.)


Stacey

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.
scam

#3Consumer Comment

Tue, January 25, 2011

The buyer scammed you not Ebay - the clue should have been Nigeria. You will not get your phone back.

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