[Leica] OT: eBay Scams on high-dollar items

[rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com (Rob McClure)]

Jim,

One of our bank's customers just got taken in a Nigerian scam.  Thought 
they were getting a $30000 Bimmer for $9000.  Duh!  Daily we have 
customers trying to deposit lottery "winnings" checks from contests 
they never entered.  Always a scam but they think somehow they have hit 
it big.  Customers are giving out their debit card numbers and PINS 
like crazy after receiving fake emails from banks and paypal.

I have never seen anything like this wholesale thievery (and consumer 
foolishness given all the publicity of these scams) in 30 years in 
banking.

Rob McClure


On Mar 20, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> This sort of scam is becoming quite frequent with high-dollar items.  
> I've
> seen it regularly with expensive restored antique cars.  Most often, 
> the
> bidding will start (with no reserve) at something silly, like $10.  
> There
> will be a notice in the description that there's a "buy it now" price 
> at a
> well-below-market rate, but only if you contact the seller though a 
> separate
> e-mail address.
>
> Bottom line: if it's too good to be true, that's exactly right.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
>
>