Just got scammed from Ebay seller.?

Question

I have been buying/selling from Ebay for about 2 years and just got scammed $70. The new seller sold me a modem and only accepted checks or money orders. I sent a personal check and it was cleared but when I called the seller and uh the number was disconnected, & I sent several e-mails without any response. Today I looked up his feedbacks & there is someone else that did not get their item. I know it was only $70, but when monies tight it hurts. I was trying to save myself $25 for a new modem that AT&t sells for $90 including shipping. I did learn a lesson. But if anyone lives in PHOENIX, ARIZONA AND KNOWS NICOLE OR ROBERT MILLER 3806 W. STATE AVE. APT #7. LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE EBAY SCAMMERS AND THEY COULD GO TO JAIL FOR SCAMMING. AND tell Robert I want my AT&T wireless modem/router. I didn't know what section to put this in.

If anyone knows these dishonest people or live near by them let me know.

Answer 1

escape,



have you filed an Item Not Received complaint with ebay yet? do that.



then, since the sellers phone # doesn't work, report him for Invalid Contact Information. they may go NARU.



i fear your money is gone.



you could contact the sellers local police and tell them what happened. they may already be familiar with these people.



please email me on my ID here and send me the sellers ebay ID. i will see what i can do as far as getting them canned.



and from now on if you insist on buying on ebay, ALWAYS pay through PAYPAL and fund it with a CREDIT CARD.



then if anything goes wrong and PAYPAL can't get you a refund, you then have the option of filing for a CHARGEBACK through your CC provider.



PAY SAFE, STAY SAFE!

Answer 2

The first thing to do is contact Western Union with the tracking number and find out where exactly the money was picked up. If it was picked up in another country, then you can't do anything and neither can the police as their jurisdiction does not extend overseas Besides, if this person used a proxy he was probably smart enough to use an alias and proxy server on his account so there's no way to track him - you don't know his real name or where he is. Why did you pay thru Western Union instead of Paypal? if you had paid through Paypal on Ebay you would have been refunded by filing a dispute. Unfortunately you are not protected by Ebay if you don't pay thru Paypal

Answer 3

Did you turn this into eBay? I'm sorry for your troubles. I too have been using eBay for a while as a buyer and seller. I got scammed once too for about $140. Never again. Bet you wont pay buy check anymore huh? PayPal is the best way bc they refund your money back bc of the buyer protection policy. Call your bank and tell them you got scammed and see what they can do. They might be able to trace where it got cashed. They do take this seriously as fraud. Good Luck.

Answer 4

Did you report this to ebay? Write a quick message to Ebay and let them know that you have already tryed to resolve the problem with the seller and you haven't received a response back. Ebay will start an investigation and hopefully get you your money back. Also next time pay using paypal or bidpay, it's safer than paying via personal check.

Answer 5

you need to hire disreputable people who have a knack for making people comply in their own uniquely convincing way.

Answer 6

Ouch! be careful from now on, always.