Scammed on eBay

[unit_number_43]

One of my coworkers here at the shop got taken for $3,200 on an eBay scam. OUCH! He thought he was buying a 97' mustang and ended up buying a headache instead.

It inspired me to write a little instructional guide on how to keep from getting scammed on eBay. http://adam.cavanaughclan.net/

[mannos]

lmfao
how did they manage that?

[unit_number_43]

the guy had his car on ebay, then took it down and told my coworker that he'd put it back up, sent him a link...but the link he gave him wasn't to ebay at all. it was to a mirrored ebay site this guy had made. and then my buddy won the auction and... here's the big mistake... sent him the money through western union. pretty upsetting.

[mannos]

poor bugger
i cant imagine he'll get his money back to be honest

[tomSTAR]

Thats quite the money he lost. Well for me its alot

[Rai]

There are warnings about these scams on the eBay website. I'd suicide if something like that happened to me ._.

[VoodooGypsy]

Alaska is said to have the highest rating for eBay scams. I dont use eBay though, I dont buy anything really.

[FreakyLime]

I thought the highest was Nigeria?

[Tyson]

I don't think I could ever send that much money over the internet, I just don't trust anyone lol.

[unit_number_43]

The guy ended up getting 6 other people and about $25,000 out of the scam. Texas state police are trying to track him down right now.