I contacted ebay fraud office and told them about these scams but they have done nothing. Best of luck.
Chris
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Recently I got one of those scam e-mails.
Dear sir, i saw that you bidd on Apple iBook 900MHz and i want to offer you the same one for a lower price of 580$.Check my feedback for seriosity (id: ladxxx).If you are interesed mail me on [EMAIL PROTECTED](Names changed to protect the innocent)
I reported it to eBay after checking that the "seller" had a great record of selling dolls and "bric-a-brac", low-cost items, and finding the spelling was like a 14 year old using big words, or a foreigner that doesn't write English very well. (This was for an Apple 900MHZ PB).
Although eBay clearly states that the investigations are confidential and you may not receive any more e-mails from them,
eBay's SafeHarbor Department usually reviews all reports of spam within 24 hours. Please keep in mind that the action taken based on your report
is confidential. For privacy reasons, we will not be able to keep you informed of any developments; however, we pledge to quickly examine your
report and apply our guidelines fairly.
in this particular case I received this e-mail, which I quote:
Hello,
The recent email sent from this account was the result of an unauthorized account takeover. The password was guessed or discovered and then used to send email like the message you received. Unfortunately, we were not made aware of this activity until after the email had been sent. We are now in the process of getting the account restored to its true owner.
Let me suggest a few ways this takeover could have occurred.
First, if the user had a relatively simple password or password hint
So, yes, they do investigate, although they are so swamped with work that most of the time they are unable to write back.
As I said before, being a member since '96, and having successfully completed more than a 900 transactions, I have found that the Mac crowd there is like the Mac crowd here: Honest and helpful. Of course, whenever an item goes above $400, I insist in an escrow service, and I have been following Chris tips for years.
Best regards. Hugo Diaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] macnifico at eBay (535 positive feedback)
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