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OT-- A friend of mine was scammed!
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Posted by Brian in NY on April 11, 2005 at 06:06:15 from (24.97.74.126):
Thought this might be further proof (if you need any) that if a deal sounds too good to be true, it is. Period. A friend of mine was bidding on a snowmobile on ebay. He was outbid, and auction ended. Several days later someone posing as the seller emailed him, advising him that the winning bidder could not come up with the cash, and the guy would be willing to sell the sled to my friend for his high bid. Of course, the seller also mentioned that he had a problem with his email, and would have to conduct remainder of the transaction via phone//off ebay. SO they talked, arranged the deal....fake seller says "what the hay...if you send me a cashier"s check for the full amount right away, I will ship it to you for free (I think it was in Michigan somewhere) since my brother in law owns a trucking company" My friend gets a loan from his wife"s parents and sends the cashier"s check.
The check cleared.....but sled never showed up and they could no longer contact the "seller".
They attempted to contact the seller via ebay, and got in touch with the REAL seller who said..."I sold that sled a couple of weeks ago to the high bidder on ebay...it is long gone." I was aware of this kind of scam, and would never even dream of sending a $2500 cashier"s check to someone I never met. I wish my friend would have asked for my (or someone else"s) opinion before going through with this.
Greed gets the best of us, I suppose. The deal was too good to pass up, right? Don"t let it happen to you or anyone you know.
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