How to Spot eBay Automobile and Computer Scams
With cars, you will generally find that scammers try to get you to send them money in advance, for whatever reason., But there never was a car!, While it's not an outright scam, what you might find is that the car does turn up, but simply doesn't...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: With cars
For some reason, some people aren't all that reluctant to pay 50% or 25% of the money before delivery using a relatively insecure payment method, especially on a car.
They reason that the seller will obviously deliver it, as they'll want the other half of the money. -
Step 2: you will generally find that scammers try to get you to send them money in advance
Pictures of cars aren't hard to find, and the experienced scammers will have a whole library of pictures of different cars.
The seller just got your $5,000 for nothing, and you can leave them all the negative feedback you like.
They'll just go and open another eBay account and find their next sucker. , If this happens to you then you should open an eBay dispute and say your item was not as described
- you might get a partial refund. -
Step 3: for whatever reason.
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Step 4: But there never was a car!
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Step 5: While it's not an outright scam
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Step 6: what you might find is that the car does turn up
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Step 7: but simply doesn't live up to the description - it has been oversold
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Step 8: in the tradition of used car dealers through the ages.
Detailed Guide
For some reason, some people aren't all that reluctant to pay 50% or 25% of the money before delivery using a relatively insecure payment method, especially on a car.
They reason that the seller will obviously deliver it, as they'll want the other half of the money.
Pictures of cars aren't hard to find, and the experienced scammers will have a whole library of pictures of different cars.
The seller just got your $5,000 for nothing, and you can leave them all the negative feedback you like.
They'll just go and open another eBay account and find their next sucker. , If this happens to you then you should open an eBay dispute and say your item was not as described
- you might get a partial refund.
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