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Curt Palme
CRT Tech
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Langley, BC
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Moose
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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Location: Minnesota
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I love it! I wished I was so clever. I wonder why these scammers always want buyers to contact them off Ebay, a dead giveaway of a scam. Wouldn't they get more money if they tried to make the auction appear as legitimate as possible?
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Heywood Jablome
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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The real (human) tragedy is the fact that an eBay seller with 5200+ feedback can have fallen for the phishing schemes that result in a hijacked account.
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-- Baron Alexander von Humboldt: 1769-1859
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garyfritz
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
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Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Yeah. Look at the seller's previous auctions -- it's all low-dollar cosmetics and skin-care items. The items are all in the UK. There is no "email me" scammery going on.
Now suddenly they start listing a whole bunch of expensive electronics, located in "Pula, United States" (!?), and you have to contact "MrSell99@aol.com" so he can cancel the items??
I'm sure it's legit....... NOT!!
I sent the account owner an email warning them of the scam listings. Hopefully the scammer doesn't intercept it. 
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