heads-up..scam!

[estwing]

watch out!http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=72202

[Seafury]

I think it was also ebay last night as well

[Cornelius Varley]

I think everyone already knows about this scam. It usually gets reported and removed soon after.

[northwalesparry]

Why was this a scam? please explain.

[Scott]

thanks for the heaads up....(not that I'm in the market )

[Cornelius Varley]

Why was this a scam? please explain.

The genuine ebay account is hacked and new items such as telescopes (always the Astrophysics 6"), digital camera, keyboards, guitars and mountain bikes are inserted into the seller's other listings. You can usually tell the scam items because the alwats have a buy now price of £1500 and you are required to contact the "seller" through their g mail account. The items for sale don't actually exist, the photographs are copied from older ebay listings.

[Paul M]

Why oh why can't ebay stop this chancer?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Astrophysics-6-f12-Superplanetary-refractor-on-Losmandy-Celestron-G11-mount-/390650841758?pt=UK_Photography_Telescopes&hash=item5af49aca9e

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Meade-LX200-ACF-GPS-14-Catadioptric-SCT-Telescope-/271266622465?pt=UK_Photography_Telescopes&hash=item3f28c02c01

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Meade-12-LX200GPS-Telescope-W-UHTC-Extras-/390650841672?pt=UK_Photography_Telescopes&hash=item5af49aca48

These will be taken down soon enough but they'll be back!

[rowan46]

Why oh why can't ebay stop this chancer?

My guess is that they can't without changing all their software. The odds are they don't even know it's happening until it's reported.

[ollypenrice]

Why can't he be caught? If money goes into an account surely that account can be traced? What am I missing?

Olly

[Paul M]

I think because the scammers insist all transactions are carried out privately via a non ebay e.mail address and quite likely via wire transfer ebay will wash their hands of any complaint/claim.

The scammers must hook the odd unsuspecting buyer for them to keep trying it.

[E621Keith]

Why can't he be caught? If money goes into an account surely that account can be traced? What am I missing?

Olly

I think it's either the police can't be bother or the scammer operates abroad and outside our police's jurisdiction.

[Davey-T]

Had an email recently from someone offering me the latest Photoshop for silly money, said I could pay by Western money transfer because " that's what most people prefer " doh

Dave