ok, so heres my sitution, i sold a nokia n-gage (phone) on ebay for bout 84 bucks, than the buyer asked me if i had somthing else to sell, i told him a playstaion2, he said ok, next day he sent me 2 emails saying that its from paypal and that he has send the payment for both items so i had to ship both items as the emial told me to, after a week or so, i realized i hadent recived any payment so i contacted paypal, they told me that those emails were fake or "fishing emails" and that they were not responsible for it, ebay was, oh yea and i couldnt stop the shipping of the items either, so i reported the buyer on ebay but they didnt do anything cause he had closed his account, now I HAVE LOST ABOUT 300 DOLLARS, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
2006-09-17 04:24:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
You are going to have to file a police report. You can also file an internet crime report here:
http://www.ic3.gov/
I am very sorry this happened to you. PayPal will not be able to help you. They had nothing to do with it. They never took any money from this person. It was a fake email. You should always, ALWAYS check your PayPal account before shipping, especially for an expensive item. If it is not in there, something is wrong. These scammers search & search for people to do this to. Ebay will only close his account. They really can't do anything further. I would contact Live Help on the Ebay.com's home page & tell them the situation & see if they have any other ways to handle situations like this. Good Luck to you!
2006-09-18 16:03:56 · answer #1 · answered by shopper_143 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File a police report. If you shipped out of state, file a report with the FBI. This person has undoubtedly pulled the same scam on other people. This may constitute mail fraud, which is a felony.
But I doubt that you will see your money or the items again.
Did you ship to a street address or a P.O.Box or to general delivery? If a street address, which I doubt, it should not be difficult for the authorities to find this guy.
2006-09-17 04:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 01:47:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You out of luck. Next time check your paypal account for cleared funds. never trust anyone off of ebay. lesson learned this time. You may want to contact the local authorities in youe local town and there and file a report.
2006-09-17 04:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by Waterworking 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do seek a legal remedy.
Fraud in any form is to be checked by the educated.
The loss may or may not be big for you, but you shouldn't allow cheats to go unpunished.
Do report the matter.
2006-09-17 04:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by Lotus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your own fault never ship base on an email....ship when the money is in hand
2006-09-17 04:27:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a ebay seller. check out my auctions screen name randjo79. any way you can file a claim with paypal and the can investigate it and give money back. you can also file with ebay. let me know if you have any more questions
2006-09-17 12:57:11 · answer #7 · answered by randjo79 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is suck . thanks for the warning. do u still have those emails or did u delete them. u should definately complain to paypal because the scam used their name. it is bad for their reputaion.
also ask them what can u do to report this situation
2006-09-17 04:28:04 · answer #8 · answered by Eva Daniel Rn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't eBay a wonderful way to make money? You can make yourself rich there ... if you're a crook ...
2006-09-17 04:34:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋