Ebay- IMPOSTOR

Cole – Jun 04, 2020

Victim Location 06084

Total money lost $2,000

Type of a scam Online Purchase

Was looking for RV on facebook marketplace. Contacted seller who said she lost her husband..and was selling it to get rid of it. She said Ebay was going to be the vendor so I contacted them. They gave me all the correct information including VIN number. EBAY said they would deliver to my house as part of promotion. I called their number several times… voicemail was thanks for calling ebay. Sent emails back and forth. My mistake was they said I should gift cards for payment from ebay…wasn’t thinking and I did…big mistake…email address they used was [email protected]

And they created a replica ebay email .awful….never pay until you receive. They also used Facebook Marketplace with legit 3rd party vendors. Email address used was [email protected]

William – May 24, 2020

Victim Location 85042

Total money lost $1,600

Type of a scam Online Purchase

I inquired about a 2009 Casita trailer, I got an email from [email protected] requesting $800 in ebay gift cards, I sent them 4 ebay gift cards at $200 each to start the transaction of the purchase, then ebay seller indicated the 2009 Casita was sold at undervalue, and $800 more was needed for insurance, I sent 4 more ebay gift cards at $200 each, after they got the $1600 in ebay gift cards from me, suddenly contact was halted from the seller side. When I notified ebay about it, and gave them the redemption codes to these 8 ebay gift cards to freeze these cards, and to trace the tracking numbers, they indicated the could not do that, I had to call 3 times and hopefully the freeze was finally put on the cards for tracking purposes. I need to have the $1600 refunded to me from ebay, since they will be the ones to benefit from the scam, I feel if they do not refund my $1600 they are allowing scammers to use them for scamming innocent victims.

Scott – May 01, 2020

Victim Location 27508

Total money lost $800

Type of a scam Online Purchase

The scammer was first contacted by email, she was saleing a truck. I asked about price because it seemed a little low and she claimed she was military that her husband passed away two months ago and that it was his truck. She was leaving with her medical team and was going to be gone for a year and did not want to pay to store it and for ins while she was gone so she was just trying to get rid of it fast. She asked for shipping info and said eBay would be in contact with us shortly. Not long after eBay contacted us by email we had to pay by gift card and the payment was going to be held until delivery.

Lawrence – Mar 04, 2020

Victim Location 28052

Total money lost $2,600

Type of a scam Counterfeit Product

I was scammed by someone selling a car thru ebay

Joanna –

Victim Location 90026

Total money lost $2,500

Type of a scam Online Purchase

Scammer posted a 2004 Toyota Tacoma with 87000 miles and only wanted $1500 for it, on Craigslist, with a sorry story that her husband just died 2 months ago and she is selling it so she will not remember her husband and if I would like it she has it in a warehouse in Billing Montana and [email protected] is going to process it it I wanted it. It should have been a red flag to me when they only wanted OneVanilla gift card for payment. I

Shannon –

Victim Location 11372

Type of a scam Online Purchase

on August 22 ,2019 i paid $444.18 via bitcoin purchasing ebay account through this website.It was advertised on website that account will be delivered within 3-4 days .Its been about a month and they didn’t provide any account.I sent them several emails but they keep saying that they will provide refund but they never did.I tried to contact them in facebook page too but they blocked me and now they are ignoring my emails.They scammed me $444.18 and don"t way how many victims they have.Please find out proper solution.

Andrea –

Victim Location 77033

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I got a check in the mail for $1,967.00 and was told to get $1,600 worth of eBay gift cards upon depositing the check into my bank, scratch off and send pictures of front and back of cards,then take a survey of the cashier, store activity etc., without telling anyone, then keep the cards for future assignments.

Adam –

Victim Location 35217

Total money lost $2,000

Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The person post to Craigslist and using EBay company name scamming on cars that’s not available and is using EBay for it

Javier –

Victim Location 43465

Type of a scam Online Purchase

Food Trailer for sale in Montana on Ebay Seller wants them to use Ebay Gift Cards not PayPal. Buyer Wants to know how that works. Wants her top scratch off the #’s on back of gift cards. They are shipping Food Trailer from Montana to her home no charge shipping. They are sending a Ebay employee to her home to collect cards & she will decide then if she wants to make the purchase or not.

Jerome –

Victim Location 85603

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Ebay surveys is a scam dont fall for it.

Craig –

Victim Location 95695

Total money lost $1,200

Type of a scam Online Purchase

my Son and his friend were looking to perches a motorcycle. they seen and add on

per the person sealing it Rebecca Puckett she told them that she will like to use EBAY re the payment and that she will set this up for them. They received en email that they need to pay by Ebay gift cards. Each boy perches a 600 dollars card. on the order number form Ebay it gave them a number 1818-921-4841. they call the number and have the gift cards number. two days letter the got an other eamil asking to call and pay a insurance for the shipment and that they will give them the money back after they deliver. This is when it gave them a red flag.

i did call ebay and try see if they can help us. But because this was not perches thru there web side they will not help.

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