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laken1


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Well, new to me anyway - I am the queen of getting spam / spoof emails trying to get my precious ebay sign on from me - I am a hawk at catching these bad guys - I hate it so much. But this one was new to me & almost got me - stating that someone filed a complaint against me for an item that wasn't sent. Here is a copy of the email:

Hello,
A complaint has been filed against you in the Fraud Reporting Form at
eBay.
*******************************************
FRAUD COMPLAINT
Complaint Tracking Number: 2000604522
By: x x@x.x
Item #: 2996804910
Winning Bid: $56.00
Payment Method: PAYPAL
Date Complaint Filed: Feb-19-05 11:49:48 PDT
Nature of Complaint:
I sent a payment but never received any merchandise.
Text of Complaint: I won an auction for a $500 Pep Boys Gift
Certificate. It was a certificate number which you entered after ordering
online. We were told by Pep Boys, that the certificate number was stolen
and not valid.
********************************************
In the next 3 days, please visit the Fraud Reporting Form to resolve
this complaint with caseylynncarroll. If you do not do so,
caseylynncarroll will receive information about the appropriate agencies
to contact and/or to file charges against you. Moreover, if these agencies
determine that you have committed fraud, eBay will suspend your membership
privileges.
The Fraud Reporting Form is accessible at :

https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?fraud

Regards, If you are not aware of this item being sold on your ebay account, Please
goto the link below and reactivate your account status.

https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?fraud

Regards,

Thank you,
Fraud Reporting Form
Please note: eBay does not endorse the claims of either party set forth
in this complaint. We are merely trying to facilitate a satisfactory
resolution between you and caseylynncarroll by acting as a reporting and
information service. We hope it is not necessary, but if you have any
questions regarding the validity of these claims or your position in
the matter, you are encouraged to seek the advice of legal counsel.

This makes me SO SO SO SO SO SO mad, so I thought I would share.

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Andrea Julia


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Geez...that would almost get me, too.  They put a lot of work into making it look authentic.  As a rule, when I get something like this, I just go and log into ebay on my own (not using the link in the e-mail).  I figure if something is really going on, it will repeat it when I log in.


Did you ever really sell a Pep Boys certificate?  If so, it makes it kind of scary because it means they researched you first.



-- Edited by Andrea Julia at 21:34, 2005-07-13

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