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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 04:12 AM
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Just got in from work and have this email saying ;

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Money was sent today.Please e-mail me as soon as possible because I want to know when I receive my package.
Thank you,
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And i have checked i have not had a payment from this person nor have i sold any thing to him ????
How ever i have sold a turbo to a bloke in the USA which i have sent and its not his user name ect ???

When i went to check on his feadback and User name ect it came up as page not found


So is this some kind of scam ??????? And if so how the f%$k can it work as your not going to turn arond and give them a refound when they have paid you any thing
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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If it sounds like a scam, it probably is....


im SURE someone else posted something VERY similar yesterday m8 an its DEFFO a scam
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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Definitely a scam.
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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definately a scam, its probably just a way of them getting your Ebay name/password etc!!

Tossers!
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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SCAM
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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Yes
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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hiya mate i got one like that from the same place saying he sent the money and wanted to know when he was getting his camera and begging me not to rip him off for the sake of his kids............ very suspect me thinks
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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Thanks all i opened the link to ebay that was in there email And it came up with 1 Alert Then i opened a 2nd Ebay by opening it not thought the link and it was gone so it was a Fake Page ect
Good thing i did'nt go Any further


Thanks All
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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ebay's getting dangerous
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