topic Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts? in Buying

Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

beerandpizzaplz — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:39:19 GMT

Too layzee and disinterested to do so myself - search item description "CELEBRATE 3000TH ORDER BY GIVING BACK TO THE AMAZING CUSTOMERS" if anyone wants a project. 🙂

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

beerandpizzaplz — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:44:46 GMT

Or "FROM THE STORE WILL GET IT ONLY FOR" searching description gives 50 odd zero feedback sellers that is clearly the same guy.... No idea if it's just a "creative" 2nd hand store?

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

twyngwyn — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 03:24:19 GMT

what's the item number, please?

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

sugar249 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 04:51:06 GMT

Obviously you are not to concerned, otherwise you would do it.

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

sandypebbles — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:04:43 GMT

It actually sounds like a tag line for a pizza place

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

sugar249 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:11:52 GMT

@sandypebbles wrote:
It actually sounds like a tag line for a pizza place

Looks like the decision for dinner tonight is final

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

beerandpizzaplz — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:12:46 GMT

Sorry for my silence - only just had an email notification of a reply today.

395134511183

is one, but as I said, there are multiple (63 at this time) different zero feedback sellers of items with the same text within the description.

They can be found most easily if you advanced search -item and description- for the exact phrase contained within all of them "FROM THE STORE WILL GET IT ONLY FOR" (include quotation marks).

I made a report to ebay of one or two last week, but many high value items are still up today.... Not sure what can be done if they simply make another and another (etc.) account for each item (and seem to point to multiple off site stores).

Thanks!

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

twyngwyn — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:24:10 GMT

It makes no sense....from the store is nearly $1000 dearer????

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

beerandpizzaplz — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:15:30 GMT

All I know is it's a high value item (location USA) for auction from a 0 feedback new account (seller location Australia) which seems like a scam....

But the same seller (another account) has a **bleep**py item worth a couple of bucks 315087917566 so I am a little confused....

It's all very weird.

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

twyngwyn — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:56:27 GMT

once again, dearer via their store.. 99c auction (on eBay) vs $2 via store.....does their store (outside eBay) even exist??

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

springyzone — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:00:19 GMT

Extremely suss. I can only properly open the second link you gave, the one starting at 99c auction.

There's so much wrong with that ad, where to start?

Firstly, the body of the ad rabbits on about how the first 100 customers get it for $2, but the auction starts at 99c. If only one person bids, they should by rights get it for 99c.

And if the bidding goes above $2, the seller would be paying ebay fees on that, so the sensible thing would be to list at a buy it now price of $2 with 100 available. If they were genuine.

Which they are not as they are in Aust and the location of items, if they even exist, is USA.

I tried the first item number you gave and it showed me a product that sold 2 days ago for close to $300. But when I actually click on that item, it doesn't take me to the ad at all, which it normally would. All that comes up is the name of the graphics card and an invitation to review that actual product. I am wondering if ebay has closed that seller or sale down.

To me, it screams scam but I am not sure what they are after as new selling accounts have the money held by ebay for 30 days. Maybe they hope they will rope in lots of gullible new buyers who don't know how to make a claim or maybe they are after buyer details but as they won't even see how a buyer paid, I am struggling to figure out how it works.

Re: Reporting multiple ~scam accounts?

beerandpizzaplz — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:36:54 GMT

Yes, only 13 up today just made a link to the search I guess reporting the others got them removed.... I feel like it's something that ebay should be writing some algorithm to flag for internal review - shirly some bot could crawl through and compare text commonalities within the body of listings to identify things like this, whatever it is (of course it might be a "one off" and not be worth it).