Beware scam phone calls supposedly from eBay customer support

[downeyas]

Hi everyone - I received a telephone call this morning supposedly from eBay customer support. They informed me that 1 of my orders from 3 March has been returned to eBay head Office Sydney.

I have just spent the past 2 hours going through all my sales from March and the end of February, in eBay & PayPal & my webste, but can fnd no order corresponding to what they told me was on the invoice - they couldn't give me the buyers ID and wouldn't give me the address either. They then asked me if I would give them my address so they could return the supposed items to me - I said no.

I have spoken with Customer Support on the phone and they have verified that the call was from them but it came from an agent in the 'back office' and was a courtesy call only - they said that there was no Payment Summary in with the order - not true because I send one with every order that I mail out - that they can't give me the buyers address because that is an invasion on the buyers privacy but that they can ask me for my address because I am a seller.

I was going to close all of my eBay listings and my store at the end of April anyway, but because of this, I have done that already.

Good luck to all that are staying wth eBay, may you have lots and lots of sales - Sandra - downeyas 🙂

[barbybo]

I too just got a phone call thanking me for my Ebay order of $285 and advising it has been charged to my account.

Please press 1 to speak to Ebay Customer Service.

It was from Mobile 0467 211 639.

I hung up!

Will they never give up.

Annoying 

Barb 

[tazzieterror]

I wonder if it was the caller who rang the OP of this topic....five years ago!!

[countessalmirena]

You never know, tazzieterror... These scammers are tenacious. They might have been on hold for five years and have now realised that the callee was never going to come back to the phone...

[south.coffee]

I've been waiting 5 YEARS for a call back, maybe they rang the WRONG NUMBER !!

[kristyanfros-0]

I got this same call, I called the number back and I got an answer machine, the person who actually owns the number called me back and was highly confused...
Scammers and hackers are getting really good at this stuff 😂😂

[paper-jack]

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@kristyanfros-0 wrote:
I got this same call, I called the number back and I got an answer machine, the person who actually owns the number called me back and was highly confused...
Scammers and hackers are getting really good at this stuff 😂😂

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And some scammers are getting desperate. A recent phone call to inform me there was a problem with my internet came at a time when I'd just sat down with a cup of coffee so I decided to play along. I soon got bored and told the caller there was no point going on with her ridiculous claims. Instead of hanging up she started arguing with me, even shouting that she was a real person (now that I agreed with) and there really was a problem with my internet (which I didn't agree with so I hung up).

But the best ever was the scammer who rang my sister back at 2am one morning, and in reply to her suggestion around 4pm that he F*** O**, he screamed down the line " you very rude F*****g lady" not sure if he stayed on the line long enough to hear her laughter.

[Anonymous]

I got a call today from 08 7200 4757

 and how the scam goes Ebay support someone has purchased a gift card for 250.00 so this is a coutesy call to see if you authorized that. etc etc. they will also want you depending on you phone to download some software. It was at that point I made fun of them

I have called them back 25 times so far because I like to bug them

I have also called one time claiming to be from the ATO ( another scam ) and informed them they are being watched for tax fraud

LOL

such great fun... wish I had more time

[the_charm_place]

If there is no return address it is held at the " lost mail center":

[davewil1964]

And this has to do with scam phone calls, how?

[the_charm_place]

Member
6:10 PM
Just got a phone call ebay customer service. Automated message saying, you have a just purchased a $200 ebay gift card and will be direct debited for this amount. If you did not make this transaction, please call.......... ( was an au area code of 02) but according to telstra it was likely international as they can use an Australian number. Just warning people as most just think dont click links.
I called the number I gad for ebay customer support. They said any call from ebay will also be a record in your ebay email.
So be wary !!!! Its not just links. Should have called back to see the purpose but assuming they would want to confirm bank details lol. Like you would forget buying an ebay gift card. What's odd os how do they know the owner of the number has an ebay account? I gad called customer support a few times in the just fortnight? Wondering if they can be hacking into call history ?