It seems that new and more sophistcated scams are on the increase , I got an email today from ebay warning me about a recent buyer that they are scammers and send fake emails that their payment has gone through and not to post luckily I checked and I had opened a non payment case against them and no they never paid  . Thank you for letting everyone know although I dont post international its good to know and please anyone else that has come across a new scam please let us know on these pages , happy buying and selling every one ,good luck to all 🙂

It's not a new scam - it's been around for at least a year.

I would of never entered in my details as Im well aware of how Pishing scams work, clicking the link itself would of done no harm either, Only putting in my information would of been the bad bit. I'm just shocked though.. I am aware of these scams have been going on for years.. I've had 1000's in my day... But I just never knew they could be this smart... -_- They did well at playing the customer thats for sure.

I should also mention that I don't post international.

I would of never entered in my details as Im well aware of how Pishing scams work, clicking the link itself would of done no harm either, Only putting in my information would of been the bad bit. I'm just shocked though.. I am aware of these scams have been going on for years.. I've had 1000's in my day... But I just never knew they could be this smart... -_- They did well at playing the customer thats for sure.

As I said, they look for self-selectors. It is not what I would consider smart to claim an INR for something the seller doesn't sell. But that's just me, I'm sure there are plenty of self-selectors who would fall for it. Otherwise the scammers wouldn't keep trying it on.

aren't we supposed to report these scams somewhere?

I mean, not eBay - the police or fraud squad or sumfin?

I know I reported a zillion eBay peeps to the fraud squad for making a profit............

(Disclaimer: just joking on the last line - there's a thread somewhere about profit making being fraud)

aren't we supposed to report these scams somewhere?   I mean, not eBay - the police or fraud squad or sumfin?     I know I reported a zillion eBay peeps to the fraud squad for making a profit............     (Disclaimer: just joking on the last line - there's a thread somewhere about profit making being fraud)

Ozzie gov. scamwatch link below

http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900

report a scam on the link below

https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/reportascam/

Protect yourself from online shopping & auction scams Use your common sense: the offer may be a scam.

You can contact your local office of fair trading, ASIC or the ACCC for assistance.

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I'm just shocked though.. I am aware of these scams have been going on for years.. I've had 1000's in my day... But I just never knew they could be this smart...

it's not that scammers rely on being smart . . . . they rely on dumb targets.

You should forward a copy to spoof@ebay.com.au (or maybe not the au on the end).

You can also send any dodgy Paypal emails to spoof@paypal.com.au