Make sure you report them so at least eBay will yank their ID's. Tom P.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lovda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:56 PM Subject: EOS New ebay Scams > I don't know if any others of you out there have been > hit with this but in the last week I have suddenly > received 4-5 messages from individuals using the ebay > system for contacting other members. > > They are virtually identical. They all state they saw > me bid on other similar Canon items but are so "fed > up" with scammers from Indonesia they want to sell the > item direct. They will set up a one bidder auction on > ebay in which I would be the only legitimate bidder. > I always answer "Sure, I'm interested" but ask for > their phone number for a short chat and their mailing > address (street number, not PO Box). Everyone answers > back with the same reply that they are on a "business" > trip in Europe and I should use some escrow service or > contact them using e-mail. When I tell them to > contact me after they "return" from their trip and > that they never answered my question about their phone > number and address, I have yet to receive a followup > message. > > Now the spammers create junk mail, not just jam up the > auction site. > > John > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
