[MOPO] PROBABLE FRAUD

[Walter Reuben]

This afternoon, a previously unknown ebay buyer did BUY IT NOW on two items I had just listed, a THIS ISLAND EARTH one sheet for $1,745 and a LADY EVE lobby card for $745.  NOTHING about this transaction looks right to me. I am OK with the fact that he has zero feedback.  Everybody has to start somewhere, although I am not wild about the fact that he just registered with ebay today. Here is where the red flags go off:  He is in India and the address which he has registered with ebay is obviously very incomplete. 11 honey, CH 98706 India  Then he sends me this email: I am interested in purchasing you item and i am ok with buy it now price,i will like to know if you accept a UNITED STATE POSTER MONEY ORDER OR UNITED STATE CASHIER CHECK as a mode of payment and if you will be able to wire transfer the remaning balance to the shipping company in united kingdom via western union money transfer after you might have cash the check and after you might have deduted your own part of the money since i will be taking care of the shipment through my shipping company in UNITED KINGDOM. Kindly forward me your contact NAME and ADDRESS including you contact PHONE NUMBER so that i can forward the check as soon as possible and get back to you to be awaiting for the payment.   As readers of past postings should know, one of the standard techniques of international fraud rings is to send you counterfeit cashier checks or money orders which always are for more than you are owed, and then to require you to send them a refund of the "difference."   I responded: Dear Sir I will NOT be OK with sending you a wire transfer of any remaining balance. If you are going to send me a payment, it must be for the exact amount.  I hope that you are an honest person, but the email which you have sent involves a standard technique of international fraud. I recommend that you use PayPal.  If you do not intend to do that, then the transaction must be canceled. Walter Reuben   I have no intention of proceeding with this transaction.  Can anyone on Mopo advise me as to how to contact ebay's fraud division?  I know that they barely care, but still... Also, could someone give me the link to where I can block an unwanted bidder on ebay?   Walter Reuben Walter Reuben, Inc. 500 North Harper Avenue Los Angeles CA 90048  USA Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (323) 651 3313 www.walterfilm.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.