qball 11 Posted February 28, 2012 Please be cautious if you receive an email like this - it is a scam, they are simply putting your username onto a gmail/yahoo/hotmail email address (auctions and items may differ) - the scammers are attempting to hijack legitimate transactions: From: Michael<robert.jonson01@googlemail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:11:47 -0600 To: xxxxxx@gmail.com ReplyTo: robert.jonson01@googlemail.com Subject: Bidorbuy Auction Offer (Item number: 58915576 ) Dear XXXXX, I'm the seller of the item that you've recently bided through the Bidorbuy. Auction Number: 58915576 Auction Title: COLLECTORS DREAM!!! OLD STERLING SILVER MONTBLANC FOUNTAIN PEN WITH 14KT TIP@@@CRAAZZZY R1 START!!!! Please let me know if you are still interested in buying the item and send me your best price. After you will send me your confirmation i'll provide you details about the payment and the shipping of the item. Must inform you that the winner dropped his bid, so if you are really interested please contact me as soon as possible and we will do the deal. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon! IMPORTANT: When you reply me please include this message! Thank You for using bidorbuy.co.za! Then the winning bidder gets an email from "bidorbuy" (pretending to be bidorbuy) as below: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bidorbuy NOT A bidorbuy EMAIL ADDRESS Date: Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 10:38 PM Subject: Congratulations, the item # 58645262 is yours. Please pay now! To: xxxxx@gmail.com Africa's Largest Online Marketplace This message has been sent from International bidorbuy.co.za to (xxxxxxxxx). Your registered ID is included to show this message originated from Bidorbuy. Here's the invoice for your item, xxxxxxxxxx! Hi xxxxxxxxx, Arrange payment Thank you for your purchase. The total for your item below is ZAR 1,500.00 Next step - see bellow. Medal Boer War ABO To BURG. P. J. ENGELBRECHT Sale price: ZAR 1,500.00 Estimated delivery: Varies (Seller ships within 2 days) Shipping & Handling: ZAR Postal Service First Class Mail 0 Free Seller: [Email : robert.jonson01@googlemail.com] Buyer UserID: vancecrow NOTE: Sending the payment by any other method will void this transaction and your right to refund ! The address of winner: Full name : Vxxxx vvvv Address : xxx Jxxxxx Rxxxxx Drive City : Wxxxxxx xxxxx State/Province : Gauteng Postal Code : 0181 Country : South Africa Payment Instructions : Our records indicate that you are the winner and as Bidorbuy Policy you are obligated to arrange the payment immediately after the listing is closed. The seller is unable to receive any payments at this time through PayPal because seller's account is temporary locked. If you already made the payment through PayPal your account will be credited back shortly when the seller's account is re-established. A bid or Buy It Now purchase on Bidorbuy is considered a contract and you are obligated to purchase the item # 58645262 . Our program to reimburse Users for losses for up to ZAR 50,000.00 for eligible items purchased on Bidorbuy. Payment approved only for this transaction: Western Union guaranteed by PayPal. Payment Details: Locate the nearest Western Union or click "pay for it" , Go to one of them and send the money in cash to : Daniel Biscu - our Bidorbuy agent assigned for this Bidorbuy transaction # 58645262 . You will take Western Union charges from the amount insured and will send the balance. Current status: Payment pending. Purchase protection granted. Don't provide any information about this transaction to Western Union representant, is unsafe ! Just send the money to our Bidorbuy agent. NOTE: Daniel Biscu is not the seller is the Bidorbuy available agent assigned for this transaction. We will hold the payment until you will send us your confirmation that you have received inspected and you agree to keep the item. When we have your confirmation we transfer the funds to the seller. If the item it is not what was described you will ship it back to the seller and we refund your money 100%. Bidorbuy agent assigned for this transaction: Payment Address: First Name : Daniel Last Name : Biscu Address : Almas No. 2 City / State / Zip : Bucuresti / 012828 Country : Romania Address status : Confirmed Confirm your payment details to Bidorbuy Representative bidorbuy.payment@consultant.com : "The following information must be readable" 1.MTCN Number - 10 digit numbers from the payment receipt; 2.Sender's Full Name and Address on file with Western Union; 3.Receiver's Full Name; 4.Amount sent. To ask for a refund, simply reply to this notification and enter in the subject line: Refund request for Bidorbuy Transaction # 58645262 . Thank you, Bidorbuy Marketplace Safety Tip Pay with Western Union. It's the easy and fast way to pay for this item, and it lets you shop without sharing your financial details with sellers. Western Union is assigned by PayPal & also offers up to ZAR 50,000.00 of free purchase protection on qualified Bidorbuy purchases. bidorbuy does NOT offer this protection in conjunction with paypal or Western Union and have no affiliation to these companies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilythepink 10 Posted February 28, 2012 I hope the hijackers get caught- and quickly! :mad: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrmouse 12 Posted February 28, 2012 do people actually fall for these scams ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
