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eBay Slammed Over Levels of Fraud

Posted by Zonk on from the more-oversight-would-kill-the-mmog-market dept.

Dynamoo writes "The BBC is reporting that companies and law enforcement agencies are becoming increasing frustrated and concerned at the high amount of fraud at eBay. There are reports that it can take two months for eBay to pass details to fraud investigators, and that even for companies with a 'special relationship' with eBay it can take 5 days for fraudulent auctions to be shut down. From the article: 'With all the amount of profits that eBay makes, then there is ample scope for additional staff. Frankly, it is totally unsatisfactory.'"

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  1. A few pointers to avoid being scammed on eBay by WegianWarrior · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are a number of fraudulent actions on eBay... but there are also quite a few scammers posing as buyers. A few ways to avoid them include:
    * Do not be tempted to end the action early if they ask.
    * Don't ship abroad - at least not to 'certain countries' in Africa.
    * Don't accept moneyorders, WU, MG or the like - card is king, and PayPal (while evil) is also decent.
    * Definitly don't accept a deal going like I'll send you a check on a higher amouth, you send me the item and the money left over. The check WILL be false.
    * Educate yourself:
    ** www.scampatrol.org
    ** crime-online.info/blog
    ** www.fraudaid.com/index.htm
    * Don't expect everyone online to be as honest and upright as yourself.

    --
    Everything in the world is controlled by a small, evil group to which, unfortunately, no one you know belongs.
  2. Re:Who really cleans up ebay's messes? by drunkennewfiemidget · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't give a fuck how much karma I lose for this post and the fact that it'll be modded down as 'troll' or 'offtopic'. THERE IS ONLY ONE FUCKING O IN LOSE.