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eBay vs. Romania's Online Scammers

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-a-movie dept.

spinctrl links to an interesting story in the L.A. Times about the cloak-and-daggerism of fighting online scams in Romania, summing it up like this: "The country is the top source of auction site scams. One company is trying to do something about it, with increasing collaboration from local law enforcement over recent years. Ebay has sent over equipment and a team to help the authorities combat this form of cyber crime, which is run with all the organization of an industrial-scale business."

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  1. If I Was a Mudslum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If I was a mudslum I would assassinate any woman with the temerity to run for public office.

    Allah is a bloodthirsty God, and Mudslums are his evil minions.

    1. Re:If I Was a Mudslum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      "Mudslums"? Oh, please. At least call them by the right word: sandniggers.

  2. It's easy to avoid by FredFredrickson · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's easy to avoid scams. I say they just educate people to the point where these scams are no longer profitable.

    -Don't purchase/sell to certain countries.
    -Avoid any auctions that don't allow a well-known escrow service.
    -Request delivery confirmation on everything you send out.

    Problem solved.

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    Belief? Hope? Preference?The Existential Vortex
  3. high tech gypsies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Nothing has really changed over the years in Romania.