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Found an old eBay scammer - what to do?

  • 13-09-2009 06:18PM
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    Back in 2002 I won an auction for a Nokia 7110 on eBay. It never arrived. I got in contact with others who had left positive feedback for the seller and they said they never got their items either and had left positive feedback too early.

    After a long time waiting I filed a fraud complaint with eBay. I left negative feedback and the seller was eventually banned. After a long, long time and a lot of hassle I got a few quid back from eBay.

    At the time I did some digging on the fraudster's name and found things such as ads on prison pen pals lists from her. My dad told me this was a clear indication of the type of person I was dealing with. I tried ringing her home but she was never there and sent letters which were ignored.

    Now I've found her again on Facebook and Myspace. She's there bold as brass with a photo shamelessly looking for friends. Is there anything I can do besides a abusive Facebook message? I only lost a few quid to her (50 punts) but she robbed me and others and I think this type of person is the lowest of the low. Ideally I'd like to make her life as difficult as possible....any suggestions? :) Thanks for reading.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭munsterdevil


    Back in 2002 I won an auction for a Nokia 7110 on eBay. It never arrived. I got in contact with others who had left positive feedback for the seller and they said they never got their items either and had left positive feedback too early.

    After a long time waiting I filed a fraud complaint with eBay. I left negative feedback and the seller was eventually banned. After a long, long time and a lot of hassle I got a few quid back from eBay.

    At the time I did some digging on the fraudster's name and found things such as ads on prison pen pals lists from her. My dad told me this was a clear indication of the type of person I was dealing with. I tried ringing her home but she was never there and sent letters which were ignored.

    Now I've found her again on Facebook and Myspace. She's there bold as brass with a photo shamelessly looking for friends. Is there anything I can do besides a abusive Facebook message? I only lost a few quid to her (50 punts) but she robbed me and others and I think this type of person is the lowest of the low. Ideally I'd like to make her life as difficult as possible....any suggestions? :) Thanks for reading.

    Get onto Facebook to keep an eye on her, by telling them what she has done. But after that I think it's time to move on;)


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