09-13-2020 10:17 PM - last edited on 09-19-2020 03:45 PM by kh-gary
Hi, we was victim for a Scam
we found a car (2009 Nissan Murano SL 4WD) trough market place, when we asking about, they answer us and sent us an e-mail from a ebay account, then they sent us an e-mail with instruction for payment and delivery.
after payment, they sent us a new e-mail from eBay Motors
and they asking us for more money at this time about the insurance...
at this time we decided to stop and claim our money back trough e-mail and calls but no answers...
someone help us?
thanks a lot
09-14-2020 02:09 AM
This is one of the oldest scams here on eBay. Unfortunately, it seems as though you have already fallen for it. At this point, I am not sure there is anything you can do to get your money back. If you followed the directions in the dummy invocie you to pay via cash at a store, your money is gone. Read below for more info on what usually happens with this type of vehicle scam.
The scammer usually asks you to pay with gift cards, anyone asking for payment by gift cards is scamming you. The sellers next step if you agree is to send you a dummy "invoice" that will really look like it came from eBay, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle/trailer shipped to you for a free evaluation period. The seller will take the numbers from them and cash out and you will not be able to get you money back! Then the seller disappears.
The seller may even try to be more convincing by saying that eBay will send it from their warehouse. eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions. So this statement is a lie.
A vehicle/trailer should be sold through eBay and not a different site. When sold on eBay you will have some protection. Usually, what happens is that you have to pay a deposit. After the deposit, you then make arrangements to meet the seller to inspect the vehicle/trailer and if satisfied you will pay the seller the remaining amount. Never pay for the vehicle in full prior to your meeting no matter what.
I would advise that you report this ad to the site that you found it on to try and get it removed.
You can also report the ad to:
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) www.ic3.gov
Here are eBay’s links to info on scams:
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud
Here is eBay’s link to report your gift card fraud:
https://pages.ebay.com/giftcard/terms_conditions.html
Hope this helps!
09-14-2020 09:55 AM
Hi everyone,
If you believe that you or someone you know was scammed into buying eBay Gift Cards, visit our gift card page to contact customer service and find additional information related to gift card scams.
Thank you.