tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374924292024-02-20T10:35:41.871-05:00Online Auction Scams and FraudFrom small time hustles to outright fraud, online auctions attract them all. We'll be looking at some of the latest news and offering some tips on how not to become a victim.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-76225740570793490722011-01-13T18:59:00.003-05:002011-01-13T19:00:05.722-05:00Students Scam eBay and PayPalTwo Vietnamese exchange students have been charged with defrauding hundreds of eBay and PayPal users. The students, Tram Vo and Khoi Van, were apparently “mules” within a larger identity theft organization based in Vietnam. Their fraudulent activities netted them over a million dollars, much of which was transferred directly to offshore accounts in Canada and Vietnam.
The scheme was intricate Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-85677078480936230042008-07-04T14:56:00.000-04:002008-07-04T14:58:07.703-04:00Couple sought in eBay ripoffsWYOMING – Borough police Thursday filed several charges against the owners of the eBay Drop-Off Store for failing to return items given for sale and failing to return cash proceeds for items sold.Arrest warrants have been issued for Benjamin Waltman, 27, and Kimberly Waltman, 25, both of Jenkins Township. Each faces charges of deceptive or fraudulent business practices, theft by failure to make Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-57395603400699480122008-06-19T22:38:00.000-04:002008-06-19T22:39:17.359-04:00Owners of local eBay business face charges of fraud and theftTucson, Arizona | Published: 06.19.2008 The owners of a local eBay auction business are facing theft and fraud charges, suspected of selling their customers' merchandise and then refusing to pay out the proceeds, police said.Tucson police arrested Thomas A. Collier, 36, and Wendy C. Wren, 35, owners of Arizona eBay Auctioneers, after serving a search warrant on the business Tuesday, said Sgt. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-77129624530473385542008-05-27T07:40:00.000-04:002008-05-27T07:41:56.268-04:00Victims turn vigilante in hunt for eBay conmenThe world of online auctions is becoming as notorious as the Wild West. Unscrupulous thieves con innocent buyers and the authorities seem powerless to intervene.Fraudtracking.com, a campaigning website, estimates that British customers are losing £500,000 a day through fraudulent transactions on the various auction sites, but there were just 70 convictions for online auction fraud last Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-52971645049892648222008-05-16T23:13:00.001-04:002008-05-16T23:17:41.236-04:00Two Charged with Ebay ScamMacon Police arrested two men they say ran an internet scam over eBay.Sgt. Melanie Hofmann says on April 22, 23-year-old Dominique Cipella from Fort Rucker, Alabama filed a report with the Macon Police Department about an Ebay purchase that he paid for but never received. Cipella said he paid more than $2,000 for a 52-inch High-Definition television on the online auction site in February. CipellaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-58495560658215798812008-05-15T07:09:00.000-04:002008-05-15T07:10:21.052-04:00Ebay scam exposed, $125,000 in stolen merchandiseMOBILE, Ala. -- Last week, investigators with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office learned of a scam perpetrated against individuals purchasing items listed on eBay. In less than 48 hours, Investigators with the White Collar Crimes Unit recovered $125,000 in stolen merchandise in the internet-related scam.On April 28, 2008, a local antiques business owner informed investigators with the Mobile Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-10276075416887723712008-04-28T14:34:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:37:15.316-04:00Ebay Fraud Alert: Ebay Pulse Scam Exposed With Video and TranscriptAnother huge kink in eBay’s armor has been revealed today. Several eBay members have managed to manipulate eBay by rigging the eBay Pulse page and making thousands of dollars per month for their effort.Full story including video and account of events of this scam.( http://www.gurucreation.com/2008/04/ebay-pulse-scam.html )An eBay member has apparently created a piece of software that creates Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-78798402078338999652008-04-26T11:16:00.000-04:002008-04-26T11:17:43.669-04:00Delhi man jailed over Internet scamDELHI -- A man who was allegedly running an Internet scam using eBay from his parents' home is now behind bars.Merced County sheriff's investigators arrested 20-year-old Benjamin Haag after eight alleged victims reported that they ordered goods from Haag -- but never received the items they paid for.Haag faces felony grand theft and fraud charges.John Mussotto, a sheriff's computer and forensics Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-36879741845089284902008-04-23T09:40:00.000-04:002008-04-23T09:41:55.528-04:00Alabaster man facing new scam charges over chainsaws on eBayA 45-year-old Alabaster man, already accused of scamming people out of thousands of dollars, today was charged in connection with a scheme to take money from people using eBay. David "Chopper" Strevel, once a baseball/softball youth league president, was charged with two counts of theft of property, Alabaster police say. It marks the third time police arrested Strevel in six months.This time Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-1358441143278810602008-04-14T15:06:00.002-04:002008-04-14T15:08:51.692-04:00Ebay fraudster dupes hundredsDinah GreekAn Ebay fraudster who managed to evade a police investigation last year has struck again.The Ebay seller offered goods for sale on the online auction site and received payments by postal order but never sent the goods to buyers.Despite police involvement he was able to continue his scam, conning nearly 200 more people last month. However the number may be higher and police believe thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-85109875868377325242008-04-08T13:21:00.001-04:002008-04-08T13:23:09.915-04:00Brisbane man jailed over 'gold' eBay scamA Brisbane man who ripped off three people using internet auction site eBay has been sentenced to jail.Rory James Kleidon pleaded guilty in the District Court this morning to a single fraud charge after holding a dud auction for a gold nugget on the site in June last year>The court heard the 24 year-old mechanic's assistant used his girlfriend's account to post an ad for the precious metal, whichUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-40462309179574621712008-04-06T14:50:00.000-04:002008-04-06T14:51:26.168-04:00Linden woman being investigated in Internet handbag scamFRONT ROYAL — The Warren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Linden woman in connection with an Internet scam involving designer handbags.According to an affidavit for a search warrant on file in Circuit Court completed by investigator R.A. Fogle, Kristine Nelson, of 4225 Blue Mountain Road, is under investigation.Fogle says in the affidavit that the Sheriff's Office received complaints inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-60748477748956727692008-04-02T21:31:00.001-04:002008-04-02T21:32:37.494-04:00State police probe global con gameKATHRYN MARCHOCKIConcord – A Concord couple were small-time operators in a global cyberscam that swindled people who sell items on eBay, Craigslist and other popular online marketplaces, state police alleged yesterday.Investigators now ask anyone who lost money in the alleged con game to come forward, saying they may have computer evidence and other documentation police need to track higher-ups Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-27209209155870906522008-03-23T12:00:00.001-04:002008-03-23T12:01:35.423-04:00Two homes raided in Ebay fraud crackdown (UK)POLICE swooped on addresses in Selby district in dawn raids to arrest suspected internet fraudsters.Two people were arrested in connection with alleged scams involving internet marketplace Ebay.The operation was led by the North Yorkshire Police's financial investigation unit, based at the force's Northallerton headquarters. The unit was supported by safer neighbourhoods officers from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-67092549307375572472008-03-22T12:11:00.001-04:002008-03-22T12:13:54.917-04:00SIIA Files Lawsuits Against 8 Ebay SellersRaju Shanbhag All is not going well for online seller eBay (News - Alert). The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed eight new lawsuits against eBay-based software sellers, alleging that they are selling counterfeit products. This takes the total number of lawsuits filed against the eBay sellers by SIIA to 17 as the organization has already filed 9 cases before.In factUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-37327625003021457262008-03-21T22:37:00.000-04:002008-03-21T22:40:05.175-04:00Two charged with Internet fraud countsMar 20, 2008 (The Register-Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) A Fayette County woman and her mother have been charged with numerous crimes after authorities said they made thousands of dollars in fraudulent Internet purchases.Robin Sue Layton, 20, of Ansted, was charged with 20 counts of computer fraud, two counts of identity theft and one count of conspiracy to commit Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-45271921596460749322008-03-20T14:10:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:11:41.104-04:00Seven charged in 'eBay art scam'Seven people have been charged in connection with a multi-million dollar international art forgery operation.Four Americans, two Spaniards and an Italian are accused of producing and selling thousands of counterfeit prints around the world.The fakes of artworks by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Dali sold for up to $50,000 (£25,000) each. source: BBC NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-59646624751426177022008-03-18T13:51:00.001-04:002008-03-18T13:54:57.569-04:00PayPal launches multi-pronged attack on e-crime"With e-crime, there's no silver bullet," says Garreth Griffith, head of UK risk management at online payment processor PayPal. "A specific initiative can have a huge impact, but it also has to be married with other initiatives along a spectrum. You can't just focus on educating users or working with law enforcement - you've got to go for a multi-pronged approach as you're constantly fighting a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-70791561731544824572008-03-13T20:10:00.001-04:002008-03-13T20:11:41.370-04:00Police warn of new online scamDetectives in the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s (RCIPS) Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) are warning residents to be on their guard against a new form of scam in the Cayman Islands.Officers have been alerted to an advertisement placed in local press asking for ‘Part Time Assistants’ with no further job description and giving a yahoo email address for interested persons to contact. Once the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-62699085120329482292008-03-12T15:56:00.001-04:002008-03-12T15:58:08.633-04:00Family's fury as DVD pirate dad jailed (UK)A dad-of-two who ran a bogus DVD racket from his South Tyneside home is today behind bars.Simon Keenan bought counterfeit films from the Far East and flogged them for profit on eBay and his own website.At peak times, such as Christmas, house husband Keenan, of Connaught Terrace, Jarrow, could make £350 a day shifting up to 70 films, making a £5 profit on each.A Newcastle Crown Court judge Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-37251280275037509212008-03-11T19:38:00.001-04:002008-03-11T19:42:00.942-04:00eBay refunds victims of internet scamBritt SmithTwo Geelong women who lost hundreds of dollars in an alleged internet holiday scam are among thousands of victims to be compensated.Online auction house eBay was yesterday setting up a special fund for people who bought fake accommodation packages from Melbourne-based booking agent, Robert Kobis.Highton's Melissa Fisher lost $280 and Benita Clark of Maud more than $100 in the alleged Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-81276140060219703372008-03-08T14:46:00.001-05:002008-03-08T14:48:15.841-05:00eBay travel victims unite (AU)Kylie ReghenzaniBRISBANE tourist Don Bailey has vowed to join other victims of a holiday rip-off and launch legal action against an online travel agent who ruined their dream holidays and left them thousands of dollars out of pocket.Online auction site eBay has suspended Beach Australia's Robert Kobis, who also operates Cyber Blue Media, from trading on the site after it received hundreds of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-78633689207334045392008-03-07T22:17:00.000-05:002008-03-07T22:18:50.170-05:00Fraudster in court for net auction sales scam (UK)THE dangers of online shopping were highlighted when a man was yesterday convicted of using eBay to cheat customers.Wayne O'Boyle took £5,000 from victims by advertising electrical goods he did not have on the internet auction site. Judge John Walford, at Teesside Crown Court, said: "It strikes at the heart of the internet auction system."What he did is too easy for anyone with half a brain and aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-68488390753982517522008-03-06T13:56:00.001-05:002008-03-06T13:58:40.601-05:00Quincy man sentenced to five years for stealing from two Internet buyersBy RODNEY HARTA Quincy man pleaded guilty Monday to theft and was sentenced to five years in prison for an eBay scam involving a non-existent Mickey Mantle baseball card.Jeremy Markell, 29, pleaded guilty to theft over $10,000 and was sentenced by Judge William Mays. Markell also was ordered to pay $29,804 in restitution.First Assistant State's Attorney Gary Farha said Markell put a photocopy of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492429.post-71994050763915651822008-03-05T10:06:00.000-05:002008-03-05T10:07:17.245-05:00How to Avoid Falling Into the Phishing HoleTom Spring, PC WorldYou never can defend yourself too much while online.A PC World reader alerted me to a flaw on eBay's Web site that enabled a scam designed to trick people into handing over their personal information. eBay promptly patched the flaw last week, but experts I spoke with are wondering how long the fix will hold.The flaw allowed a scammer to use an increasingly common type of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0