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That pictures you're talking about are 100% the same !!


Wonder which one's the scam ?

Looks like "zig6" has 3 other truck brand tool boxes for sale .
 

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Email him you will bring him a check tomorrow on your way to your annual police training.
 

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Wow, how odd. They are clearly the same boxes and tools, but the tools are arraigned slightly different between the two listings. And nearly all different pictures.

The one listed by zig6 looks like the scam given the short description and email address listed. Odd that all of the pictures are different however.

EDIT: The one listed by Zig6 also has a $1.50 shipping charge and he has no previous seller feedback, but currently has 3 boxes listed. That one has to be a scam.
 
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Also the BIN one in NM has other boxes listed with the same Gmail address. I think someone may have hacked the Ebay ID and threw that email address so you could get ripped off directly without going thru P/P or Ebay.
 

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It's the same! Could be a scam. One time, I purchased 2 $1500 navigation units for 269 each and after I reviewed all seller items noticed that he had all of his other items with bids already and all have the same price with different number of bids (?) I called ebay and they didn't noticed the scam after 2 days later!
 

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I think the New Mexico ad is the scam.

Eunice, New Mexico box:

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MASPETH, NY box:

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The text for the New Mexico box is actually an image like the scammers use on craig's list.

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Did a search for the email I found this:

Here we go again. E-Bay auction of Harris RF5000 RF5020 RF-5031PA - 125 HF SSB ALE, eBay Auction #220682992229. Item supposedly is in Trumbull Connecticut. Sseller mjlondon7wpo with a feedback of 2 offers entire system without the antenna tuner for a BIN price of $1500 and gives an E-mail address of [B][email protected][/B]. When I enquired he sent a fake eBay invoice with payment to be made by Western Union only to an address in the United Kingdom. No Thanks.

http://thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88448


Neither of the sellers had any feedback for sold items, this box would be there first sale.
 
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I've seen a few of those as well as a lot of CL scams. I've inquired about several pieces of equipment that the seller is local but the equipment is always in storage in another state. I've offered to show up at the storage site with cash and a trailer. They always tell me they have pre arranged deal with ebay for payment and shipping and can't change the terms for local pickup because of ebay poilicy or some other BS. The old saying still holds true. If it sounds like a deal that's to good to be true, it usually is. Don't be greedy and you won't get fucked...
 

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I recently heard about a new-to-me scam where the buyer sends you a "conditional" payment through paypal but is actually a spoofed email that is fake. It indicates if you put in a valid tracking number, the payment will be credited. Of course if you actually send the package, you are out of luck because there is no payment.
 
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You guys are better at this than I am. I choose some time back to stop learning to catch that and buy local with cash or from places like Amazon or a store like it that has been around a while. I might pay a little more at times but my luck has been good so far.
 

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Turns out it might not be a scam, here's the emails we exchanged (mine in black, honest tool box sellers in red):


11:06 PM (16 hours ago)
to kasparay
I'm interested in purchasing the toolbox you have on eBay.


kasparay [email protected]
3:18 AM (12 hours ago)
to me
If you want to buy it now for the price of $2500 with shipping and handling included, i will need your full name, address(shipping address) and username so i can contact the eBay team to let them know about our transaction, and after they will approve it, you will receive an invoice containing all the steps that you need to follow for this to be a safe and fast transaction. Also a phone number is required where you can be found at any hour(cell phone). My auction is 7 days money back guarantee (if it's not like we agreed, or broken you will receive the money back). Please let me know if we can arrange a deal.
Thanks



kasparay [email protected]
12:58 PM (2 hours ago)
to me
Do you want to buy it anymore?



to kasparay
I do, I have to transfer money to my PayPal account so I can pay for it. My name is Anthony Scarpelli, my shipping address is 7300 Niles Center Road, Skokie, Il 60077 and my phone number is 847/982-5900.



kasparay [email protected]
3:14 PM (16 minutes ago)
to me
I've received your info and i have contacted the eBay team and they said they will send you an invoice for this transaction as soon as possible. In the invoice you will find all the info that you need to complete this transaction. Please notice that if you don't receive the invoice in the inbox folder, please look in the spam/junk folder because other buyers told me that they have received the invoice there. In the invoice you will find all the info that you need to complete the transaction. Let me know when you have received it. If you won't receive it within 1 hour, please let me know so i can contact them to see why they didn't sent you the invoice.
Thanks

All I have to do is wait for the invoice from the "ebay team", send the money and wait for my Matco box full of high end tools to be delivered, sweet.
 

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Just received the official ebay invoice:

Invoice for your purchases
Inbox
x
eBay [email protected]

3:28 PM (10 minutes ago)

to me
Images are not displayed. Display images below - Always display images from [email protected]








Security & Resolution Center

• Congratulations, eBay Transaction started!

• Current status: Payment pending. Purchase protection granted.

Dear Anthony Scarpelli,
eBay transaction was successfully started:

Item description: MATCO TOOL BOX PRO SERIES WITH SNAP ON

Price: $2500.00
Full name: Brian Zimmerman
Address: 412 File St
City/State: Mountain City, GA
Zip code: 30562
Country: United States

Transaction details:
Complete your eBay transaction in 5 easy steps:

Buyer and seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price. Seller contacts eBay with the transaction details.
eBay accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required from either the buyer or the seller).
The buyer sends payment. After the payment was made, the buyer must notify the seller sending the payment details through email. The seller has three business days to send the buyer the tracking number of the shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is immediately sent to the buyer.
Buyer receives the merchandise and has seven days to inspect it. If it is complete and as described, the buyer should accept the merchandise. If he refuses the merchandise, the buyer must ship the merchandise back to the seller within three business days.
After the inspection period is over, the buyer must contact eBay with the result of the inspection. If the buyer refuses the merchandise, the refund will be sent to the buyer after the tracking number for the returned shipment is verified.

Payment must be sent by: MoneyPak
It is recommended to make the payment as soon as possible, because your purchase protection is valid for 30 days only. Sending the payment by any other method of payment will void this transaction and your right to refund.

Payment instructions:

To make the payment with MoneyPak, you have the next option:

1. Buy a MoneyPak with cash at a local Walmart. Click here to locate a Walmart in your area https://www.moneypak.com/StoreLocator.aspx
Once you bought the MoneyPak, ask the agent to load cash to the MoneyPak, and send the seller the following information:
Scanned Receipt from the MoneyPak agent

Delivery information (Buyer):
Full Name:

Anthony Scarpelli
Address:

7300 Niles Center Road
City/State:

Skokie, Il
Zip code:

60077
Country:

United States



Purchase protection and refund:
Currently, Brian Zimmerman has a $5000.00 deposit in an eBay managed purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller (Brian Zimmerman) are covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors. For your safety, this account was locked today, for 30 days time period. The seller is unable to withdraw any money from this account, within this period.
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The account is managed by eBay's Security & Resolution Center .

Conditions to be met before you can ask for a refund
Here are the situations suitable for a refund request:
1) If the item doesn't arrive and/or the seller stops communications after the payment was received.
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This e-mail message was sent to you from eBay Safe Harbor team, with the full support of the Square Trade Center.
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Now I know it's legit, I have ebay purchase protection, ebay has frozen his account (and there's $5,000.00 dollars in it) in case there are any problems so I can get my money pack. I'm off to Wal Mart to sent my MoneyPak payment to honest tool box and tool seller Brian Zimmerman of Georgia. I can't believe my luck.
 

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cgi06-ebay.com is not a valid eBay email domain.

Are you serious? You are involved in a scam(about to become a victim of one).


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http://pages.ebay.co.uk/Safe Trading Tips - Buy with Confidence


Why ebay UK link?
 
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Relax, jzt, Mickey obviosly knows it's a scam. The trick is how to get the scammer to send real contact information, pay for shipping of something, set him up to scam the mafia, something like that.
 

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cgi06-ebay.com is not a valid eBay email domain.

Are you serious? You are involved in a scam(about to become a victim of one).


All contents © 1999-2012 by eBay Protection Program
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/Safe Trading Tips - Buy with Confidence


Why ebay UK link?


No I'm not serious, I know the guy is a scammer, the info I provided him (name/address/phone number) is for for a local chief of police/police department, when he calls to see where the money is he'll figure out I'm not sending him the money.

Ebay already pulled the fake ad, I think the other one is legit.
 

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Unless I am missing something, cgi06-ebay.com is not even a registered domain name at all, much less to ebay. I could buy it right now if I wanted to.

No match for domain "CGI06-EBAY".
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:01:57 UTC <<<
 
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