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Re: possible new type of ebay scam

Subject: Re: possible new type of ebay scam
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Tue Aug 1, 2006 5:21 pm (PDT)
>soon after the auction ended, I started receiving very legitimate
>looking emails (including ebay logo, etc.) which said that the high
>bidder was not to be found, and asking if I was interested in the
>442.
>
>the emails claimed to be legitimate, and looked to be so.  At this
>point, I have gotten three of them, each with a seemingly different
>email address to which I should address my interest in the piece.
>the latest gave me a 5 day period in which to make a decision.

I got an email like that recently, too, after bidding on an expensive
item. Beware! Forward to eBay security.

-Dan Dugan




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