<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> RIP OFF SCAM! Terry Peterson > From: deanmay@pianorebuilders.com > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: FW: SP91011 - Your recent report to eBay's Trust and Safety Department (KMM81746213V51995L0KM) > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:14:35 -0500 > > I corresponded with the seller of the Yamaha G1 on ebay. The piano > supposedly is in Eastern Europe. You have to western union transfer him the > money and it is supposedly insured by ebay. The insurance guarantee he > forwarded me from ebay (supposedly) is a spoof according the response from > ebay below. > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rswebhelp@ebay.com [mailto:rswebhelp@ebay.com] > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:14 PM > To: Dean May > Subject: RE: SP91011 - Your recent report to eBay's Trust and Safety > Department (KMM81746213V51995L0KM) > > Hello, > > Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received. > > The email you reported didn't come from eBay. > > Emails like this one are fakes, commonly referred to as "spoof" > messages. They're sent in an attempt to collect your personal or > financial information. > > ***Important*** > > *Never* reply to a spoof email or click on any links in the message. > > If you ever receive an email that looks like it's from eBay about a > problem with your account or requesting personal information, check My > Messages first. If the email is genuine, a copy will also be found in My > Messages. You can also forward the email to spoof@ebay.com and we'll > investigate. Don't respond to the spoof email, or click any of the links > in the message. Please don't remove the original subject line or change > the email in any way. > > To check My Messages: > > 1. Open a new Web browser and type www.ebay.com into the address field. > > 2. Click the "My eBay" tab at the top of the page and sign in. > > 3. Click the "My Messages" link on the left-hand side of the page. > > Any email that eBay sends to you regarding your eBay account, and in > particular any message requiring you to take action on your account, can > be found in My Messages. My Messages will also contain information > about eBay policies or a possible suspension on your account, as well as > messages from Customer Support and correspondence from other eBay > members. > > > What to Do if You Think You Have Given Out Sensitive Information > > If you think you may have entered personal information such as your > password, Social Security, or credit card information into a Web site > based on a request from a spoof email, you need to act *immediately* to > protect your identity. For detailed instructions about what to do now, > go to: > > http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/problems-identity-theft.html > > You might consider downloading the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard (it's > free!). Account Guard has an indicator that lets you know whether you're > on a real eBay or PayPal Web site, or on a known spoof (or "phishing") > site. It allows you to easily report fake eBay Web sites. And it has a > password notification feature that warns you when you may be entering > your eBay password on an unverified site. > > To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard, go to > www.ebay.com and click the "eBay Toolbar" link at the bottom of the > page. > > Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received. > Your efforts help keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade. > > > Regards, > > eBay SafeHarbor > Investigations Team > > Original Message Follows: > ------------------------ > How can I tell if this is genuine? Item #250189115263 > > Dean > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > Terre Haute IN 47802 > _____ > From: killdeal@googlemail.com [mailto:killdeal@googlemail.com] On Behalf > Of > eBay > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:00 PM > To: deanmay@pianorebuilders.com > Subject: eBay Transaction confirmed! > > eBay Transaction confirmed! > Current status: Payment pending > > Transaction details: > eBay Item(s) Insured: > BLACK YAMAHA BABY GRAND PLAYER PIANO G1 > > > Item(s) price: > US $1300.00 - The seller agreed to pay for Shipping&Handling > Shipping: > Ready to ship > Payment: > Pending > > !E Complete your eBay transa ction in 4 easy steps: > 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); > 1. The buyer sends payment and the seller receives it. After the > payment was received, the seller must notify eBay. Buyer will send the > payment details directly to the seller email address. The seller has > three > business days to send the buyer and eBay the tracking number of the > shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is > immediately > sent to the buyer; > 2. Buyer receives the merchandise and has five 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. > 3. 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. > !E The payment must be sent by WesternUnion wire transfer to: > > Seller's verified payment address: > > First name: > > MURES BOGDAN > > Last name: > SORIN > > > > > > > Address: > Str ION IONESCU DE LA BRAD #4 > > > City: > Braila > > > > > > > Zip code: > 810417 > > > > > > > > > > > Country: > Romania > > > > > > > > > > > > !E Next step to be taken: The buyer must send the payment to the seller > > !E Payment must be sent by Western Union Wire Transfer; > > !E Next step to be taken: The buyer must send the payment to the > Seller's > verified address; > It is recommended to send 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 > . > > !E Payment instructions: > To submit the payment with Western Union Money Transfer, you have 1 > option: > 1. Pay for the transfer with cash at a local Western Union agent. Click > here > to locate the agents in your area > <http://www.westernunion.com/info/agentInquiryIntl.asp> > http://www.westernunion.com /info/agentInquiryIntl.asp . Go to one of > them > and send the payment to the verified name of the seller. > > Western Union Transfer is the only service that has ultimate > authentication > of the identity of the receiver of funds. Several IDs and utility bills > are > required before the funds are paid. Therefore, no one else but your > seller > can pick up the money. Your payments cannot be lost in the mail, like > money > orders or checks. > However, Western Union Transfer is designed mainly for sending cash to > friends and family in need, so telling them you are sending the money to > an > eBay seller will prevent your money transfer to go through and you will > be > unable to complete this transaction. > > !E Once the payment was sent, email the seller the following > information: > 1. 10 digit Ref# (Money Tranfer Control Number ): > 2. Exact sender's name on file with Western Union : > 3. Your street address on file with Western Union : > 4. City and country where you sent the money from: > 5. Amount sent: > > Then wait for the confirmation the payment was received. Within 3 > business > days, you will receive the tracking number for your merchandise. > > !E Purchase protection and refund: > Currently, this seller has a US $6, 700.00 deposit in an eBay managed > purchase protection account. > Transactions with this eBay seller are covered by purchase protection > against fraud and description errors. For your safety, this account was > locked today, for 90 days time period. The seller is unable to withdraw > any > money from it, within this period. > Should you need a refund for this transaction, the insured amount will > be > taken from the seller's purchase protection account and sent to you. The > refund is sent to your bank account, or by check or money order. The way > you > are refunded is at your choice. You have 90 days from the above > verification > date to request a refund. Refund requests are processed within 3 days. > The account is managed by eBay's SquareTrade center. This transaction is > supervised by eBay 's SafeHarbor team. > > !E Conditions to be met before you may 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; > 2. If the merchandise you receive has different specifications than the > ones > you agreed on; > 3. If your merchandise arrives in a much longer period than the one you > agreed on (more than 15 days from the payment clearance day); > For cases 2. and 3. you have to send back the merchandise to the seller > prior to ask for your refund. If you did not pay the seller by payment > method required by us, your refund request will be declined. > !E Important Usage Guidelines: > 1. The contact information should only be used for resolving matters > related > to eBay. Any other use is strictly prohibited. > 2. This transaction is protected by eBay services such as insurance, > feedback and dispute resolution. > 3. You may buy and sell with confidence in all transactions with this > eBay > member. > 4. Should you need to dispute this transaction, keep the transaction > number > at hand when contacting eBay. Any complaints must be filed within 90 > days > from the verification date. > This e-mail message was sent to you from eBay SafeHarbor team, with the > full > support of the SquareTrade center. > > As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you > information about site changes and enhancements. Visit our > <http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/privacy-policy.html> Privacy Policy > and > <http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html> User Agreement > if > you have any questions. > > Copyright (c) 2007 eBay Inc . All Rights Reserved. > Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective > owners > <hr />Your smile counts. 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