Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by agg28 Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:40 am
OK, this story may be a bit confusing but here goes. Yesterday, I sold an Amazon.com gift card to someone on Ebay. Not a big amount, only $10. She left me positive feedback as soon as she sent payment. Later that night, I received an email from Paypal, stating that she claimed it was unauthorized use of her account. This prompted me to do a little investigating. On her feedback on Ebay, you cannot see what she purchased from other people, only who the seller was etc. So I went to all her sellers, and reviewed the feedback. I could tell what she had purchased by the couple of letters that were viewable and the feedback rating associated with her username etc. That way I was able to see what she had purchased. On November 18th , she purchased 15 different gift cards in the amount from $5 to $100. I contacted all these sellers to see if she had filed disputes against them. Which she had. I did the same for earlier sellers all the way back to the beginning of October. She has done this to everyone. So I used her snail mail address which I got from my Paypal account that I had sent the gift card to via regular mail with tracking. I have found that this woman lives only about an hour from me, her Facebook page, her work etc. My question is, since I have figured all of this out, I wonder if there is anything local law enforcement may be able to do about her committing fraud against so many. Any opinions on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
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by Dotti Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:05 am
It is important to realize that it is still possible that it was unauthorized use of her account--it wouldn't be the first time that a neighbor or even a family member (including a child) took advantage of an insecure account and went on a shopping spree. If the person lives in the same household or nearby, he/she can simply grab the cards.

With that said, though, it is definitely worth reporting, both to IC3 and to local law enforcement.

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