Have you ever been scammed?

[BERIGAN]

I got my first fake amazon email just the other day...I dug around their site, and they have an email to forward scams to like ebay and paypal

stop-spoofing@amazon.com

[BERIGAN]

I got burned in a deal for hash once...

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Only once????

I was going to say something like you shouldn't re-hash the past, but I thought better of it.

Edited November 20, 2005 by BERIGAN

[Guest]

All I wanna say about being scammed can be summed up with one word : Demopublicans.

[Guest Chaney]

I very recently listed an item for sale on eBay but quickly pulled the item. What'd it cost me? $.70.

Here's an e-mail I received today and MAN, no kidding, it sure as hell looked legit:

Your monthly eBay Invoice is now available for online viewing.

Invoice Date: November 16, 2005

Amount Due: 4.60

You can review your current Invoice details and Account Status at any time by clicking this link:

View Invoice

For future reference, you can access your invoice by following these steps:

Go to the eBay Home page.

Click My eBay at the top of the page, and sign in with your eBay User ID and password.

Click the "Seller Account" link (below My Account in the left navigation menu).

Click the "Invoice" link.

eBay requires payment in full each month if your invoice has a balance of .00 or more.

eBay Invoice Schedule

Depending on when you created your seller's account, your invoice date is either the 15th of the month or the last day of the month. You'll receive your invoice by email within five days of the invoice date.

eBay Billing Cycles

Billing Cycle Date When will I receive my invoice?

15th of the month Between the 16th and 25th of the month

Last day of the month Between the 1st and 5th of the month

You can determine your invoice date by viewing your account status.

Payment Due Date

Your invoice will include your previous month's account activity as well as any past due amounts. Your full payment is due by the next invoice date. For example, if you receive an invoice on May 16th, your payment is due by June 15th.

Your payment will be automatically processed and your payment due date met if you:

Have a valid credit card on file

Are signed up for PayPal automatic payments

Are signed up for eBay Direct Pay

If you do not have a valid credit card on file or are not signed up for PayPal or Direct Pay, eBay needs to receive your payment by the next invoice date for your account to stay current. Learn more about available payment methods.

eBay Automatic Payment Schedule

Invoice Date When will my PayPal account be debited? When will my checking account be debited? When will my credit card be charged?

15th of the month No earlier than 10 days after you receive your invoice. No earlier than the 5th of the following month. *

5 to 7 days after receipt of invoice

Last day of the month No earlier than 10 days after you receive your invoice. No earlier than the 20th of the following month.*

5 to 7 days after receipt of invoice

Note: In the event your seller's account is suspended for any reason, any amount due on your account will immediately become due and payable. eBay reserves the right to immediately charge any amount you have not previously disputed to the payment method that you are using.

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eBay requires payment in full each month on accounts with balances of .00 or more. You will be billed a late payment charge of 1.5% of the balance past due or the highest amount permitted by applicable law-whichever is lower-if payment of your balance has not taken place by the payment due date. You will be charged interest the day after the payment due date. Your account may be suspended for non-payment, and you may be responsible for collection costs.

Regards,

eBay

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Noting that the $4.60 didn't agree with what I knew to be due, I right clicked the VIEW INVOICE link and checked its properties: h ttp://semp.semp-pmu.org/AccountInvoiceStatus/

Pretty clever shit.

Edited November 24, 2005 by Chaney

[chris olivarez]

I get calls from time to time from someone who was representing the Fraternal Order of Police. Another time I had a guy bang on my door and say "I'm a veteran can you loan me five bucks?" As much as I hate to say just about any time you give money to someone like that it's gone but sometimes it better than being at war with your conscience.

Edited November 27, 2005 by chris olivarez

[Randy Twizzle]

About 12 years ago on 6th Ave in Greenwich Village I was approached by a shabby looking guy holding a bunch of coins in the kind of cardboard holder favored by coin collectors. Scrawled on the cardboard were comments like "very valuable" "rare" and "very rare". The "homeless" guy offered to sell me the collection for $25. I turned him down, but decided to follow him as he walked down the street to see if he would find a buyer. After a few blocks he turned around and told me to get lost. I got lost.

[Guest]

Hey, I'm not defending banks, and I'm not a "banker" by the way, but you do get a service in exchange for the fees and stuff.

So banks are like hookers then, right?

Well, sorta, but kinda not : both operate in a nominally free-enterprise environment and both will get you fucked. The differance is that when you give money to a bank you may or may not get fucked, and it's legal. Give money to a hooker and you'll always get fucked, but it's illegal. So I presume the State considers consistancy to be a punishable offense. But then, on the other hand, a hooker won't give you a free cup of coffee as a thank-you gesture.

Hookers are usually open on bank holidays. Banks never operate during hooker hours. Banks will usually charge for early withdrawl. Hookers don't. At a bank, when one has a complaint one can ask to speak to the manager. With a hooker, a complaint is forwarded to her "manager" who may, more often than not, kick yer ass. Both the bank and the hooker pride themselves on customer service, repeat business, and word of ...mouth. A thumb print is often needed to cash a check at the bank. A thumb print is also needed to post bond and get out of jail.

And speaking of checks... writing a hot check is fun until you get caught. Riding a hot Czech is also fun until you get caught.

If you don't pay the bank, your car will be taken away. With a hooker, it's the opposite : the State will take your car if you DO pay. Either way you're left with a very mad wife and very little wiggle room as far as a believable explanation.

From a banker a customer will often hear the phrase, "...at your service". From a customer a hooker will ususally hear, "...at your cervix".

Well, Jim, I hope I cleared that up for you.

[connoisseur series500]

Well, Jim, I hope I cleared that up for you.

[JSngry]

Confirmation indeed!

[Dave James]

Every time I buy a CD?

Up over and out.

Edited November 28, 2005 by Dave James

[Rosco]

Well, sorta, but kinda not...

Someone tried the 'my car's broken down and could you loan me 20 pounds to get a train home?' line on me a few years ago. Thing was, the guy had obviously been drinking so it was just as well he was nowhere near a car. I told him I didn't have any money on me, which was a lie.

The next afternoon the same guy comes up to me on the same street and spins me the same story. I told him he either needed to get a better car or a memory for faces.

[chris olivarez]

I got burned in a deal for hash once...

Jazzmoose,Jazzmoose.