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want-a-fast-svx · #1 04-10-2004, 12:09 PM

Hello everyone, i have a horrible situation that i got myself into. I've been looking for a motorcycle for a while now and finally found the "right one" on ebay. Well when i emailed the guy and got to talking with him about the bike i told him it sounded like a great deal and i would take it. Only conditions were that i pay 1/2 up front and 1/2 upon arrival. So he answers my questions about the mechanics and said that deal is cool aobut the money. When i went to look on ebay again it was no longer available. I just figured he took it off cause i bought it. (stupid i now realize) Well anyways he sends me his address and info and wanted the money western union'd to him. So i said sure (stupid again i now realize)i sent him the money and got home i saw him online and he emailed me and told me to send my confirmation address and the money transfer number. he said it would be shipping out in a few hours after that. That was aproximately 3:00pm friday. Since then i havent seen him online or received an email back from him. Seeing as how i slowly started to realize what was happening i checked the address, and it is the main address to queens college in new york. I still have the original question i asked about the bike when it was on ebay and the email that he has from aol. I was wondering i told them about this if they would give me the name of the account holder??I've never used western union before do you even need a real name to pick it up?I can't believe i fell for this, i was just so blinded by the "awesome"deal that i had no clue till it was too late. I know if it seems to good to be true it is, i can't tell you how upset i am

If anyone knows of a way for me to track the ip of the computer the email came from or thinks they can help me out in any way, it would be not even describable how much i would appreciate it. Thanks in advance for any and all help.

The bike the deal was for was an Yamaha R6 w/ less than 3000mi. for 2950 with a clear title. Just looking at that written down now makes me so mad i couldnt see through this scam. Please offer any and all advice, thanks again

#2 04-10-2004, 01:26 PM

Couldnt you have just canceled the M.O.?

Andy · #3 04-10-2004, 02:15 PM

1. Report it to eBay

2. Report it to the Police

3. Report it to Western Union

4. Kiss your money goodbye

Even Western Union say not to use on eBay payments. Seems like the deal made you blind.

Try a

search on the email address, you never know.

Noir · #4 04-10-2004, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andy
1. Report it to eBay

2. Report it to the Police

3. Report it to Western Union

4. Kiss your money goodbye

Even Western Union say not to use on eBay payments. Seems like the deal made you blind.

Try a search on the email address, you never know.

That's all you can probably do.

Andy's point #4 is probably the best you can do. Live and learn buddy. Don't trust random people you don't know (heck, I can't even trust some people I DO know, go figure).

GreenMarine · #5 04-10-2004, 09:23 PM

yea, Harry doesn't even trust me

Andy · #6 04-12-2004, 09:37 AM

http://money.msn.co.uk/MyMoney/Insig...id/default.asp

want-a-fast-svx · #7 04-12-2004, 11:36 AM

someone posted here saying they could help me but when i got out of class to go back and pm them to talk to them their post was deleted im assuming since its no longer there. Whoever this person was, sorry i don't remember your screename, please pm me. Im totally screwed on this and need any and all help possible. Thanks again in advance.