[Woodcarver] Scam purchases on eBay...

[Bill Judt]

Gentle Subscribers:

Chris Howard had a "close call" on eBay recently, in which he was 
ALMOST scammed by a fraud artist in England.
Please be aware that if you are approached by someone claiming to 
purchase a carving you have listed on a website, you must be diligent 
in establishing the credibility of your customer. You must also be 
meticulous in transacting the payment, doing what is necessary to 
protect yourself from fraud.

People will attempt to SEND you money to make a payment on their 
behalf. They can make their own payments, thank you very much!!!!

Please read Chris's account, which I have edited for clarity.

Bill
List Owner

My books are for sale at: http://wwwoodcarver.com/Books/Books.html
W.F. Judt,
46 Harvard Cres,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
S7H3R1
PH: 306-373-6649
Email: bjudt at sasktel.net
Website: http://www.wwwoodcarver.com

Bill

Chris Howard in Tn here.

Just wanted to advise you of a SCAM that is being ran on artists and 
many others.  I was selling a carving I listed on e-bay, and this is 
what happened.

I have been in contact with a person in England for the past 6 weeks 
that want to buy a carving. She gave me a story about having several 
things shipped at once and wanted me to pay her shipping agent with 
extra money she was sending.

I am a trusting soul to a certian degree. I recieved a Cashiers Check, 
but with all her contacts, something just didnt seem right. I took the 
check to the bank and had them run a check on it before it went into my 
account and it was discovered that the cashiers check was a fraud.

The scam works like this:
A bank has to release funds in 3 days, but the return on the check 
(which would indicate it was worthless) would be 5 days.

The fraud artist attempts to convince you to send money to a bogus 
shipper along with the product, but you would be liable for the money 
lost.

I contacted the FBI and they are doing an investigation.  I was lucky I 
havent lost anything but it could really hurt someone. There are many 
sites that explain how this works on the web.

Thought you might want to be aware of this.

Take Care and I hope to get to meet you some day.

Chris Howard
145 Poplar Ln
Gatlinburg Tn 37738
gatlinburgartist.com


-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: text/enriched
Size: 2432 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/woodcarver/attachments/20050324/56068c81/attachment.bin