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  2. 10 most common eBay scams to look out for

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    When it comes to this scam, a seller will offer an amazing deal on a car with a relatively believable reason for needing a quick sale (i.e. the cause for the amazing discount).

  3. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...

  4. eBay stalking scandal - Wikipedia

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    The eBay stalking scandal was a campaign conducted in 2019 by eBay and contractors. The scandal involved the aggressive stalking and harassment of two e-commerce bloggers, Ina and David Steiner, who wrote frequent commentary about eBay on their website EcommerceBytes. [1] [2] Seven eBay employees pleaded guilty to charges involving criminal ...

  5. '£6k Caribbean cruise scam left me exhausted' - AOL

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    A woman who discovered a Caribbean cruise she had booked on eBay was a scam does not want other people to go through the same "anguish". Gill E Andrews, 64, from Bridlington in East Yorkshire ...

  6. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The Big Store is a technique for selling the legitimacy of a scam and typically involves a large team of con artists and elaborate sets. Often a building is rented and furnished as a legitimate and substantial business. [65] The "betting parlor" setup in The Sting is an example.

  7. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    Nina Kollars of the Naval War College explains an Internet fraud scheme that she stumbled upon while shopping on eBay.. Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance.

  8. Kenneth Fetterman - Wikipedia

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    Kenneth Fetterman is an American scam artist who occasionally partnered with Kenneth Walton to sell very expensive counterfeit art on rigged auctions on eBay. [1] [2]One of his partners in the shill bidding was Kenneth Walton, who had, in May 2000, sold a fake painting that was at the time the highest price ever paid for a painting in an online auction.

  9. Brushing (e-commerce) - Wikipedia

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    A seller pays someone a small amount to place a fake order, or just uses another person's information to place an order themselves. [5] Because a shipment usually has to take place for an order to be considered valid by the e-commerce site, the seller will frequently ship an empty box or some cheap item.