How to prevent from being Scammed.

Should you win something, simply request the sellers identify from ebay.

(Will show how to later)

You will find a scam if the seller wants you to send payment to a different address

than listed with ebay. (Expecially to New York).

The next major red flag is that they want a Money Order or Certified Check as payment only.

For my years of experience, I have never had anyone request me to send payment

via Overnight FedEx or UPS.  And, if you do so, then offer free return shipping.

Look at their feedback.  Someone selling $20 games (2-4 games) and then start

selling $1000 cameras is NOT likely.

Be warned about an account that is brand new and goes right into selling.  Most people

buy for a short time before they start selling.

Most scammers are in a hurry (like the payment).  So, even the feedback that are fake

will most likely be left a day or two later.  Give me a break, people will not pay and get

the item that fast in order to leave feedback that fast.

Also, if it is a hacked account, they will be an account that has many feedback for

buying, and then to suddenly start selling is not good.  Most of these accounts have

not been used for a long time (even years).

My power seller rep (whom knows about the entire scam) is:

Merlee Marroquin

Email address: ps6@ebay.com

Phone number: (801) 545-1982.

If I'm not at my desk, or if you need assistance during non-business hours,

you can contact eBay's 24/7 toll-free Hotline Service at (866) 442-3229.

Paypal Law Enforcement and Other Resources

Letter you as a winner will eventually get from Trust and Safety when they shut the account down is:

Subject: Important Message from eBay Loss Prevention Department

We are writing to inform you that we recently ended all listings for seller justmail4it on eBay.

The seller's privileges to trade on eBay have been temporarily suspended while we investigate this matter further.

(The current account status can be viewed next to the user ID of the seller on the eBay site.).

Our records indicate that you were a participating bidder or buyer in this seller's listing.

You will need to use your own personal judgment in deciding whether to complete this transaction.

As described in our User Agreement, eBay is only a venue, and we cannot guarantee that sellers will complete transactions

nor can we guarantee the delivery or quality of bought items.  As a basic principle, a buyer should know with whom he or she

is dealing before sending a payment to a seller.

Depending on the circumstances, you might decide to delay payment to a seller until completely confident that the transaction

will be completed  safely.. If you decide to delay payment but already paid by personal check, you may wish to contact your bank

to discuss whether it would be possible to stop payment on the check.  If you paid with a credit card, you may wish to contact your

credit card company's security department to discuss this payment - many companies provide protection in certain circumstances.

If you paid by money order, you may want to contact that money order company for information on how to stop payment.

Please note that the ending of the listings for this seller is a precautionary measure.  The grounds for this suspension may be the result of a mistake or misunderstanding.

Some countries have laws that might prevent you from retracting payment by check or otherwise; please inform yourself of applicable laws before acting.

There are many tips on how to protect yourself with any Internet transaction on our help page located at:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/bidding-tips.html

If you have any questions, please reply directly to this email.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)