More than 4 months ago I was scammed by david888228 and I joined this site. Months later, I see the number of scammers on Ebay has not decrease and they are still scamming buyers.
As each old scammer is closed down, they reemerge with a different name. Many of their early feedbacks bear remarkable resemblances in that
1) They are from Ebay sellers of 1 cents object – wall paper; gmail introducers, advice givers, etceteras.
2) The first few buyers to give them feedbacks are very generous buyers as they give the feedback on the first few days after the auction closed even before the goods has time to arrive.
Ckexpress and Wah20072007 are examples of the above sellers.
Are we fighting a losing battle? As long as Ebay and Paypal can benefit from these scammers, they are not likely to go away. Does Ebay and Paypal benefit? Ebay gets a listing and selling fee; when consumer get scammed and made a claim through Paypal, paypal charges a US$25 processing fee before refunding money from the seller’s account.
Unless our consumer protection authorities take action against ebay and paypal, the scam will continue to flourish. I urge everyone who had been scammed to report to the authorities. For all Australian buyer, go to this website for the contact details:
http://www.consumer.gov.au/html/contacts.htm#sa
The Scammers are Winning
