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Re: Weird Email Concerning eBay Fraud
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lugnet.market.auction
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Wed, 24 May 2000 13:59:33 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Hey Y'all:
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> Has anyone else ever received a notice from: stopfraud@eBay.com? I don't know
> why, but receiving such a notice by email feels pointedly UN-official and
> cheap. A cursory look at eBay's Safe Harbor area doesn't yield this email
> address either. Is that a legitimate address?
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> I suppose I should mention that I was not the person named in the complaint,
> so far I am only a bidder/buyer on eBay. I do recognize the name of a user of
> RTL in the body of the email, though. At the same time, I don't think I ever
> happened to be this person's "victim of fraud." I fail to see how my merely
> bidding in an auction involving this person in any way builds eBay's case
> against him/her. I mean, bidding only suggests that I believed in the
> legitimacy of the auction (or is that the perceived damage itself?). The
> person who won an auction is the one who got victimized. How am I a damaged
> party in this action as a mere bidder?
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> On another note: for some silly reason I am annoyed that this person would
> prey upon us Lego nuts -- I guess it points up the inherent foolishness of
> what we will pay for plastic. I feel sullied.
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> Anybody else receive this notice?
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> -- Richard
I recieved the mail too. It looked funny to me as the lines were wrapped
poorly and it didn't have the "official look" ie.. clickable links etc. I sent
it on to Safe Harbor, we'll see if they do anything about it. John
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| (...) Seems to be Legit, Here is the response: Hello John, Thank you for your inquiry. I can appreciate your concern. This is a letter that we do send out. Angela is the manager of the Fraud division. If any of the criteria on the letter match your (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Weird Email Concerning eBay Fraud
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| Hey Y'all: Has anyone else ever received a notice from: stopfraud@eBay.com? I don't know why, but receiving such a notice by email feels pointedly UN-official and cheap. A cursory look at eBay's Safe Harbor area doesn't yield this email address (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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