patrick sanders

7:26:58 PM 

Initial Question/Comment: Buying

7:27:03 PM System

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7:27:15 PM Jerold

Hello, thank you for waiting and welcome to eBay Motors Live Help! My name is Jerold! How may I assist you today?

7:27:27 PM 

purchasing a vehicle from an independant who is using ebay buyer protection

7:27:48 PM 

i recieved a few emails that were supposedly from ebay but how do i know for sure

7:27:58 PM Jerold

I am a bit suspicious of this deal based on the detail you just gave, can you tell me more about this?

7:28:31 PM 

well my name is cesar and he wants 3500 for an acura tl

7:28:41 PM 

his name is patrick sanders

7:30:27 PM 

i first saw the lising for the car on nola.com classifieds he wanted to go through ebay’s buyer protection i sent him my name shipping adress, and phone number and then two e mails came through from “EBAY”

7:32:48 PM 

the invoice number for his transaction was 269ga847709

7:33:05 PM 

from e bay

7:33:59 PM Jerold

This sounds very much like a tactic used by unscrupulous sellers to defraud unwary buyers. Here’s how the scam works-sellers on these sites pretend to be eBay representatives or sellers. They promise buyers that the vehicles will be covered by and paid through eBay’s Vehicle Protection Program or eBay’s Escrow services, or held in an “eBay shipping center” even though they’re not being sold on eBay. This isn’t true, and we encourage you to be very cautious about these scams.”

7:36:50 PM 

then how would we have recieved e mails from ebay and an invoice number

7:36:54 PM Jerold

for you to verify from your end if it is a legitimate sale, you should have placed a bid on the item or bought it through Buy it Now on the eBay Motors site. Please check “my eBay”, then click on your “won” items. If the item does not appear on your “won” list , then there was no transaction that has transpired through eBay

7:37:37 PM 

then how would we have recieved e mails from ebay and an invoice number

7:38:50 PM Jerold

from the information you’ve provided above, I can tell you that this is actually a known method of scam which deceitful people used to make the transaction appear as if it’s through eBay. We have reported cases of schemes like this.

7:39:00 PM Jerold

We do not send invoices on eBay Motors transaction,

7:39:35 PM Jerold

the invoicing feature is not functional for eBay motors vehicles. Since vehicle transaction tend to be more complicated a simple invoice is not as useful. Please do not proceed with this deal.

7:41:11 PM 

well thank you very much for your help do you need any of his info like an e mail

7:41:41 PM Jerold

yes, we take these reports very seriously, and we advise you to forward the email to spoof@ebay.com so we can take appropriate actions immediately

7:42:13 PM 

thank you for all your help have a great night

7:42:56 PM Jerold

You’re most welcome! Is there anything else I can help you with today?