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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:49:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>[Scam] Ebay Motors Scam</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22048020</link>
<description><![CDATA[My husband found this ad on craigslist and responded then recieved this email below

Lt. Steve Hoinski to me 
show details Mar 8 (2 days ago) Reply

Hello,
You have to know that the 2005 Audi A4 1.8T ULTRA SPORT PKG I am selling is 100% working and great looking, no flaws or dents, no scratches or any kind of damage. The title is clear. It has 64.000 miles. This vehicle engine runs very, very smooth. No electrical problems on this beauty. This detailed vehicle makes the exterior look like it just came off the assembly line.
Here are the pics of the car :
http://s619.photobucket.com/albums/tt276/stevehaudi/
(if the above link does not work copy and paste it into a new web browser window)
 As I know that my current situation is pretty special I want the deal closed only through eBay's Buyer Protection Program in order for you to be 100% protected. You will make the payment to eBay and they will hold the money until you receive the car. ONLY AFTER you receive the car and inspect it (for 10 days) eBay will release the payment to me; in this way we are both protected. Anyway i am sure that if you won`t be satisfied with the car i will surely find another buyer in your area and there will be no need for you to ship the car back.
I am located in Madrid,Spain and I was sent here to improve the military relationships between our country and Spain. One month ago, my wife moved here with me and brought the car with her, but now we have to sell it back in the United States because In order to be able to register this car here, I would have to pay very high import/custom taxes. My final price on it is $ 2950. If you will take it for this price, I am willing to handle the shipping. It will be shipped from here by plane with US Air Military Cargo so it will not cost me anything. You will get it to the nearest airport in your area and then it will be trucked forward to your place. You will receive the car in about 4 days. Please get back to me asap if you decide to buy, and include in your e-mail your full name and address where you want it shipped so I can start the deal with eBay. You will receive all the transaction payment and shipping details from them.
Thank you and have a nice day,
Lt. Steve Hoinski

*Next
First I was wondering why he would state his intentions in Spain military don't do that and who's going to pay for the fuel for the cargo jet thats big bucks.... Soo Bull!
we got these invoices that looked like the real thing but I had to investigate come to found out I found this site and I found this car was never put on ebay.... so crazy!!! Watch out for these scams, really don't waste your hard earned money on B.S.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-03-10 19:42:04</pubDate>
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<title>[Scam] Ebay&#x27;s Motor Vehicle Protection Program (VPP)</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23307421</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hello,
       I'm a college student who's been looking for a used car to buy. A lot of the ones I came across mentioned the Ebay Vehicle Protectio Program. So when I finally found one that I was really interested in, I didn't question the whole Ebay thing because I've been hearing it from other sellers. As eager as I am to get a car, I of course decided to go with this one specific buyer, I sent him my info so that he can let the supposedly "Ebay Agent" know that I'm his selected buyer. For a few days, all three parties (myself, the seller, ad the Motor Vpp) have been emailing each other daily, without missing a beat. I asked a lot of questions to make sure this was ligit, and finally on mon.nov 2nd, I sent out the payment through Western Union, faxed them the receipt and everything I was told to do.

        Eventually they got back to me, saying that they did recieve the payment and that they'll email me soon (12-24 hours) with a tracking number and the arrival date of my cargo. It is now sat.nov.7th and still no word from either party (seller or agent). I have sent them about 3-4 emails asking about the progress of the process, and they have yet to respond to me about my concern. It looked so real, because the seller sent me the carfax and everything as far as the vehicle's records. I really don't know what else to do. I thought I was being careful enough by consulting my mother for every bit of advice before I made my final decision, but obviously I thought wrong. I need to find a way to get my money back asap.

Any suggestions...Anyone?!
Thank you,]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 18:25:58</pubDate>
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<title>[Scam] Cruise line mail?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22394486</link>
<description><![CDATA[Check out this garbage that came in the snailbox today..

This certainly looks too good to be true, so I'm skeptical about it..

Has anyone gotten mail like this with the same layout and look before?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-05-15 14:18:26</pubDate>
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<title>[Credit Card Fraud] This is a good one, and unusual.</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23292862</link>
<description><![CDATA[Got meself a free ATM Mastercard with a value of $500,000.00 - in United state (sic) dollars.  This Mastercard is going to be hidden inside a magazine so no one will notice.  It will be shipped to me via fedex, all I have to do is pay $198 demurrage. My PIN # is 8876 - it's not like any of you could ever find me.

 
Good day,

I am very sorry for the delay in contacting you, i  have been sick  for sometime now. I am glad to inform you that i have  booked your ATM MASTER CARD of $500,000.00 USD United state dollars with Fedex Shipping Agency in Nigeria West Africa,  i packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody will notice the content.
 
Be informed that the Shipping and Insurance  fees has been paid for , i have been trying to contact you for the past 11 days but Positive result, therefore the delivery could not be made and also the Airway bill payment receipt  was not issued, because i could not provide your correct delivery address
 
Due to the delay and time the parcel has spent with fedex it has incured 2weeks demurrage of  $198.00 US Dollars ,  you will be required to pay for the demurrage before Shipment. 

You are advice to quote the parcel Nunber  and shipment code when contacting to enable them issue you the Airway bill payment receipt of the Shippment, Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9856 and Parcel Number: EG2272-NG. The ATM MASTER CARD has pin number 8876. Please make sure you contact the shipment officer through his correct email below with your complete delivery address. Full name, Address ,  Zip Code/Postal Code, City, State, Country and Tel No: 

Contact : Mr. Ashley Mullins  Shipment Officer Of Fedex Shipping Agency.
E-mail: fedx_dispatchdept@administrativos.com
Tel: +234-705-958-8977

Regards,
Lucia L. De Guia
See you guys when I get my Porche!  
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 This message was composed using 100% post-consumer recycled electrons, please recycle responsibly. Composed and sent with Mac OS X... because windows sucks. Public PGP Key available. Opinions expressed are entirely my own. 
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<pubDate>2009-11-04 19:50:04</pubDate>
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<title>Any research exists on &#x22;Acai berry&#x22; and &#x22;Teeth whitening&#x22;?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23231399</link>
<description><![CDATA[I am amazed at predominance of  "Acai berry" and "Teeth whitening" advertisements all over the web. On some sites there is no other ads other then these 2 categories. Even when you google "acai berry scam" you mostly get sites of scammers!

It surely seems that these are very well coordinated campaigns. Was there ever some research done to see who is behind them?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-23 15:54:22</pubDate>
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<title>[Scam]ZML.com Movie Scam Site</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23293364</link>
<description><![CDATA[My son who is in college needed a couple of movies for one of his class papers.
He did a google for online movies and that led him to ZML.com.
He signed up for the FREE account and tried to get a movie DL'd.
It quit half way through and he said this was BS and cancelled his account via the site.
They hit him with a $39.90 charge on his account last month.
They also hit him with one this month too for $39.90.
He thought the enrollment was canceled till he checked his account yesterday and found the charges.
(typical college kid, they don't pay attention)
I told him to go to his credit union and tell them he's being hit with bogus charges and to cancel his card and get a new one.
I googled ZML.com and found this outfit is a skank operation and a lot of people have been hit with similar charges.
And typically you cant reach them by phone and they dont pay any attention to email or messaging through their site.

I visited their site and it looks great till you read their terms of service. It is a consumer nightmare.
Just a heads up for anyone looking at that site.
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<pubDate>2009-11-04 21:13:39</pubDate>
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<title>[Spam] Kanicn</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22276002</link>
<description><![CDATA[This arrived today from a relative's Yahoo.com addy, sent to all contacts:

Subject: New shopping new life

Dear friend,
I would like to introduce a really good company that mainly do the electornic products trade. 
Now the company is doing promotion,all of it's products are sold nearly as same as their cost. 
It redeners the best service to customers,it provide you original products which is good quality,and what's more,the pricewill give you a big surprise! 
It is realy a good opportunity for doing shopping.Just grasp the opportunity,or there will be no more than that!
The web address: www.kanicn.com 

Google found this: http://windowslivehelp.com/community/t/43026.aspx

We've determined that this issue is caused by Malware. 
The product team is currently looking into this issue further, we'll keep you updated on this. 
In the meantime, please visit our solution blog for more info on how to enhance your account's security.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-04-21 22:39:35</pubDate>
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<title>[Phish] Paypal phishing email</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23263370</link>
<description><![CDATA[The link provided goes to ht tp://ftp.restaurantmanager.com/paypal/webscrm .

[broke link...please don't post them whole -Dennis]]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-29 21:25:28</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone ever seen &#x22;Become an &#x26;amp;reg;DISH NETWORK Online...&#x22; ads?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23177676</link>
<description><![CDATA[OK, everyone here may remember my other two threads: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22556849-Anyone-ever-heard-of-a-company-called-Treasury-Finance-Inc and http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22858360-Anyone-ever-heard-of-a-company-called-Navy-Finance

An example of the job I am posting about: http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPath=QHTCM&ff=21&APath=2.21.0.0.0&job_did=J8G76P6XB4JFP3W6CDV.  The thing is this appears to be a scam as the two domains listed in the ad (DishProfits.com and MyDishBiz) appear to be registered by Domains By Proxy (http://whois.domaintools.com/dishprofits.com, http://whois.domaintools.com/mydishbiz.com); even better: they appear to have been registered in February this year.  Any ideas who may be behind this?  Bonus points if you can describe the scam.

See also: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091002100455AA0I78o, http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081110171227AA5nbNy
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Computer: PIII/733, 512MB DDR RAM, ATI Xpert2000, 60&320GB HDDs, Windows XP PRO SP3, Mcafee 2009 AV/FW, Creative SB Live, Samsung SyncMaster 2443BWX, Verizon DSL 768/128 w/ Westell 6100 C90]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-13 15:56:51</pubDate>
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<title>[Scam] Supportonclick.com scareware scam</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22222049</link>
<description><![CDATA[A lot of people have been reporting that they have been receiving cold calls from someone with a heavy Indian accent claiming they received a report that their computer is infected with a virus and is about to crash, and then offering to sell on a website called www.supportonclick.com software that supposedly fixes it. 

In fact the software is nothing more than rogue security software, and the scareware scammers are hoping people will fall for it at $30-50 a pop.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/10/supportonclick_scareware_scam/

A callback number of 347-289-3770 is usually given, and there are quite a few reports about the scam at 800notes.com: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-347-289-3770
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"The trouble with computers, of course, is that they are very sophisticated idiots." - Doctor Who (from Robot)
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<pubDate>2009-04-11 19:35:35</pubDate>
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