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    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    <p>Hi Carlo, thanks for your suggestion, I am planning to do so.<br>

    For my case, I created an facebook account: <br>

    <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001013672499">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001013672499</a><br>

    and a facebook group: eBay Leica fraud:<br>

    <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113271708690532">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113271708690532</a></p>

    <p>I sent some messages to the seller's friends and siblings, one of his siblings replied:<br>

    "I think u have the wrong person! he has not sold anything on ebay, this is a fraud using his name!! he dosent have an ebay account for one and 2 i he wouldnt use mrlee73, u have the wrong person my friend"<br>

    Then I tried to reply his message, but I can't do so as he blocked me in facebook.<br>

    If what he said is true and Mr. Kyle S Khadar is just a scapegoat, please inform Mr. Kyle S Khadar that his personal information had been used for internet crime, and please report to Miami police and the bank asap. I can provide any necessary documents. </p>

    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>Thanks for all responses here, really. *Bow*<br>

    Sometimes I do think that I will forget this fraud after awhile (excuses like too busy to work, no time to take further action, or not worth to do anymore etc). <br>

    Then, the same guy will cheat people again and again as he knows well he will not get caught. He is such an expert to know how to hide (using proxy server to hide his IP addresses), how to make his fake personal info look authentic, and how to get money and run away. Even his bank a/c's personal info is authentic, so what?<br>

    He knows well, no one cares such fraud, no one. Do you think the police, eBay, or bank will do something to help you for such amount? He is not Mr. Bernard Madoff, you are not Mr. Warren Buffet. Yeah they will make a record after you report to them. Then? <br>

    Should I believe that I can find that scum by my own effort and drag him to jail? I don't think so.<br>

    But I will keep posting here and let you guys know what is happening. I hope you do it too, especially if you were the victim of an internet fraud...</p>

    <p> </p>

    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=6004289">RF_newbie john</a> I don't think his eBay account had been hacked. I know his eBay account did change the shipping address/phone/email often. eBay unregistered his account just because he didn't pay the eBay listing fee. He did give me two bank accounts (both are BOA), one is his company, one is his name. I do think that he did the same fraud before, that's why the bank manager doubted that his bank account is used for illegal activity. And probably, his previous fraud is related to camera too.<br /> After the bank manager held the money, the seller emailed me and asked: "Did you send an abuse to my bank account?" At that time I were still in a mist....<br /> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=380414">Oskar Ojala</a> I remember my Germany friend told me that EU just unified/standardize the banking systems to make bank payment within EU easier. I do think the Germany eBay sellers Simply don't trust PayPal and the PayPal fee is too expensive. As a seller, what is safest than bank payment?<br /> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5964864">John Matheo</a> You are lucky that you can get back your money. This motivates me to put more efforts into my case.<br>

    Anyone can share your idea how to put more pressure to the seller effectively?<br /> I am planning to write some formal letters to the bank, the authorities of his state, FBI, and all registered eBay addresses of the seller...<br>

    I want to make a website for this case to draw more attention too...<br>

    Again, thanks so much, you guys are awesome. I felt extremely helpless before I seek for some advices here.</p>

     

    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    I did contact BOA immediately, after I found that it is a fraud (about

    few days after I wired the money).

     

    I phoned to BOA many times and the staffs either gave me another

    phone numbers or simply said that they need to protect their clients'

    privacy so they can do nothing for me - money had been wired. It is his

    money already.

     

    I don't expect I can get back my money but at least eBay can show me

    the progress of their investigation, but not just unregistered the seller

    and then closed the case...

    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p><strong>I would like to post some replies:</strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><br>

    <strong><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=1562370">Stephen Lewis</a> </strong><strong> </strong>He got more than 40 positive feedbacks...<br>

    <strong><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=1573862">Keith Harris</a> </strong><strong> </strong>Yes, PayPal only from now on for US eBay sellers<strong>...</strong><br>

    <strong><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=323291">Dieter Schaefer</a> </strong>You did say what I want to say and the contradiction of eBay policy. <br>

    I always wondering why they (eBay, Bank, police...etc) can't co-opt each others for Justice. The bank manager did meet the seller by person; eBay does know the personal information of the seller (and recorded all his IP addresses) etc. <br>

    <strong><strong>John Lawrence </strong></strong>I do<strong><strong> hope this post will not be deleted...as a Victim, I am so helpless and really want to get some opinions/suggestions.</strong></strong><br>

    <strong>Guido H </strong>As a Leica lovers, I do feel eBay Germany just likes a treasure. You can get some rare/cheaper Leica gears often. But hell yes, it is risky to use bank payment...<br>

    <strong>Jordan G</strong>. Thanks for your solid answer. I am going to do it. You've been jerked around on the Internet a couple of times? Can you share more?<br>

    <strong><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=323291">Dieter Schaefer</a> (for your 2nd reply) </strong>Now the problem is the authorities will not deal with the criminal investigation...</p>

     

    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>Thank you for all responses really, I will read all asap. I am a newbie here, but all of you are so kinds and reply this thread. <br>

    Actually I felt weird when the US seller asked me to use bank payment, but I did think that maybe he tried to save PayPal fee, that most of the European eBay sellers do.<br>

    I am so careless and too easy to trust him. After I wired my money to his bank account, the bank manager of BOA did doubt that it may be a fraud (maybe he did similar internet crime before?) and held the money few days before sent to his bank account.<br>

    But...I used DC to take him a picture of the remittance receipt and then emailed to him, then he got my money successfully and disappeared.<br>

    Now, I gave up to get back my money already, but I want to alert any Leica lovers here, be careful of this guy...this scum does has some knowledge about Leica and he can pretended very well that the deal is legit and he can be trusted. <br>

    I got all of his eBay registered addresses, phones, names, and IP addresses etc (by some methods...) I am just wondering how can I use such informations to catch that guy...</p>

    Helpless: eBay Leica fraud (had been cheated $3300)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>I won an auction from US eBay (a Leica MP .85 chrome with a Summicron 50F2), but I had been cheated $3300, and I don't know what else can I do....<br>

    Timelines:</p>

     

    <p ><strong >Feb 15, 2010: </strong>Won the auction (ebay Item ID: 200438133741)</p>

    <p ><strong >Feb 23, 2010: </strong>Remittance(USD3300) to the seller's BOA account (COBE ENTERPRISES LLC)</p>

    <p ><strong >Feb 27, 2010: </strong>no response from the seller after this day.</p>

    <p ><strong >Mar 2, 2010:</strong> Apply cancellation of money transfer from my Bank</p>

    <p ><strong >Mar 3, 2010:</strong> The seller refused to cancel the money transfer, from the information of Bank of America (tel. 800 729 9473/tel. 800 900 9044, case no. 456101MAR10)</p>

    <p ><strong >Mar 8, 2010:</strong> My bank's representative (Mr Kwok, 21989021) called me that the seller refused to cancel.</p>

    <p ><br /></p>

    <p>I did report to eBay but they said I used an unacceptable payment method (bank payment) so they can't help me. I am a Leica lover so I often bid at Germany eBay too, so I am comfortable to use bank payment (most Germany eBay seller prefer bank payment)<br>

    I reported to local police also (Report no. MK RN 10012876),but they also said that what they can do is little.<br>

    I also opened a case at IC3 (Complaint Id: I1003020504414361) but no response. <br>

    I would like to warn Leica lovers, if the seller asked you to pay to his bank account that the account name is COBE ENTERPRISES LLC or Kyle Satiam Khadar...Please don't do so and report to police...<br>

    Please help and anyone can give me some suggestions what should I do now?.....</p>

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