| I have been reading lately about many | | | | and seemed really nice, however stated |
| cases of people, who are the victims of | | | | that he was unable to meet me as he was |
| conmen on the internet auction website | | | | unable to drive, as he had yet to pass |
| Ebay. I myself had a negative experience | | | | his driving test. The alarm bells should |
| a number of years ago when a man tried | | | | have started ringing, but for whatever |
| to steal £170 from me. I was one of the | | | | reason, they didn't.As his house was a |
| lucky ones as I managed to get the money | | | | long way from where I lived, I |
| back.I had been having lots of fun | | | | reluctantly agreed to pay via a bank |
| buying and selling on Ebay for a number | | | | transfer. He assured me he would post |
| of months, without any problems at all. | | | | the phone that very day via Royal Mail |
| I regularly sold second hand mobile | | | | Special Delivery to arrive by noon the |
| phones and was making a fair amount of | | | | next day. He seemed very genuine, they |
| money for very little effort. If I ever | | | | always do your thinking and that was |
| bought anything that cost over £100, I | | | | that.As you will no doubt have guessed, |
| would always meet the seller somewhere, | | | | no phone arrived the next day or in fact |
| normally just off the motorway. I | | | | any day.I tried contacting Tony via |
| managed to purchase what I felt were | | | | e-mail, text and by phoning his mobile |
| some real bargains and also sold off | | | | phone, there was no reply.I realised |
| many items which I no longer needed or | | | | what a fool I had been, however decided |
| wanted.This fun and easy way of earning | | | | to go to the police. They were very |
| cash was soon to come to an end. Maybe I | | | | helpful and about half an hour later I |
| am a bit of a fool, but it came as quite | | | | had a crime number, however was warned |
| a shock when it happened.On one | | | | that it was very unlikely I would ever |
| particular day, I was scouring ebay, | | | | see a phone or receive a refund of my |
| looking to purchase another second hand | | | | money. The police advised me to be very |
| mobile phone, which I would then | | | | careful as they regularly have |
| re-sell, hopefully for a profit. I | | | | complaints from people who have been |
| eventually found an advert for a buy it | | | | defrauded on ebay, I was not |
| now phone, with the asking price low but | | | | alone!Outside the police station I sent |
| not extremely low. It was available for | | | | Tony a text with the police crime |
| only £170, I believed I could quite | | | | number. To my shock he phoned me |
| easily make a profit of at least £50 at | | | | straight away swearing at me but |
| this price.On the advert there was a | | | | eventually agreed to refund me the |
| mobile number, which I could phone if I | | | | money, if I stopped the police action |
| had any questions. I duly did this and a | | | | against him.I was very lucky, I am sure |
| man calling himself Tony answered. I | | | | many other people as the police stated, |
| asked him the general type questions, | | | | never get their money back. |
| which he was happy to answer. He sounded | | | | |