Very Annoyed wrote:

Super - and why are you going to Cyprus?

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tasmod wrote:

Back to original topic.

It's a well known scam, there are numerous versions around.

Unfortunately I've just dealt with a guy who fell for it and paid £7k for a non existant (BMW)Mini supposedly being shipped from Cyprus.

He didn't do any groundwork checking but just stumped up the cash

It's a form of greed baiting really. Appeal to someones greed instinct with the right wording and a plausible story.

Ebay is getting quite dodgy now and many scammers are getting very clever.
I did a search for a Panasonic laptop and was surprised to see one offered on private pre-approved buyer auction. The blurb asked for you to contact seller and you could buy direct without waiting for auction to end as he had a few.
It was all very plausible even though I was suspicious of the feedback, then I looked at where the search found it and two others, Sewing Machine category !!!

Feedback showed seller was a member of Ebay since 2002 but hadn't bought anything since, till two days before auction, then they were for pennies.

I reported them to Ebay and within two hours the three had been removed as hacked accounts !!

I spend more time on reading feedback now, it's quite an eye opener.