hi guys,
after reading so much about 3rd party scams in the dispute corner...i suddenly came up with another tactic... i dunno wether this tactic has been used or not but just share with you guys before anything like this happens...

A-seller
B-buyer
C-conman

1. A selling things and open up a topic
2. B buyer interested and replied to the thread to ask for best price/more info
3. C comes in and contact B in internet messenger/email claiming to be the seller of that thread
4. B bank in into the account of A and C said that the item will arrived in bla bla bla days
5. C contact A and say he already bank in the money to A's account
6. A sends the item to address C given


In the end: the conman gets the item that the buyer paid for...

this is very similar to some of the tactics some are using now... hope online buyers beware and dont fall for this kind of trap...

Orenzai

mentioned long time ago liao lor.

at least the one you mentioned still can trace the address and all.

the one that occured here a while back was involving e-Gold, more complex too.

EDITED

i give you the link la. have fun reading.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=476998

This post has been edited by goldfries: Sep 11 2007, 06:36 PM

haha...ok then... i'll close this topic and let it rot

Thanks for the effort though