Hi All,

I dont know where should i post this topic, so i just post it here and i hope everyone can see this.
This case happen to me and luckly i do double check with Mobile88.com @ 03-92005555.
This fellow name Michael Ng (Zen Chua) 014-2461190 in the first place call me and send me email of the attachement (pls click my attachement, cause i put in other thread ---> http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=11&t=803075&st=0 ) Sounds like very rushing to close the deal and asking me send my details to him. Then I make up my mind to send the fake one.

After that, he sent an email (perfoma invoice) asking me to sign and bank in. Is the sound weird? then my phone keep ringing also, i ignore it anyway.

I plan to buy the N73me on mudah.com.my then who knows i face this fellow. He said he is from Mobile88 sales executive and they create their awareness thru mudah.com.my, why dont go for Lelong or Lowyat?

So, here wanna let all of you know about this, and Mobile88 already report to police about all the case happen before. So beware all of you, nothing is cheap and free in this world as Lincoln said.

Thanks

Regards

can explain in more detail, kind of confusing...

is about case penipu. it attract buyer to buy from them and said they are from mobile88.com. Some how the Mobile88 Sdn Bhd do verify this is the fraud case and becareful. They do report this to police also.

so the guy try to con u buy his stuff?

You should upload the attachment here..

This post has been edited by sjz: Oct 24 2008, 01:07 PM

he got upload the attachment at other thread..

Thanks for spreading the awareness, mate.

yeah, i suspect is like that, just now keep calling lagi....

i try to upload here, but dunno how to upload...sorry

hope any other buyer face this can share this kind of con case...

thanks mate

welcome

yes, i've got this kind of offer from mudah.com b4 this..
beware of this kind of seller, they will directly send a pdf file into ur email and claim themselves as seller from mobile88.
btw, u can always notice mobile88.com showing they do not sell their items that way.
keep urself alert of this kind of scamming job which is trying their luck to cheat ppl out there.

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Added on October 24, 2008, 4:45 pmanother new conjob detected, i used to post on mudah.com..
i've got some email from sender which claimed him from malaysia or somewhere else, they told he is willing to pay the amount which is higher than my stated price.. lol.. what is this? did not ask for discount and willing to pay more? it sounds fishy

after that , that person told me he is going to buy my item and willing to pay more and request for my banking details. but the weird thing is he wanted me to post the item to NIGERIA with courier service.. it sounds extremly fishy then i just ignored him cos i do not trust postage that much. I was guessing he is trying to ask me send the item to NIGERIA before he bank in after that he will disappear???

anyway, I always keep myself alert and beware of these kind of cases, im not sure is this a right place to discuss but im just sharing.
do not ever trust any unknown person from internet !!

This post has been edited by kennyshan: Oct 24 2008, 04:45 PM

nigeria ? wan con also con a bit nearer de la
anyway normally we practice postage we receive the money then only we post out.. izzit?

ppl tht always kena con is those ppl tht r greedy...
stay alert!!!(there is no such big frog jump along the street)cantonese...

lol... he requested me to send the item to nigeria after that i ignored it.. becos i do not know who is he and where does he from..
he wan to ask for my banking details somemore. it sounds scary...

so i always prefer cod one.. scare this case will happen on me.. like my friend he buy thing at lyn, then after bank in, the guy didnt answer my friend call and switching off the phone.. but luckly just small amount..

getting unsafety in internet business, COD always dangerous, be alert during COD, or else will be robe...

Got similar case http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=836599

I guess better PM each other.

Bro, i have be con by tis saller
see my post: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry21173010


same pdf file !!!!

This post has been edited by nic_doggy: Nov 6 2008, 02:26 AM

i encountered to this Michael Ng fella too about N95, claiming he is from mobile88.com
ok, since he claimed he is from mobile88, i emailed mobile88 asking whether is there someone call Michael Ng.
then after 2 days, i received mobile88's reply, saying mobile88 dont hv this staff, and advice me not to deal with him if cant COD.

so, i hv to thank mobile88 too for the advice

great job

I never buy any thing from internet before but i get 2 calls a day from the same person claiming she's from a certain credit company giving out 'back up cards' go card my credit card no more balance. She seem to have all my credit card details but not the 3 no. At the back of my card. After 2 calls i got suspicious and call my local bank to verify if there is such promotion going on. Bank said takda. So the next time she call harassing me for the no. I recorded the conversation and go report police.

I receive few emails before. All from ebay. They claim to be interested with your product and ask to post to Nigeria and said will pay using Western union. but I never reply their mail as I heard some senior seller in ebay said that those are con email. Seems like they have make the whole ecommerce thing became insecure. Really bad ppl.

wah... online shopping should be hassle free, relax ur day by buying ur goods peacefully in ur home...end up bluffing ppl...
i prefer dealing with the shop directly and get my products directly..no waiting waitng unless we are close...

just trying to avoid being conned huhu...
internet purchasing really needs a lot of researches, from the products to the sellers. otherwise, hard-earned money will evaporize just like that!

Yeah that's y internet business is very difficult to do now. But I do believe there has been many internet transaction which has completed smoothly.

This post has been edited by funkiejunkstore: Nov 6 2008, 12:19 PM

internet are the easiest way to get con.

agreed..

hi there, want to sell ur N82?

I see lots of scamming online..sad case on people that get scammed. Those who scam,

I nearly got scammed thru the internet online, it is always better to meet up and do the trade face to face, thats what i have learned.

sell?..no dude..i love my n82 so much.. ....aint gona sell...mayb u can try find at garage sales...as i can recall there is 1 fella selling n82 black edition...

ha, can give me the link direct?

prefer cod bro. make sure the seller frm near ur area. easy to test the item kaw kaw. if not satisfy, u can reject. sending the item by post/Currier is dangerous.. the item might be lost/broken.. n even faulty..

This post has been edited by -Y-: Nov 7 2008, 10:41 AM

I oso believe cod to be a good method especially if the item is expensive.

couldnt agree more.. cod is the best method.

COD is the best method !!!

But there is oso some buyer who ffk during cod.

yea...when they know the price of the item is cheaper, they go find another seller and get it from them..stress to the seller

If they really dowan liao should at least tell the seller. So that the seller no need go to the promised place and wait ma.

internet is good to promote your stuff. but all transaction should be deal through COD. and den no harm lor. the most oso petrol for seller go there, and buyer ffk din turn up.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...17&hl=nokia+n82

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=835283&hl=

the link

This post has been edited by loong2020: Nov 7 2008, 01:50 PM

victim here..

haha me too. I once ffked and i wait there like a fool for half an hour. the buyer din even pick up the phone when i called.

u been con by who?

haha me too. I once ffked and i wait there like a fool for half an hour. the buyer din even pick up the phone when i called.

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Added on November 7, 2008, 5:54 pmdun really remember the name but even the day before still remind the buyer and he oso said dun worry sure wont forget like that one.

This post has been edited by funkiejunkstore: Nov 7 2008, 05:54 PM

Happens all the time.. everywhere..

lots of conmen nowadays!
dont buy if they dont want to cod..soooooooooo suspicious!!

To share some of the most common cases reported to mobile88.com

1) Seller from Nigeria / Hong Kong sell at cheap price and ask to pay using Western Union (most of the time ask you to buy bulk)

2) Seller from lots of Classifieds / Forums offer at cheap price ask to transfer or buy prepaid cards for them

So as mentioned by members here ...do COD transaction only with strangers. Some sellers may curse us cause they rely very much on bank transfer for the online businesses. So just be extremely careful when do online transactions.

are u from mobile88?

finally u come out to annouce it, they operator who received my calls said they not doing that way to let public know.....anyway, thanks

this guy is the real mobile88 guy. he even put up his mock up for 2009. the new mobile88 website. http://www.mobile88.com/2009/m88-1.jpg
http://www.mobile88.com/2009/m88-2.jpg, http://www.mobile88.com/2009/m88-3.jpg

GREAT!

lol...i juz had a trade deal...everything works fine...even the buyer himself wanted to bank in money to me to avoid ffk...lol...how come there is such ppl who can live on with guilt of lying and scamming others???haiz...

Yeah. I prefer buyer to bank in some amount of money first before cod to avoid ffk. A protection to seller as well.

yeap. sometimes ppl they just dun have a life. GOD knows and are always watching over us. Bad ppl out there, U'll be for judgement. haha. Dun scam. get a better job, sell stuff and be honest. No point scamming.

Yeah. Internet selling and buying is supposed to make transaction easier but instead become what ppl fear.

Same here, all this year been using CC from many bank, they never ask me bout my last 3 digit no. But got one time, when my CC Visa Classic was middle of upgrading to CC Visa Gold, they (scammer) called and ask me regarding the 3 digit no. They said they need the no. to verify my CC. Some more said if don't want to give, cannot upgrade. I scold back and said i don't give a damn, u don't want to upgrade GOLD for me also can, i don't bother much about CC Classic or GOLD. After that, he pursue some more, i ended the call.

I got my CC gold after 1 week after the SCAM call which i didn't give the 3 Digit No.

Never give your CC last 3 digit no. to anyone who claim from bank or what.

remember, once u go scamming, u wont go back. scammers wont stop until they die.

CVV number is supposed to ur private number, sort of pin number, which u need to use when purchasing things online...

This scammer will do anything to get ur money.Offer u a deal that u can resist.What a loser..

1 word to all . Becareful . (:

C'mon guys some sellers don't prefer COD cos we're in full time business..it's plain waste of time and prefer to use courier's pickup service.

Yeah I agree. I oso tinks that the whole ecommerce concept is supposed to be like this.Hehe

yea. but who can invent a method where can do the deal with full or trust. is there any future methods that can do trusted deals.

I tink paypal concept is quite gud and is very safe.

but what if paypal paid, the person dowan to transfer the item.

"When you purchase goods online with PayPal, your transactions are covered by our Buyer Complaint Policy. If we find the complaint in your favor, the amount of the payment, if available from the seller, will be transferred back to your account. See eligibility"

Taken from paypal website