Possible scam HP 41CX

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(09-26-2022 01:15 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(09-26-2022 12:40 PM)Albert Chan Wrote:  Even if they do collect, seller have a "float" of money to use.
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Amazon Scammers Are Using This Trick to Make Millions

Very good article. It must be something like what is described there.
An easy remedy would be to only pass the money on to the seller once the buyer has acknowledged receiving the merchandise. There are online platforms which do it that way, e.g. Vinted.

The only time that I have been defrauded by a significant amount of money (around 500 Euros for a camera) was on eBay though. That looked like a totally normal auction, the end price was right in the middle of the usual range, from a seller with hundreds of transactions and 100% score - absolutely nothing suspicious. But the eBay account had been hacked and when I wire tranfered the payment (this option is not available any more for a good reason) it was gone together with the fraudsters. There is no protection by eBay in these cases - maybe if you pay with PayPal but their smallprint can catch you in some cases too - and the only thing you can do is go to the police and file a report against an unknown person. Pretty much useless.

Regards
Max

The same happened to me with a wire transfer in Indonesia, twenty years ago, I think it was maybe the third purchase on ebay and only after have sent the money I read bad reportings (feedback) about that seller: he was selling items posting pictures of goods from the shops windows, actually a good phothographer
He sold a lot of cheap things receiving good feedbacks by friends (I suppose), so nosuspect, but better to read entirely the listings.
The seller was canceled from TAS but I lost my money
As you wrote there is no protection by eBay in these cases and useless to report that to te police, expecially if the fraudster lives overseas.