I was sent an email with a second highest bidder option which looked and sounded official. It had the Ebay logo and Verisign logos. There was a link to Western Union for me to send a check. When the merchandise didn't arrive I contacted the seller who said I had been taken. Ebay's Safe Harbors reviewed the emails and said it was a scam. I have the Email address at Yahoo, the time and date. Can Yahoo give me the IP   address or the person's contact info for the police?
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I wouldn't count on getting that information from Yahoo, even though the person involved did rip you off it's a privacy matter.  You might want to contact your local police station to see if they have an internet fraud division.  Problem is, a lot of these scammers are overseas where the police can't touch them.\n\nThere is a very good chance you'll never see your money again.\n\nIn the future, if you receive an eBay related email to your email account, check your ebay messages on your My Ebay page.  If the email does not appear there, it's most likely a scammer email.
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I would check with the better business bureau.  \n\ndo not give ANYONE your bank account information. \n\nit sounds fishy to me...you should check with the police if they have had incidents with this company.
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really there is nothing you can do... the same thing happened to me.. just drop it and move on.. just make sure never do it again.. just save a little more money and get a brand new one. i never ebay unless it is under 20 dollars.. \n\nsorry this has happened to you, and a lot of those scammers are in new york and new jersey..
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I don't believe that Yahoo would do that. My guess is you got scammed by someone after your email account, and any personal info in contains.\n\nGet a hold of yahoo and see what they say. Probably the same thing.\n\nGood luck.
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It's not legit.  First hint would be that you are still getting the e-mails and if it says "your services near to be closed" and your account is still here, obviously it isn't authentic.  But, all the legitimate yahoo! e-mails go to my junk folder in yahoo mail.  Any e-mail that is authentic from yahoo, will have a "Y!" logo in red, and it will be highlighted in dark blue in your junk folder or inbox.
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I love Ebay!!! I think it is especially safe if you use Paypal and get buyers with Buysafe insurance on the product. I have always received everything I have ordered in perfect condition. Read your descriptions carefully, save the ad until everything goes through and save all communications from the transaction from the seller and from you to the seller. Follow instructions carefully and if it seems to good to be true it may be. If it is a company search them on the Better Business Bureau website. I have only had 1 semi bad experience on Ebay but it was resolved.
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it's a trick!! i get those emails all the time from freelotto!!!  you should NEVER give anyone your personal info or bank info. Sorry but all you won is the opportunity to be ripped off.
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I have used eBay and PayPal for over four years now and have never been scammed as a buyer or seller (well, sometimes people win an item and then don't pay, but never ship anything  until you're paid).  I have no fear working with either eBay or PayPal.  Just keep your passwords private.  \n\nYou can generally tell if it's a real message if you receive it right after you completed a transaction on eBay or PayPal.  Also, real emails will never ask you to enter a passwork.  You can also tell it's fake if a link takes you to a web site that does not start with https://www.paypal.com (note the 's' in https://').  Phish emails are actually quite easy to ID.
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If it's too good to be true, it probably is" as the saying and you say.  \n\nYahoo! finance does not do this.  They state different companies do this, craigslist, ebay, google.  They are not a middleman.  \n\nWestern Union is your tip-off.  A person only has to have their name on the money and can pick it up.  They don't even have to show ID!    So if you send it to Yahoo!finance, care of Andrew Smith, he gets your money and there is no traceability.  Bye -bye money.  \n\nI would shut-off all contact immediately.  I played a game with an Andrew in the UK on craigslist about 6 months ago for a $40,000 car he was offering for $14000.  Same story as yours above.  I told him the only way I could pay him was with a certified cashiers check for $19000.  Use $2000 to cover shipping and I need to have the $3000 over that sent back to me.  I reversed the situation back on them as to what they were trying to do to me.  Never heard from him again, but I reported the e-mail address to yahoo at abuse@yahoo.com and to craigslist, who promptly removed the ad.\n\nAnd they can give you a tracking number easily.  "I have shipped the vehicle via Universal car shippers out of London.  Your tracking number is bs1423-34v-23fd-3432."  How do you know if that's real?  You are only going to check it when you don't get the merchandise.  \n\nContact a customer service person at Yahoo!finance and ask them if it's legit.
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Unless you personally bought a ticket and were sent something showing that those numbers won, then for the Love of God, delete the email and block the sender.\n\nYou are being scammed.
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DONT REPLY.  these are new ways of frauds. there was also one email from a general in african country which was in circulation. Even i have got the mail which u have received
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Report them to Yahoo asap.  \n\nAlso, I have been scammed too.  I am doing my best to stop these crooks from ever scamming again.\nI know they have scammed before, because they said so.\nI am helping other people along the way. I wish to know if these are the same people.  If you do not mind sharing the email address, please send it to me at sqldba_needinglegalhelpasap @yahoo .com\n\nI have also listed the yahoo mail abuse help link below.\nMail abuse is listed at the bottom of the page.
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Do you receive any emails at your yahoo email account at all? Say if you send yourself an email, are you able to get it? How about doing a search of 'ebay' to see if the mails are in some other folders. \n\nI also suggest you contact Yahoo Mail customer care:  http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/ , where there is a link near the end of the page.
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It's probably a postal mail scam and/or a poorly executed marketing campaign.\n\nIf it has an address or telephone number, you could probably type it into a Google search box and see what comes up.\n\nYou can also search the Better Business Bureau website for consumer complaints against the company, if someone has reported it.
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They will not mail you anything.\n\nThey need your address to verify that you are legit, also most sellers won't ship to an unconfirmed address.\n\nOnly Ebay and anyone you buy from will see your address.\n\nYou can use a P.O. Box.\n\nIf you use a fake address, then the items you buy will not get to you.\n\nYou can look all you want on Ebay without registering, just can't buy or sell.
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Do you recall entering this particular Lotto?Most likely you did not and it is most likely a scam. I receive silly emails of pictures of money,checks,won lotto's ,all kinds of junk telling me somebody died and left money in other countries.Don't believe any of this junk stuff.Just Delete it.If you get in the snail mail(postal)destroy it.
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Sounds like a copyright violation to me, if not an outright scam.\n\nI would avoid sending them any money.  Any site with the word "yahoo" in the URL is going to get sued, much less this one which is an obvious try to get people to send money.\n\nWonder if there's a way to let PayPal know they're being scammed?