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eBay fraudsters sentenced to jail
Three Romanians, who conned over £300,000 from eBay customers, were sentenced to a total 8 year sentence. The leader of the group, Nicolae Cretanu, age 30, was sentenced to 3 and a half years, his wife Adriana and accomplice, George Titar, were sentenced to 2 and a half years each.
The scam went on for two years, the couple sold imaginary items that ranged from non-existent cars to concert tickets. They used around 12 different user names and they had the money sent to various bank accounts, where Titar would collect the money.
They were able to carry out the scam because customers had to send payment before receiving the goods. The couple contacted the customer and told that them that they would not be able to complete the transaction through the actual eBay website, but if the customer was willing to send them the money through Western Union for example, then they would receive the goods.
It is this exact reason why eBay says that although they are sorry about the scam, it did not happen on their website, so they cannot be held responsible.
eBay does warn users that they should not be sending cash to anyone they do not know personally.
DUH.
Three Romanians, who conned over £300,000 from eBay customers, were sentenced to a total 8 year sentence. The leader of the group, Nicolae Cretanu, age 30, was sentenced to 3 and a half years, his wife Adriana and accomplice, George Titar, were sentenced to 2 and a half years each.
The scam went on for two years, the couple sold imaginary items that ranged from non-existent cars to concert tickets. They used around 12 different user names and they had the money sent to various bank accounts, where Titar would collect the money.
They were able to carry out the scam because customers had to send payment before receiving the goods. The couple contacted the customer and told that them that they would not be able to complete the transaction through the actual eBay website, but if the customer was willing to send them the money through Western Union for example, then they would receive the goods.
It is this exact reason why eBay says that although they are sorry about the scam, it did not happen on their website, so they cannot be held responsible.
eBay does warn users that they should not be sending cash to anyone they do not know personally.
DUH.
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