| As humans it often seems that we are not happy | | | | tracking details because they have been scammed by |
| unless we have something to whine about. Additionally, | | | | sellers not sending items before. Buy the items with |
| most of us like to bury out heads in the sand like an | | | | your own money and send them... Then they can pay |
| ostrich and pretend that bad things won't happen to us. | | | | you. |
| So here are ten tips on how to get scammed in our | | | | 7. Don't bother sending high ticket items via registered |
| online endeavours, especially with Ebay. | | | | post... just save your money. Nobody would be so |
| | | | unconscionable as to claim the item didn't arrive when |
| 1. ALWAYS log into Ebay, Paypal or your online bank | | | | it did! |
| via links received in emails... You don't have enough | | | | 8. Don't worry about requiring only verified paypal |
| money for the scammers using keyloggers to bother | | | | payments for high ticket items... Nobody would |
| with you anyway. | | | | purchase from YOU using a stolen credit card! |
| 2. NEVER update your antivirus program... if your | | | | 9. If a customer purchases an item from you and |
| computer came with a free one, it will suffice! Your | | | | requests a second one... send both together to save |
| computer would never be infected by malicious | | | | postage... even if they haven't paid for the second one. |
| viruses or keyloggers anyway :) | | | | They'll get around to it! |
| 3. Don't bother to check whether the shipping address | | | | 10. If a customer complains about an item you sold |
| for an item sold on ebay matches the registered | | | | them and requests a refund ask them to send the |
| shipping address. If the customer wants you to send | | | | item back but make the refund immediately! |
| the item to a friend or relative in a British or US | | | | If you follow these guidelines to the letter I guarantee |
| embassy somewhere in Africa, that is fine! | | | | that sooner or later you will have your identity stolen, |
| 4. Don't bother to check whether a payment comes | | | | lose your money, have your paypal account frozen, |
| from a paypal or bank account with the same | | | | your bank accounts cleaned out and your credit cards |
| surname as registered with Ebay... the person has | | | | maxxed out. You may even experience the |
| probably just asked a friend or relative to make the | | | | excitement of having the police hunting you down for |
| payment on their behalf! | | | | fraud. Then you will REALLY have something to |
| 5. Despatch all items without performing ANY checks | | | | complain about! |
| on addresses or identities | | | | This article is obviously intended to be tongue in cheek. |
| 6. If a customer purchases a high ticket item from you | | | | But it is surprising how many people are suckered in |
| and explains that they won't pay until you give them | | | | by these tactics. |