I read about the case of a con victim who lost a few hundred bucks buying an Apple iPhone on eBay Malaysia. As I understand it, this scammer has been online for quite a while and the bank account that he has been using, not necessarily his own bank account, has already been blacklisted on various websites. Since eBay does not allow such a blacklist to be published on the site, this victim did not know about it.
Before making a purchase, we should always make a search on the web either of the trading ID, name or webstore for possible negative remarks and in this case, this guy has appears on various blacklists.
Such a search, though may not offer 100% protection, would alert us on possible fraud. I know that some of my buyers would do a search on me and/or my store first before placing an order. This gives them peace of mind, even if the order is not a big sum. When people make a purchase, they do want the item and it is not so much the amount at risk.
Before making a purchase, we should always make a search on the web either of the trading ID, name or webstore for possible negative remarks and in this case, this guy has appears on various blacklists.
Such a search, though may not offer 100% protection, would alert us on possible fraud. I know that some of my buyers would do a search on me and/or my store first before placing an order. This gives them peace of mind, even if the order is not a big sum. When people make a purchase, they do want the item and it is not so much the amount at risk.
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