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Mcintosh scam

Fresh update-

I haven’t seen the hacker in quite some time, but it seems the same person is now back. Same tactics, same exact items targeted. Mac gear, expensive bikes, and that odd steel guitar lol. Quite the odd combination of items.

Anyway ebay user loobi308 has been compromised this time, so stay far away if you value your money.
 
Mr. Multi-color scammer.
I spent a fair amount of time reporting his worthless ass last time.
Took a while but he got shut down or quit.
Always uses the same pictures which makes reporting easy. After you've seen the same picture a few times it is instantly recognizable as the scammer.
I then pick some random listings from his hundreds (thousands?) of items and report them.

If anyone sees one of these listing please post a link here.
 
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miniman82 said:
eBay policy doesn’t cover you if you complete a transaction off their site as the scammer instructs...
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100% correct. I only communicate via eBay, no off site emails. And if a seller wants me to pay them via PayPal and specifies that I check the "gift" box (implying no goods/services have been exchanged), forget it.
 
Also eBay seems to have some sort of glitch, this is what I see while scrolling but the actual listing comes up normally. Strange.


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Thank you!
Sure looks like the old multicolor scammer.
I've set up some alerts, will be reporting hijacked accounts.
 
I just reported 6 items, a watch, a Mac, a guitar, a bike and a couple others. I always report a variety rather than 5 watches or 5 Macs. Don't know if it makes a difference but it establishes a pattern at least. Scammer doesn't only deal in watches for example.
For saved searches I pick items that are not listed in volume, with an image that is easily recognizable.
When I get an alert for the exact same item and see the scam buy direct colored image I'll then select a few items from the "new" hijacked sellers list.
 
As of this morning all fraudulent listings are still active, we need to report these more aggressively to force eBay to take them down.

Also note that while the contact email has now changed from deals@pawn-store.online to deals@top-pawn.com, it’s still the same listing format, same items being listed, and still the same hokey picture posted to try and lure people away from the site- in other words, still the same scammers.

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ebay seller inswingers is also hijacked as of this morning.
Had hits on three of the alerts I signed up for last night.
I just reported 5 listings from inswingers

As I mentioned I picked items from random categories as well as items that are not listed in quantities for my alert. In other words, unique items for alerts. Don't want to wade through 2582 Lawrence Welk listings. Like last time I'm sure the scammers images will be readily apparent after I report them a few times.

I did not notice the contact email, was rushing to report listings.
But it's the same variety of items and same colored contact of site image as above.
 
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SaturationPt said:
I’d report it as listing practices, avoiding ebay fees, probably will get ebay’s attention first if they might not get paid.
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I had considered that last night, trying to decide what boxes to click.
I might go back and forth between fraudulent and avoiding fees.
I always report a "block" of 5 or more at a time.
I realize ebay gets a lot of reports, I'm hoping they may start recognizing "blocks of reports" sent from the same user(s) and know immediately the scammer has hijacked more accounts. Or not. But I like to think so.
 
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I’ve reported several listings with fraudulent listings using keyword spam or copyright infringement, have never seen one taken down nor edited. I am skeptical of eBay’s desire to do the right thing, ... although potentially missing out on a buck’s revenue I expect they will take seriously.
 
Glad you guys are keeping a eye on this. Thank you for doing what you do! Was a Ebay seller for years, my take away is they don't care and are not policing there site. My account got hacked by someone in China who put hundreds of ads under my name. When I reported it there basic attitude was there wasn't much they could do.

I know longer sell on ebay.

BTW for those who posted the seller has all the power, you couldn't be more wrong.
 
300man said:
Glad you guys are keeping a eye on this. Thank you for doing what you do! Was a Ebay seller for years, my take away is they don't care and are not policing there site. My account got hacked by someone in China who put hundreds of ads under my name. When I reported it there basic attitude was there wasn't much they could do.

I know longer sell on ebay.

BTW for those who posted the seller has all the power, you couldn't be more wrong.
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300, that is the same thing the current hijacker does. Hijacks accounts and lists over 1000 items. Wonder if you were hijacked by the same scammer, an affiliate, or a copy cat.
They seem to always use the same items, images, and descriptions for each hijacked account, which makes watching for hijacked accounts very easy using the alert system. Just pick items that are indeed unique or rare as you won't have to look through dozens or hundreds of listings when you receive an alert.
It took many months the last time there was a bunch of hijacked accounts by the multi-color scammer. I'm hoping they will be shut down quicker this time.

A few AK'ers said I was wasting my time. But it's my time and I can use it as I see fit. If I spend 10 or 15 minutes a day reporting hijacked accounts that's my business.
I still work outside the home so my time is somewhat limited but I can give 10 minutes a day for this.
If other AK'ers following this thread want to help, go for it! It MIGHT get that days hijacked accounts deleted sooner. Or not.
 
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