Thursday, February 1, 2007

Another ebay scam

An easy way to detect these scams is to look up the domain registration at whois.com. This guy created his domain on September 27, 2006 yet his website claims a copyright of 2004. An odd inconsistency indeed. If Richard Palmer of Emeryville, California registered the domain then why am I getting an email from Val in the United Kingdom?

Here's the email:


Hello
I'm sorry for disturbing you ,my name is Val and i own a
electronics business in UK.I got your email from one of your ebay actions,and i was wondering if
you're interested to resell/buy my products,i have very good prices:


MP3 Players:


Apple Ipod Nano 4gb- only 89 euro (~ 113 us$)
Apple Ipod 80gb- only 169 euro (~ 215 us$)


DESKTOPS:
AURORA 7500-custom configuration - ONLY 859 euro (~ 1095 us$)
Apple IMac 20''-2.0 ghz intel core duo -ONLY 399 EURO ( ~ 508 us$)


LAPTOPS:
Apple IBook G4 14'- 1.42 ghz- ONLY 399 EURO (~ 508 us$)
Sony VAIO BX540 - ONLY 899 euro (~ 1145 us$)


CAMERAS:
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-R1 10.3MP(body only)- 349 euro (~444 us$)
Nikon D200 10.2MP(body only)- 449 euro (~ 570 us$)


For more info,full price list and descriptions please visit my website http://www.in-wholesale.biz
All goods are brand new,factory sealed,with warranty from manufacturer.
Thank you for your time,
Val

Registrant Name: Richard Palmer
Registrant Organization: Private Registration US
Registrant Address1: P O Box 99800
Registrant City: EmeryVille
Registrant State/Province: CA
Registrant Postal Code: 94662
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Country Code: US
Registrant Phone Number: +1.5105952002

Domain Registration Date: Wed Sep 27 12:54:43 GMT 2006
Domain Expiration Date: Wed Sep 26 23:59:59 GMT 2007
Domain Last Updated Date: Mon Jan 15 11:43:38 GMT 2007

Bullshit detector is on high!