HI, MY NAME IS DEB AND I HAVE AN EBAY STORE CALLED DEB'S CLASSY CLOSET. RECENTLY, I HAD A DRAFTING TABLE LISTED ON EBAY, AUCTION STYLE.  I HAD A BUY IT NOW PRICE AND THE TABLE SOLD THE VERY NEXT MORNING.

A GENTLEMAN SENT ME AN EMAIL STATING THAT HE WAS GOING TO SENT ME A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IF I COULD BE TRUSTWORTHY?  I REPLIED THAT I COULD BE TRUSTED AND THAT I WAS AN OFFICE MANAGER FOR A DELIVERY COMPANY FOR MANY YEARS AND NOW I JUST WORKED ON EBAY.

I WOULD ASK HIM QUESTIONS AND HE WAS EVASIVE. FINALLY, I TOLD HIM THAT I DID NOT HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS. HE REPLIED THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A SHIPPING COMPANY COME AND PICK THE ITEM UP FROM MY HOME AND WAS HAVING THE TABLE SHIPPED TO FRANCE.  SOUNDS FAR OUT, DOESN'T IT. WELL, I HAVE DEALT WITH MILLIONAIRES BEFORE, EVEN WORKED PERSONALLY FOR THEM AND THEY DO, DO FRIVILOUS THINGS. I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE UP AND UP. HE STATED HE WORKED FOR A COMPANY AND EVEN HAD A COMPANY LIKE EMAIL ADDY.

THE MONEY ORDER CAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $2500.00 ON A WALMART MONEY ORDER. THE NOTE ATTACHED STATED THAT I WAS TO GO TO MY BANK, TAKE OUT THE FUNDS DUE ME AND THE REST WAS TO BE WIRED BY WESTERN UNION. FIRST OF ALL, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER TAKE THE FUNDS OUT OF YOUR BANK! NEVER CASH THE MONEY ORDER THROUGH YOUR BANK. TAKE IT TO THE PLACE IT IS DRAWN ON, SEE IF IT WILL GO THROUGH. ON THE BACK OF THE MONEY THERE SHOULD BE A 800 NUMBER IN WHICH YOU MAY CALL. THIS ONE HAD IT WHITED OUT. ALSO, CHECK WITH THE COMPANY AND SEE IF THEY GO THAT HIGH ON MONEY ORDERS. WHEN I TOOK THIS TO WALMART, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN BEFORE THEY CHECKED THEY COULD TELL IT WAS BOGUS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT GO THAT HIGH ON A MONEY ORDER.

IF I WOULD HAVE CASHED THE MONEY ORDER AT MY BANK, I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT $2500.00 AND HE WOULD HAVE OVER $2000.00 OF MY CASH THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAID THE BANK BACK.

I USED TO THINK THAT YOU COULD ALMOST TRUST ANYONE, BUT I NOW WONDER IS THEIR ANYONE WE CAN TRUST???

I HAD TO CONTACT THE POLICE, THEY IN TURN HAD TO CONTACT THE SECRET SERVICE. THEY CAME TO MY HOME COPIED ALL MY EMAILS FROM THIS LOONEY BIN, ETC!!!! I MEAN COME ON, THATS ONLY IN THE MOVIES....... NO THIS IS ACTUAL EVENTS!!!!!

I HAD TO BRUSH THE GUY OFF BECAUSE HE KEPT HOUNDING FOR THE WIRE TRANSFER SO I WAS GIVING HIM OFF THE WALL STORIES UNTIL THE POLICE WHERE DONE. THEY DID SAY HE WAS IN OREGON!!!!!

ANOTHER THING THAT I NOTICED WAS A FEW DAYS AFTER HE WON THE ITEM, HE WAS NO LONGER A REGISTERED EBAY USER. I THOUGHT HE JUST QUIT EBAYING. COME TO FIND OUT IT TAKES 180 DAYS AFTER YOU REQUEST REMOVAL, IT ONLY TAKES EBAY I DAY TO KICK YOU OFF.

SO IF ANYONE OUT THERE WAS SCAMMED BY THIS THUG, I TRULY AM SORRY BECAUSE I ALMOST FELL FOR IT TOO!!!! JUST BE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND WATCH FOR MONEY ORDERS OVER THE LIMIT, CHECKS, ETC... THERE ARE THUGS EVERWHERE TODAY AND THEY ARE SCAMMING ANYWAY THEY CAN. 

IF ANYONE NEEDS A DRAFTING TABLE IT HAS BEEN RELISTED!!!!!!!!!

PARDON THE PUN, BUT I JUST COULD NOT RESIST!!!

SINCERELY,

DEB