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consumerist.com - 11/4/2008

I Literally Placed My PS3 In A Scammer's Hands []

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Herman's tale of eBay/Paypal buyer fraud is unusual because he not only met the scammer in person, he placed his item right in the guy's hands. Here's what happened: Herman writes: 1. Posted my...

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forums.msiwind.net - 10/31/2008

Msi Wind Forums • View topic - 9 cell found on ebay uk, is it any good???

— forums.msiwind.net — Laker, It stands a good chance you will get it on time tomorrow. Mine got a bit stuck at Stansted and I didn't realise it flew from there to B'ham. The delay was in the internal flight. Anyway FedEx were kind enough to deliver to a neighbour, as I was ... (more) Msi Wind Forums • View topic - 9 cell found on ebay ...

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videogamer.com - 11/4/2008

News: EA: PS3 Red Alert 3 back on

— videogamer.com — Promises to 'do some really cool things' with 1080p resolution and extra Blu-Ray space. (more) News: EA: PS3 Red Alert 3 back on

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cgi.ebay.com - 11/10/2008

eBay Motors: Opel (item 290271698354 end time Nov-09-08 19:28:01 PST)

— cgi.ebay.com — Holy Collectible Car Batman! This is it!!!! If you like unique, one of a kind, nothing else like it in the world cars, you will LOVE this one. This is a 1973 Opel that was converted into a novelty batmobile. This car comes with a great story and quite ... (more) eBay Motors: Opel (item 290271698354 end time Nov-09-08 ...

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PayPal helps scammer steal PlayStation 3
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... him to send instant payments?" Their reply? It was an issue they were "working on." The problem with PayPal is simple: it can recover money from legitimate customers, but not from fraudsters. As a consequence of this, the money PayPal stands to lose on any given transaction is your risk to bear. The purpose of its bogus anti-fraud theatrics is to conceal the moral hazard it creates for itself by displacing its own risk onto consumers. I Literally Placed My PS3 In A Scammer's Hands [Consumerist]