NFOHump.com :: View topic - Almost got scammed...

Page 1 of 1

PumpAction
[Schmadmin]

Posts: 26759

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 00:44 Post subject: Almost got scammed...	Quick Quote Quote

So my wife found out that P!nk is going to visit Frankfurt in her new tour but all tickets are gone so we went to ebay and ebay local small ads. We contacted a guy and told him that we were ready to pay a little more if he sends us the goods and so on. So he gives us his bank account information and just out of curiosity I google his name. That guy seems to be a well known scammer and just takes the money without delivering anything! Well, guess I saved 150€ just right there on the spot => NFOrce GIF plugin <= - Ryzen 3800X, 16GB DDR4-3200, Sapphire 5700XT Pulse

zipfero

Posts: 8938
Location: White Shaft

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 01:05 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

its a pretty big problem here using ebay, and danish site dba.dk that people scam with tickets. Its really hard to police and people usually do it across borders (danish scammer do it in sweden and vice versa). So its always a very good idea to check! glad you busted him before he got hold of yo dolla

ixigia
[Moderator] Consigliere

Posts: 65081
Location: Italy

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 02:37 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Nice Pumpy People do that all the time here as well when it comes to football and concert tickets (but it applies to everything really).. nobody seems to care of course, as usual with eBay. We're left with the super-expensive official dealers :< Random creations of an insane mind / Screens from Bulgaria [Early Access] Last edited by ixigia on Sun, 28th Apr 2013 02:45; edited 2 times in total

sabin1981
Mostly Cursed

Posts: 87805

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 02:41 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Jesus, people suck I'm glad you had the smarts and foresight to do some checking before handing over a large amount of money - well done Pumpy.

PumpAction
[Schmadmin]

Posts: 26759

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 03:19 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Yeah, my wife was really happy about my checking too but she kind of lost the will to go to the concert at all so she won't let me place a bid on regular ebay auctions with trustable people Tbh we are in need of that money anyway, we plan on getting her mum and little brother over (he has 3 months of summer vacation) for the summer and we still need to buy the tickets, pay some money for the visa shizzles, health insurance and then we plan to make some trips (maybe even to italy or so) while they are here... so money is pretty tight. TLDR; be very careful when shopping online and be suspicious. The reason I checked is, that I saw a similar offer a day before with a different amount of money. So I first assumed that he just raised the price but that still got me suspicious On the bad side: I sent him my address, full name etc. before I got enough info to identify him as a thief/scammer. (I have his bank account number) => NFOrce GIF plugin <= - Ryzen 3800X, 16GB DDR4-3200, Sapphire 5700XT Pulse

Reg67

Posts: 5432

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 10:07 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Look at i this way mate, you can now spend your hard earned cash on someone who actually has some talent!

deelix
PDIP Member

Posts: 32062
Location: Norway

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 10:18 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Some years iv been trying to get cheaper tickets to Roskilde Festival, and bought them from Norwegian ebay: finn.no, I really hate it but have been lucky so far. I just know if it looks to good to be true, it probably is :/ And there are reports about lots of fake tickets every year, so when I buy them I check all the information from the seller and try to find a person so close that I can personally meet him/her Save about 60-70 euro every time I do this

Paintface

Posts: 6877

Posted: Sun, 28th Apr 2013 17:05 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

i only buy tickets in person , even if i find them on the internet.

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT + 1 Hour