A sophisticated $44,000 eBay scam by a 14 year old teenager from Crescent Head in New South Wales had its sequel in the Ipswich District Court when the girl, now 16, was found guilty and placed on probation for two years.
The Brisbane Courier-Mail gives a full account of the case at http://tinyurl.com/ebayripoff
eBay spokesman on the case Daniel Feiler provides no real satisfaction for consumers that there interests will be protected by the online superstore.
What is really disturbing is the claim by one victim that eBay unlawfully gave the fraudster the mobile number of the victim who then received up to 21 calls a day from the fraudster.
Consumer Watch spokesman Paul Tully said it's time for eBay to ramp up its initial identification and consumer protection policies.
"eBay is a giant money-making machine for some unscrupulous operators and eBay should be doing everything it can to eliminate this online fraud."
PAUL TULLY: paul@tully.org.au
Click "Home" below to see all posts on this website.
If "Home" does not appear, all posts are currently displayed.
