Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2020-02-12 01:02
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Scammers are getting more sophisticated and ruthless.
This Ebay profile has existed since 2012 and is verified but the real person behind it has probably had his identity stolen in recent years, probably during a break-in where id documents have been captured.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/caronte71
The scammer was able to provide a photo of a bill from an electrical company where the name and adress of the "seller" appeared. What made me suspicious, though, was that the bill was a couple of years old. What made me even more suspicious was that he supplied a copy of the passport.
When I asked for a telephone number to call and photos of specific parts of the instrument, the scammer entered the "ultimatum" stage:
"You asked for proof of address. You can also see it on my identity card, which is valid. So, stop playing with me. If you don't pay tomorrow, I will cancel the transaction. I don't like the word "scammer"..."
In general, scammers very often:
* send copies of passports
* have some compelling story to tell (exploiting people's empathy)
This is the explanation the scammer gave for not being able to give out a telephone number: "I am sorry, but I can not talk on the phone, because I had a surgery in my mouth and is impossible to talk."
I publish the name and id documents here to make them findable with google:
"Here are the bank details, so you can pay :
Beneficiary: Marco Gentile
IBAN: IT69J0760103200001048222457
BIC/SWIFT: BPPIITRRXXX
Bank name: POSTE ITALIANE SPA
Bank address: Viale Europa 175, Roma, 00144, Italy
Please give me the exact address for delivery, phone number and email address, for courier.
Waiting for payment confirmation.
Regards,
Marco"
Post Edited (2020-02-12 01:24)
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