I am currently in the middle of a transaction with ny-traders.com (not really, but they think I am about to bite). I just notified the person that the site was registered to that their name is being co-opted in the name of this fake escrow. The following is the email I sent to them to update them on were I am. I am willing to go through with this transaction if anyone can put me in contact with someone from the FBI/NY police that are investigating this A$$hole.
Darren
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Toby,
Just wanted to apologize for the late call. My wife said not to call, but I thought that if someone might be using my name, I would want to know ASAP. Here is all of the info I currently have about this escrow service.
1. I was selling all of my video equipment from my company. The ebay # is 2970129483. I received an email from the following user (buy4life@secureroot.com ) asking if I would be willing to ship overseas and use an Escrow service. Communication from the seller and myself are between the lines.
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"Hello,
I'm very interested in your ebay item.
I am from Kishinev,Moldova. Can you ship overseas ? Do you accept an escrow transaction ?
Let me know asap...
Thanks!
Question from: vmf-2003
Title of item: Complete DV - 2 Camera package with goodies!
Seller: zoom@alink.com
Starts: Dec-04-03 09:47:54 PST
Ends: Dec-09-03 09:47:54 PST
Price: Starts at $5,000.00 "
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2. I replied stating that I would be open to the transaction if we used an escrow service. (zoom@alink.com is me)
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--- "" wrote:
Thanks for your interest in the cam package. I would be willing to ship overseas if I am comfortable with the final arrangements. I have never used an escrow service, so I need to do some research about them. Let me know what you are thinking about.
Thanks,
Darren Kennedy
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3. The following is the buyer's reply to the above questions I asked. The return email has now changed from buy4life@secureroot.com to Alexnder Duta.
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Hello and thank you for your fast answer.Like i said i want to use Escrow
to handle our transaction
First of all, I want to tell you how www.ny-trades.com works, because I
have worked with them in the past and they were,very fast and secure.
New York Trade is an escrow company, a third party in our transaction;
the whole process is very simple and easy.
You have to register with them before we proceed with this. After you
register we have to start a new transaction between you and I.
We will need to agree on transaction terms (who will pay the fee,inspection period...etc).
After we both agree, I will need to submit the payment to the Escrow website.
When the funds are received by Escrow they will notify you and you can
ship the package to me, knowing the money is secure.
As soon as I get the package, and inspect it, I will notify the Escrow
Company and they will send you the payment.
I can give you 6,650$ right now.
I agree to pay the shipping cost and the Escrows's fee.
Best Regards,
PS: Please check my rating ,and you will see that i have a 100% positive
feedback and a good rating too.
Please advice me asap.
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4. At this point something did not sit right with me. I am aware of some of the international scams involving ebay so I just had this gut feeling that I was in the process of being taken. I went to the NY-trades.com site and everything looks Ok. Nice, professional site, but. . . no contact information. I went to register.com and used the WHOIS function to find out more about the owner of the site. This is were your name comes up. The site www.ny-trades.com is registered under your name, address and phone number in Vermont. At this point, I was pretty sure that if you existed, you were not involved. Another red flag was that the site was created on Dec. 3rd 2003 - 3 days ago. I then sent the following email to the buyer:
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--- "" wrote:
If you would like to use an ebay approved escrow service, Great! But, I am not about to use an escrow service that has a web site that was registered only 3 days ago.
Thanks
Darren Kennedy
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5. The reply from the buyer follows:
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Hello ,
I told you about ny-trades.com because i worked with them in the past and they were very fast and secure;i am an old ebay member with a good and big rating and positive feedback.I tried many payment methods.I prefer ny-trades.com,because they are very fast and i can submit the payment asap.All process takes 1-2 days if you'll use an overnight shipping.
I am an established Kishinev community member who owns a $8,500,000 house.I have a husband and two children,
The point is I am not going to dissapear.
I don't have time for Escrow.com.It's a slow service!
Look what they said,about the payment:
"Remember that each form of payment takes a different length of time to process. Checks require 7 to 10 business days, while payments with a credit card are processed within five business days. Note that certain payment types are limited to transactions in specific countries and currencies, and international buyers are advised that the fastest method of payment is wire transfer. International checks, international money orders, or any currency other than that specified for a transaction is not accepted. "
Best Regards,
Thanks for the opportunity to explain.
__________________________________________________________
6. This is where I decided to call you. I am not really sure at this point what you should do with the information. My guess is that if you send an email to the address I gave you, they will just pack up and move on and you would have no resolution too the situation. I would prob. contact the authorities. I know there is an Internet Fraud department at the FBI. I am willing to help in any way I can. If you need for me to follow this transaction through, I'm game.
Darren
Darren
_________________________________
Toby,
Just wanted to apologize for the late call. My wife said not to call, but I thought that if someone might be using my name, I would want to know ASAP. Here is all of the info I currently have about this escrow service.
1. I was selling all of my video equipment from my company. The ebay # is 2970129483. I received an email from the following user (buy4life@secureroot.com ) asking if I would be willing to ship overseas and use an Escrow service. Communication from the seller and myself are between the lines.
______________________________________________________________
"Hello,
I'm very interested in your ebay item.
I am from Kishinev,Moldova. Can you ship overseas ? Do you accept an escrow transaction ?
Let me know asap...
Thanks!
Question from: vmf-2003
Title of item: Complete DV - 2 Camera package with goodies!
Seller: zoom@alink.com
Starts: Dec-04-03 09:47:54 PST
Ends: Dec-09-03 09:47:54 PST
Price: Starts at $5,000.00 "
_______________________________________________________________
2. I replied stating that I would be open to the transaction if we used an escrow service. (zoom@alink.com is me)
_________________________________________________________________
--- "" wrote:
Thanks for your interest in the cam package. I would be willing to ship overseas if I am comfortable with the final arrangements. I have never used an escrow service, so I need to do some research about them. Let me know what you are thinking about.
Thanks,
Darren Kennedy
_________________________________________________________________
3. The following is the buyer's reply to the above questions I asked. The return email has now changed from buy4life@secureroot.com to Alexnder Duta.
_________________________________________________________________
Hello and thank you for your fast answer.Like i said i want to use Escrow
to handle our transaction
First of all, I want to tell you how www.ny-trades.com works, because I
have worked with them in the past and they were,very fast and secure.
New York Trade is an escrow company, a third party in our transaction;
the whole process is very simple and easy.
You have to register with them before we proceed with this. After you
register we have to start a new transaction between you and I.
We will need to agree on transaction terms (who will pay the fee,inspection period...etc).
After we both agree, I will need to submit the payment to the Escrow website.
When the funds are received by Escrow they will notify you and you can
ship the package to me, knowing the money is secure.
As soon as I get the package, and inspect it, I will notify the Escrow
Company and they will send you the payment.
I can give you 6,650$ right now.
I agree to pay the shipping cost and the Escrows's fee.
Best Regards,
PS: Please check my rating ,and you will see that i have a 100% positive
feedback and a good rating too.
Please advice me asap.
___________________________________________________________
4. At this point something did not sit right with me. I am aware of some of the international scams involving ebay so I just had this gut feeling that I was in the process of being taken. I went to the NY-trades.com site and everything looks Ok. Nice, professional site, but. . . no contact information. I went to register.com and used the WHOIS function to find out more about the owner of the site. This is were your name comes up. The site www.ny-trades.com is registered under your name, address and phone number in Vermont. At this point, I was pretty sure that if you existed, you were not involved. Another red flag was that the site was created on Dec. 3rd 2003 - 3 days ago. I then sent the following email to the buyer:
____________________________________________________________
--- "" wrote:
If you would like to use an ebay approved escrow service, Great! But, I am not about to use an escrow service that has a web site that was registered only 3 days ago.
Thanks
Darren Kennedy
______________________________________________________________
5. The reply from the buyer follows:
______________________________________________________________
Hello ,
I told you about ny-trades.com because i worked with them in the past and they were very fast and secure;i am an old ebay member with a good and big rating and positive feedback.I tried many payment methods.I prefer ny-trades.com,because they are very fast and i can submit the payment asap.All process takes 1-2 days if you'll use an overnight shipping.
I am an established Kishinev community member who owns a $8,500,000 house.I have a husband and two children,
The point is I am not going to dissapear.
I don't have time for Escrow.com.It's a slow service!
Look what they said,about the payment:
"Remember that each form of payment takes a different length of time to process. Checks require 7 to 10 business days, while payments with a credit card are processed within five business days. Note that certain payment types are limited to transactions in specific countries and currencies, and international buyers are advised that the fastest method of payment is wire transfer. International checks, international money orders, or any currency other than that specified for a transaction is not accepted. "
Best Regards,
Thanks for the opportunity to explain.
__________________________________________________________
6. This is where I decided to call you. I am not really sure at this point what you should do with the information. My guess is that if you send an email to the address I gave you, they will just pack up and move on and you would have no resolution too the situation. I would prob. contact the authorities. I know there is an Internet Fraud department at the FBI. I am willing to help in any way I can. If you need for me to follow this transaction through, I'm game.
Darren
ate: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 07:03:23 -0800 (PST)
