WL 4TB SATA $14.99 Ebay scam and dead

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Aestr

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Likely stolen account scam. No sales in the last year and the ones they have are for clothing and accessories. Low price and free shipping is another clue.
 

BlueFox

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You know, I always wonder what the game plan is? Gather a whole ton of money, then bust out the joint? Ebay/Paypal wont let you get away with that much money right? I've seen scam listings before, and I see sometimes hundreds of people buying, as if to take a chance since the price is so low. But its almost guaranteed to be a scam.

I just wonder what the game plan is? Collect all the money and make a run to Mexico?
If you manage to compromise someone's account, might own the login to their bank account and could transfer the money out if fast enough? eBay takes a few days to pay out, but PayPal is still pretty much instant.

I had a ~$7k transaction a couple months ago where that appeared to have happened. Item was listed for a good price (~20% less than I'd expect to pay, but a very low volume thing) with actual photos.
 
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Fritz

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You know, I always wonder what the game plan is? Gather a whole ton of money, then bust out the joint? Ebay/Paypal wont let you get away with that much money right? I've seen scam listings before, and I see sometimes hundreds of people buying, as if to take a chance since the price is so low. But its almost guaranteed to be a scam.

I just wonder what the game plan is? Collect all the money and make a run to Mexico?
Could be a bit of stupid involved.
 
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