Ebay - Squaretrade - Moneygram Ripoff scam Internet

I have been scammed out of $600 on ebay. The seller told me that his paypal account was not active and the easiest way to pay was to send a moneygram order everything looked super official, and he had me fooled. If only I'd been a little suspicious and googled ebay payments with moneygram I'd have found hundreds of reports on fraudulant activities.

This is exactly what the e-mail sent to me looked like after I had bought the item through e-bay:

eBay Square Trade Transaction Started

**eBay Square Trade Transaction Started: TAKAMINE 2004 LTD EDITION ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR, **

eBay Item Number: 110127199037
Square Trade Case ID: 093E40363
Merchandise Description: TAKAMINE 2004 LTD EDITION ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR,
Seller's E-mail Address:
Buyers's E-mail Address: (((ROR redacted email address for security purposes)))

TRANSACTION DETAILS

Transaction Date Transaction # Item Description Seller's eBay ID

Friday 18th of May 2007 110127199037 TAKAMINE 2004 LTD EDITION ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR briancornet

Dear Andrew,

This is the 1st notice of the transaction sent to you. Please read below at your earliest convenience to learn how you can complete this transaction in a safe environment under Square Trade refund protection.
Our customer (((ROR redacted email address for security purposes))) require the payment to be done through MoneyGram money transfer service. If you are not familiarized with the MoneyGram money transfer services please click here

If you want to find out where is the closest MoneyGram Office in your area please click here. You have to pay with cash at any MoneyGram Office. Or anywhere you see this label shown:

SHIPPING DETAILS

Ship to:
Name: Andrew (((ROR redacted address and phone number for security purposes)))
Shipping service: FedEx Express
Shipping cost: 0.00 (FREE)
Duration: 3 Day (4-5 Days in weekends)
Package type: Package
Tracking number: PENDING
(WAITING FOR PAYMENT) 30 Day Money Back Guarantee

We're confident that you'll love our services. If for whatever reason you are not completely satisfied, simply cancel within 30 days of application for a full refund.

Your satisfaction is very important to us, and with this 30-day offer, you can have all the confidence in the world.

Ship from: Additional costs:
Name: Wellsons Richiards
Address: (((ROR redacted address for security purposes)))Zip / Country: United States Item: 110127199037,
Price: US $600.00
Shipping & Handling: :$0.00
Total amount to pay: US $600.00
form form

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Important!
Payment information: ( How to pay)
Locate the nearest MoneyGram Office in your area (available here ).
Make the payment using money transfer to our eBay Square Trade Agent name listed below and send the total amount of US $600.00 for the item you ordered.
Payment address #1

Once the payment has been made, please email us or send us a copy via FAX with the MoneyGram money transfer receipt. You have 2 options to confirm the payment: (click bellow to sent confirmation payment via email)

CLICK TO CONFIRM PAYMENT

OR

(use this number to send a fax copy of payment receipt)

(+1)-206-203-1690

The following information's must be readable:
8 digit - MoneyGram Reference Number
Sender's full name and address
Receiver's full name
The total amount sent

Once we have received the payment confirmation, we will instruct the seller to start the shipping process. Within 3 business days, you will receive the tracking number for your merchandise. We will hold the payment until you will send us your confirmation that you are satisfied with the product you received. As soon we have received your confirmation we will forward the payment to the seller.


An eBay & Square Trade Member in good standing
since 11-10-2003.

dentity and/or Contact Information Verified.

Continues to meet strict Membership Criteria.
Committed to Dispute Resolution and Mediation.
Item TAKAMINE 2004 LTD EDITION ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR is backed by eBay & Square Trade.
Buyer Protection Policy - up to US $600.00*.
The criteria for eBay & Square Trade Membership.
The eBay Square Trade Membership, along with other factors, can substantially lower the risks of buying online. The Membership is a guarantee of a successful transaction or of a Seller's performance.
Contact Square Trade Support Here

You can apply to become an eBay & Square Trade Member. It is eBay's largest community of trusted sellers - with 1.5 million listings every day.

Buyers will feel comfortable buying from you knowing that you are a verified seller and that you will resolve disputes.

Verify your seller: click here and fill in a short simple form and our Customer Support Department will contact you with the eBay Verified Seal Profile for your seller. What happens if the seller does not respond after the payment is completed? *Currently, the seller (briancornet) has US $4,900.00 deposit in an eBay and Square Trade managed purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller are covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors

The insurer of this transaction is eBay Inc.
The account is managed by eBay's Square Trade center.
This transaction is supervised by eBay & Square Trade Financial Department.

For buyers or sellers safety, if the owner of this account wants to withdraw the funds, he will have to wait at least 15 days from that day before the funds are released and the purchase protection account is closed.

Should you need a refund for this transaction?

The insured amount of the transaction will be taken from the seller's purchase protection account and refunded to you. The refund is sent to your bank account, by check or by money order. The way you are refunded is at your discretion. You have 30 days from the above verification date to request the refund. Refund requests are processed within 3 days.

eBay & Square Trade Buyer Protection Policy

This policy was last modified on June 4, 2005.

The buyer, Andrew Zeiger should feel confident purchasing from an eBay & Square Trade Member. Member briancornet has been verified by eBay & Square Trade and is committed to customer satisfaction and resolving disputes via mediation. Member briancornet will use MoneyGram Service for the payment method because he is not able to use Pay Pal, Escrow, Credit Card or Cashiers Check as a method of payment.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Sincerely,

eBay and Square Trade Transactions Program

All contents 1999-2007 by eBay SquareTrade Financial Department

Andrew
Ten Mile, Tennessee
U.S.A.

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