I once posted on another forum (clocks not guns) about an item on the best known auction site that was fraudulent. I was 100% certain because I owned the actual serial number of the item being sold and the pictures had been taken (stolen) from the genuine listing in which I had won the item a few months previously. My item, and the original seller were quite genuine. The second (and a subsequent third) listing were from another seller.
I posted a warning on 3 forums - and one forum took down my post saying it was against rules to post whilst the auction was 'live'. They understood it was a fraud, but 'rules was rules' and I must follow them.
Regrettably, two people (at least) lost several hundred pounds each to a fraudulent seller who turned out to be in China. I never found out if they got refunded by the auction site or payment agent.
Last edited by JohnfromUK; 05/28/13 04:25 PM.
