Comments on: New eBay Scam Using Skrill Escrow Payments | Ripoffs https://bidamount.com/new-ebay-scam-using-skrill-escrow-payments/ Auctions Of Chinese and Asian Art, Auction Results News Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:19:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Peter https://bidamount.com/new-ebay-scam-using-skrill-escrow-payments/#comment-2643 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:35:02 +0000 https://www.bidamount.com/wordpress/new-ebay-scam-using-skrill-escrow-payments/#comment-2643 In reply to Deniece.

Thanks for letting me know, We’re so pleased it helped you avoid losing a pile of money.

Best regards, Peter Combs

]]> By: Deniece https://bidamount.com/new-ebay-scam-using-skrill-escrow-payments/#comment-2618 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 05:02:26 +0000 https://www.bidamount.com/wordpress/new-ebay-scam-using-skrill-escrow-payments/#comment-2618 OMG! You have just saved me $1500. I have been on Ebay for many years and I am always leary about auctions like this. I spent hours researching the item, an “Irish silver freedom box.” Then when I emailed him that I was interested the response email was basically the same as yours. Except he added his maid to it and changed his name to Ralph Murphy and he’s in Pelham, AL.

“Hi ,

Please check the attachments for more photos. My maid will do the delivery for me, so I don’t have to be in US to complete the transaction.
Regarding the payment I want to make the transaction through Skrill. This way you will have the opportunity to inspect the box before you actually pay for it. I’m saying this because you will have a maximum 14 days inspection period. You will send the money to Skrill and they will keep the money for us. Payment is held by Skrill until you receive and approve the box, I won’t have access to the money until you will give them your approval. As soon as Skrill has the money I will ship the box to you.
Skrill releases funds to the Seller once the inspection period has passed without the Buyer requesting cancellation of the transaction and upon Skrill verification of the transaction information. The inspection period is agreed to by both the Buyer and the Seller and commences once the Buyer has received the item. Funds are released to the Seller the same or next business day after completion of the transaction and upon verification by Internet Skrill Services.
As soon as I will have your full name and also your full shipping address I will open an escrow case with Skrill and they will give you step by step details on how to proceed with the deal and to make the payment.
Thanks,
Ralph”

Once I received his email, I started researching Skrill, as I had never heard of it. That was when I discovered your article. Hopefully many folks will research prior to sending him any details. Again thanks so much for removing any doubt I had about this “too good to be true” auction!
(Another thing that I thought was weird was he has an AOL account. Who has AOL any more? )

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