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  • 23-05-2008 12:28pm
    #1
    legal-eagle
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Hi,

    A friend of mine was recently the victim of an amazon Scam, where bascially he bought a (Too) cheap game that was never delivered, when he contacted Amazon they said the seller had disappeaerd.

    I would like to know what guarantees online selling sites have i.e seller A lists hundreds of products with no intention of supplying them, transfers the proceeds to their account, withdraws the lot and sticks two fingers up to everyone.

    What comebacks would the likes of eBay / Amazon have on these scammers, surely they could pursue these criminals somehow, any thoughts?


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  • #2
    IRISH RAIL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭IRISH RAIL


    I know theres an internet fraud division of the fbi not sure if the gardai have that here though,
    maybe its worth a try


  • #3
    haz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 313 ✭✭haz


    legal-eagle wrote: »
    What comebacks would the likes of eBay / Amazon have on these scammers, surely they could pursue these criminals somehow, any thoughts?

    The direct approach is the buyer's contract with the facilitator of the online purchase - Amazon's terms are here http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=537868


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,495 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    If paid by credit card, there may be recourse to the credit card company.


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