He replies....hahahah....
From:
aw-confirm@ebay.com
To:
thethingsido@yahoo.com
Subject: eBay Transaction #2482547477-2001 Chevrolet Corvette Started: Purchase protection granted
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:16:37 +0300
eBay Transaction #2482547477 is confirmed!
Current status: Payment pending
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Thank you for contacting eBay's Customer Support team!
2001 Chevrolet Corvette us$12,000
Shipping charge us$1,500
Per your request, we have verified all the details of this transaction. We concluded that they are accurate. Please follow our instructions on the original notice to complete the transaction safely.
Complete your eBay transaction in 5 easy steps:
Buyer and seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price. Seller contacts eBay with the transaction details;
eBay accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required from either the buyer or the seller);
The buyer sends payment and the seller receives it. After the payment was received, the seller must notify eBay. Buyer will send the payment details directly to the seller email address. The seller has three business days to send the buyer and eBay the tracking number of the shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is immediately sent to the buyer;
Buyer receives the merchandise and has five days to inspect it. If it is complete and as described, the buyer should accept the merchandise. If he refuses the merchandise, the buyer must ship the merchandise back to the seller within three business days.
After the inspection period is over, the buyer must contact eBay with the result of the inspection. If the buyer refuses the merchandise, the refund will be sent to the buyer after the tracking number for the returned shipment is verified.
Payment must be sent by: Western Union Money Transfer
Next step to be taken: The buyer must send the payment to the seller
It is recommended to send the payment as soon as possible, because your purchase protection is valid for 30 days only. Sending the payment by any other method of payment will void this transaction and your right to refund.
Payment instructions:
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To submit the payment with Western Union Money Transfer, you have 2 options:
1. Pay for the transfer with cash at a local Western Union agent. Click here to locate the agents in your area
http://www.westernunion.com/info/agentInquiryIntl.asp. Go to one of them and send the payment to the verified name of the seller, available to PARIS,FRANCE.
2. If you now are in the USA and need to use a credit/debit card (Visa or MC), call 1-800-CALL-CASH and make the payment to the verified name of the seller. An additional fee will be charged on most cards because this transaction will be considered a cash advance on your card.
Western Union Money Transfer is the only service that has ultimate authentication of the identity of the receiver of funds. Several IDs and utility bills are required before the funds are paid. Therefore, no one else but your seller can pick up the money. Your payments cannot be lost in the mail, like money orders or checks. Sellers from FRANCE are not yet eligible for the PayPal Buyer Protection, which means you are not protected against fraud if you pay this seller by PayPal.
Because the fee to send a Western Union Money Transfer is high, compared to other methods of payment, we have arranged with the seller to compensate for half of this fee (i.e. if it costs you $100 to send the payment, take $50 from the amount insured and send the balance).
Once the payment was sent, email the seller the following information:
1) 10 digit MTCN (Money transfer control number):
2) Exact sender's name on file with Western Union:
3) Your street address on file with Western Union:
4) City and country where you sent the money from:
5) Amount sent:
Then wait for the confirmation the payment was received. Within 3 business days, you will receive the tracking number for your merchandise.
Purchase protection and refund:
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Currently, this seller has a US$ 20,000.00 deposit in an eBay managed purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller are covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors. For your safety, this account was locked today, for 30 days time period. The seller is unable to withdraw any money from it, within this period.
Should you need a refund for this transaction, the insured amount will be taken from the seller's purchase protection account and sent to you. The refund is sent to your bank account, or by check or money order. The way you are refunded is at your choice. You have 30 days from the above verification date to request a refund. Refund requests are processed within 3 days.
The insurer of this transaction is eBay Inc., located at 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125, United States of America.
The account is managed by eBay's SquareTrade center. This transaction is supervised by eBay's SafeHarbor team.
****************** CONDITIONS TO BE MET BEFORE YOU MAY ASK FOR A REFUND *****************
Here are the situations suitable for a refund request:
1) If the item doesn't arrive and/or the seller stops communications after the payment was received;
2) If the merchandise you receive has different specifications than the ones you agreed on;
3) If your merchandise arrives in a much longer period than the one you agreed on (more than 15 days from the payment clearance day);
For cases 2) and 3) you have to send back the merchandise to the seller prior to ask for your refund. If you did not pay the seller by payment method required by us, your refund request will be declined.
Important Usage Guidelines:
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1. The contact information should only be used for resolving matters related to eBay. Any other use is strictly prohibited.
2. This transaction is protected by eBay services such as insurance, feedback and dispute resolution.
3. You may buy and sell with confidence in all transactions with this eBay member.
4. Should you need to dispute this transaction, keep the transaction number at hand when contacting eBay. Any complaints must be filed within 30 days from the verification date.
This e-mail message was sent to you from eBay SafeHarbor team, with the full support of the SquareTrade center
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DISCLAIMER: Do not pay with a cash transfer for a transaction eBay never insured. Never use Western Union Money Transfer or MoneyGram to pay a seller which credibility and payment address was not verified by us. You are most likely to lose your money and never receive the merchandise you paid for. If a seller requires a cash transfer and you don't have this kind of purchase protection, please do not participate.
...yeah, payment pending, my a$$! I have contacted ebay SafeHarbor about the seller. I'm kicking around sending the emails (I have them all) over to the FBI since some of thier guys enjoy these things...
cybercrimes...oooohhhh...
...I especially liked how the 'seller' left in that last piece at the bottom about not using Western Union, after advising me to use Western Union... :eyerole
stolen e bay ID??:confused 
