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		<title><![CDATA[TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community - Frauds, Scams, and Rip Offs]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[eBay / PayPal Employee Commits Identity Theft, Impersonates ex- US President Carter]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-11805.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:21:33 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=3">amy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[A registration in one of my stores:<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Office Use Only:<br />
From:   Jimmy Carter<br />
Email:  Jimmy@   jimmycarter.com<br />
Login Name:     Jimmy Carter<br />
Login Email:    Jimmy@   jimmycarter.com<br />
IP Address:     216.113.168.139 - 216.113.168.139<br />
Host Address:   216.113.168.139<br />
Date and Time:  Tue Jul 26 2011 8:23:11 PDT</blockquote>
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:5.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/5.0"</blockquote>
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The IP address is eBay in Omaha (i.e. PayPal)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ip-adress.com/reverse_ip/216.113.168.139" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.ip-adress.com/reverse_ip/216.113.168.139</a><br />
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Wikipedia on identity theft:<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Identity theft is a form of fraud or cheating of another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name. The victim of identity theft (here meaning the person <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">[i.e. President Jimmy Carter]</span> whose identity has been assumed by the identity thief) can suffer adverse consequences if he or she is held accountable for the perpetrator's actions. Organizations <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">[i.e. my company] </span>and individuals who are duped or defrauded by the identity thief can also suffer adverse consequences and losses, and to that extent are also victims.</blockquote>
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message to eBay/PayPal: you might want to police your scumbag employee's Internet surfing a little better since employer's are responsible for the actions (i.e. impersonating an ex-President) of their employees when those actions are committed from the employer's computer systems.<br />
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It doesn't instill much trust in PayPal when it allows its employees to commit identity theft using company computers.  Why should anyone trust their money with an organization that allows its employees to commit identity theft?  An even better question is why should anyone trust their money with an organization that hires stupid boinktards who don't even know enough to hide their real identities when they're impersonating an ex-President?<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A registration in one of my stores:<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Office Use Only:<br />
From:   Jimmy Carter<br />
Email:  Jimmy@   jimmycarter.com<br />
Login Name:     Jimmy Carter<br />
Login Email:    Jimmy@   jimmycarter.com<br />
IP Address:     216.113.168.139 - 216.113.168.139<br />
Host Address:   216.113.168.139<br />
Date and Time:  Tue Jul 26 2011 8:23:11 PDT</blockquote>
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:5.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/5.0"</blockquote>
<br />
The IP address is eBay in Omaha (i.e. PayPal)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ip-adress.com/reverse_ip/216.113.168.139" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.ip-adress.com/reverse_ip/216.113.168.139</a><br />
<br />
Wikipedia on identity theft:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Identity theft is a form of fraud or cheating of another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name. The victim of identity theft (here meaning the person <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">[i.e. President Jimmy Carter]</span> whose identity has been assumed by the identity thief) can suffer adverse consequences if he or she is held accountable for the perpetrator's actions. Organizations <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">[i.e. my company] </span>and individuals who are duped or defrauded by the identity thief can also suffer adverse consequences and losses, and to that extent are also victims.</blockquote>
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message to eBay/PayPal: you might want to police your scumbag employee's Internet surfing a little better since employer's are responsible for the actions (i.e. impersonating an ex-President) of their employees when those actions are committed from the employer's computer systems.<br />
<br />
It doesn't instill much trust in PayPal when it allows its employees to commit identity theft using company computers.  Why should anyone trust their money with an organization that allows its employees to commit identity theft?  An even better question is why should anyone trust their money with an organization that hires stupid boinktards who don't even know enough to hide their real identities when they're impersonating an ex-President?<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Mickey Mouse Hates eBay Scammers]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-10874.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:37:34 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Pssst! Wanna buy some old FastPass tickets that will supposedly get you around the long lines at Walt Disney World's most popular attractions?<br />
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Despite Disney's insistence that old FastPasses are worthless, a brisk after-market exists on Internet sites such as eBay.<br />
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Disney World wants to stop the trade, and a spokeswoman said the company has complained to eBay in particular. But business is business, leaving customers to take their own chances...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-fastpass0808jul08,0,4447294.story" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/...7294.story</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Pssst! Wanna buy some old FastPass tickets that will supposedly get you around the long lines at Walt Disney World's most popular attractions?<br />
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Despite Disney's insistence that old FastPasses are worthless, a brisk after-market exists on Internet sites such as eBay.<br />
<br />
Disney World wants to stop the trade, and a spokeswoman said the company has complained to eBay in particular. But business is business, leaving customers to take their own chances...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-fastpass0808jul08,0,4447294.story" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/...7294.story</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[eBay, PayPal, Liquidity Services, amd Counterfeits]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-10846.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:57:50 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Why does PayPal ask buyers to send counterfeit merchandise purchased on eBay to a warehouse in Texas belonging to a liquidator? That's the question some eBay members are asking, and some are questioning whether PayPal is directing the liquidator to resell counterfeit items rather than destroying them.<br />
<br />
"The Purse Forum," an online discussion board calling itself a "community for handbag lovers and shoulder fashion fetishists," has an active discussion in which users speculate Liquidity Services is reselling counterfeits on their site on PayPal's behalf. The person who started the thread about PayPal's request for her to send a fake Chanel handbag (in its original condition) to Liquidity Service's address in Texas later wrote to say she had filed a complaint with the FBI over the matter...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01</a><br />
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more:<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>PayPal's decision to use one company to both destroy counterfeits and to resell SNAD items involved in claims, and its instructions to buyers to send counterfeit items in their original condition to the liquidator, seemed to raise red flags for some buyers and fueled speculation on discussion boards. However, I could find noone who offered proof of any actual wrong-doing...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01</a><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Why does PayPal ask buyers to send counterfeit merchandise purchased on eBay to a warehouse in Texas belonging to a liquidator? That's the question some eBay members are asking, and some are questioning whether PayPal is directing the liquidator to resell counterfeit items rather than destroying them.<br />
<br />
"The Purse Forum," an online discussion board calling itself a "community for handbag lovers and shoulder fashion fetishists," has an active discussion in which users speculate Liquidity Services is reselling counterfeits on their site on PayPal's behalf. The person who started the thread about PayPal's request for her to send a fake Chanel handbag (in its original condition) to Liquidity Service's address in Texas later wrote to say she had filed a complaint with the FBI over the matter...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01</a><br />
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more:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>PayPal's decision to use one company to both destroy counterfeits and to resell SNAD items involved in claims, and its instructions to buyers to send counterfeit items in their original condition to the liquidator, seemed to raise red flags for some buyers and fueled speculation on discussion boards. However, I could find noone who offered proof of any actual wrong-doing...</blockquote>
<br />
full article: <a href="http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m07/i02/s01</a><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Art fraud on the Internet and on eBay]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-10589.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 06:02:38 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>An FBI investigation recently resulted in indictments in a scheme to allegedly sell &#36;5 million worth of fake art prints via eBay...<br />
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Liane Hansen talks with a member of the FBI's art crime team and a victimized art dealer about the trend of art fraud on the Internet.</blockquote>
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from NPR, click on the listen icon (9 minute podcast): <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90167648" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...d=90167648</a><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>An FBI investigation recently resulted in indictments in a scheme to allegedly sell &#36;5 million worth of fake art prints via eBay...<br />
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Liane Hansen talks with a member of the FBI's art crime team and a victimized art dealer about the trend of art fraud on the Internet.</blockquote>
<br />
from NPR, click on the listen icon (9 minute podcast): <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90167648" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...d=90167648</a><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[eBay and PayPal Make Auction Fraud Fun!!!!  Dunk the Scammer!!!]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-10178.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:10:26 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[eBay Australia's idea of fighting fraud on its site:<br />
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<a href="http://pages.ebay.com.au/dunkthescammer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://pages.ebay.com.au/dunkthescammer/</a>  :<img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/images/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" /><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>**Dunk the scammer and win a share of &#36;9,750 in PayPal credit***  	<br />
		<br />
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We want your help wiping out the scammers!<br />
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Dunk all 5 nasty crooks in this fun game before 13 Feb and you could be one of 5 daily winners of &#36;150 in PayPal credit. Theres no limit to how many times you can enter. So get dunkin and give those scammers what they deserve. </blockquote>
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 <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/classic/BangHead.gif" alt="BangHead" title="BangHead" class="smilie smilie_964" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[eBay Australia's idea of fighting fraud on its site:<br />
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<a href="http://pages.ebay.com.au/dunkthescammer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://pages.ebay.com.au/dunkthescammer/</a>  :<img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/images/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" /><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>**Dunk the scammer and win a share of &#36;9,750 in PayPal credit***  	<br />
		<br />
<br />
We want your help wiping out the scammers!<br />
<br />
Dunk all 5 nasty crooks in this fun game before 13 Feb and you could be one of 5 daily winners of &#36;150 in PayPal credit. Theres no limit to how many times you can enter. So get dunkin and give those scammers what they deserve. </blockquote>
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 <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/classic/BangHead.gif" alt="BangHead" title="BangHead" class="smilie smilie_964" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Internet auction sites such as eBay are colluding with ticket touting gangs]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9963.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:47:38 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Internet auction sites such as eBay are colluding with ticket touting gangs to obtain seats for top sports events and concerts, which are then sold to fans at rip-off prices, an inquiry by MPs has found.<br />
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Web-based black market ticket agencies collaborate with rings of touts who obtain large numbers of seats then sell them online, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee will claim next month.<br />
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A report will accuse eBay and similar 'secondary ticket agents' such as Viagogo and Seatwave of making huge profits by exploiting fans' readiness to pay over the odds for sold-out events. This weekend eBay was advertising more than 8,000 tickets to see the Spice Girls and Six Nations rugby matches. The cross-party group of MPs will demand a clampdown.<br />
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The MPs' report reveals the willingness of some secondary agents to offer for sale tickets for events that have not yet been announced or for which tickets have not gone on sale, such as the FA Cup Final, a so-called 'futures market'...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/23/crime.internet" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/200...e.internet</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Internet auction sites such as eBay are colluding with ticket touting gangs to obtain seats for top sports events and concerts, which are then sold to fans at rip-off prices, an inquiry by MPs has found.<br />
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Web-based black market ticket agencies collaborate with rings of touts who obtain large numbers of seats then sell them online, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee will claim next month.<br />
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A report will accuse eBay and similar 'secondary ticket agents' such as Viagogo and Seatwave of making huge profits by exploiting fans' readiness to pay over the odds for sold-out events. This weekend eBay was advertising more than 8,000 tickets to see the Spice Girls and Six Nations rugby matches. The cross-party group of MPs will demand a clampdown.<br />
<br />
The MPs' report reveals the willingness of some secondary agents to offer for sale tickets for events that have not yet been announced or for which tickets have not gone on sale, such as the FA Cup Final, a so-called 'futures market'...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/23/crime.internet" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/200...e.internet</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Carolina eBay Store Owners Arrested For Selling Counterfeit Golf Equipment]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9881.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:34:06 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>After a two-month investigation by North Carolina and federal officials, two North Carolina men were arrested last week on charges of counterfeiting golf gear, including Titleist golfing accessories, according to a press release from the North Carolina Secretary of States office.<br />
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Donald G. Fondrie, 70, and Warren E. Fondrie, 47, both of Vass, N.C., were charged with two felony counts of possessing counterfeit trademarked goods with intent to sell those goods.<br />
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The two men allegedly imported the fake goods from Asia and then resold them through a store site on eBay, according to the release...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071210/NEWS/71210125" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs...S/71210125</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>After a two-month investigation by North Carolina and federal officials, two North Carolina men were arrested last week on charges of counterfeiting golf gear, including Titleist golfing accessories, according to a press release from the North Carolina Secretary of States office.<br />
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Donald G. Fondrie, 70, and Warren E. Fondrie, 47, both of Vass, N.C., were charged with two felony counts of possessing counterfeit trademarked goods with intent to sell those goods.<br />
<br />
The two men allegedly imported the fake goods from Asia and then resold them through a store site on eBay, according to the release...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071210/NEWS/71210125" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs...S/71210125</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[eBay Claims the Mounties and CBC are Full of Wombat Poo Poo]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9880.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:29:35 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite> On Tuesday, Digital Home Canada publisher wrote in Digital Thoughts about a CBC story that described how a Calgary man had lost &#36;20,000 in a hijacked eBay transaction and chastised the company for its refusal to co-operate with the RCMP or to offer any type of restitution to the buyer.<br />
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Yesterday, eBay Canada contacted Digital Home to inform us that the CBC story was inaccurate and that the Calgary man had not lost his &#36;20,000 through eBay.<br />
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 <br />
The original CBC story claimed that a Calgary man, Shaqir Duraj, had lost over &#36;20,000 in a fraudulent eBay transaction through a tactic know as hijacking. The article went on to say that eBay was refusing to co-operate with the RCMP and that eBay did not respond to "to several phone calls and an e-mail from CBC News."...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2157/206" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2157/206</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite> On Tuesday, Digital Home Canada publisher wrote in Digital Thoughts about a CBC story that described how a Calgary man had lost &#36;20,000 in a hijacked eBay transaction and chastised the company for its refusal to co-operate with the RCMP or to offer any type of restitution to the buyer.<br />
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Yesterday, eBay Canada contacted Digital Home to inform us that the CBC story was inaccurate and that the Calgary man had not lost his &#36;20,000 through eBay.<br />
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 <br />
The original CBC story claimed that a Calgary man, Shaqir Duraj, had lost over &#36;20,000 in a fraudulent eBay transaction through a tactic know as hijacking. The article went on to say that eBay was refusing to co-operate with the RCMP and that eBay did not respond to "to several phone calls and an e-mail from CBC News."...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2157/206" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2157/206</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ex-nurse illegally advertising Botox parties on eBay UK]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9750.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:24:13 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>The consumer watchdog Which? has uncovered an ex-nurse illegally advertising Botox parties on eBay.<br />
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By posing as a potential customer, a Which? researcher heard how the ex-nurse had injected drunken customers with the facial treatment..<br />
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The consumer group contacted the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about the Botox parties advertised on eBay. The MHRA said it would look into the matter...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7107228.stm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7107228.stm</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>The consumer watchdog Which? has uncovered an ex-nurse illegally advertising Botox parties on eBay.<br />
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By posing as a potential customer, a Which? researcher heard how the ex-nurse had injected drunken customers with the facial treatment..<br />
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The consumer group contacted the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about the Botox parties advertised on eBay. The MHRA said it would look into the matter...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7107228.stm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7107228.stm</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mobile Spyware and Eavesdropping Products For Sale on eBay]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9659.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:33:30 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Think your wife may be cheating on you? Wondering who your boss might be talking to? "Learn the truth. Spy today."<br />
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So reads an ad for "Bluetooth Spy Pro-Edition," one of nearly 200 mobile phone spyware products currently listed for sale on eBay.<br />
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The software, which costs as little as US&#36;3.99, can be used to view photographs, messages and files on the phone, listen into phone conversations, and even make calls from the phone being spied upon...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139508-c,spyware/article.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139508...ticle.html</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Think your wife may be cheating on you? Wondering who your boss might be talking to? "Learn the truth. Spy today."<br />
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So reads an ad for "Bluetooth Spy Pro-Edition," one of nearly 200 mobile phone spyware products currently listed for sale on eBay.<br />
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The software, which costs as little as US&#36;3.99, can be used to view photographs, messages and files on the phone, listen into phone conversations, and even make calls from the phone being spied upon...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139508-c,spyware/article.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139508...ticle.html</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[eBay Scams: How a mule made an ass of me]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9633.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:30:17 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>In the shadowy world of online fraud, people like Joseph are known as mules. They shoulder the load and risk of well-concealed con artists.<br />
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"They have a lot of redundancy built into it, and they don't have anybody making a lot of money," said Ken Dunham, a fraud buster at iSight Partners who has been doing mule investigations since 2004. "It's a perfect type of setup to make it difficult to hunt down the kingpins behind these laundering schemes."<br />
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Indeed, other people bitten by eBay fraud have been met with considerably less success when pursuing the mules who played a hand in scamming them. But that hasn't stopped them from trying...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/ebay_victims_track_their_mules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/...eir_mules/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>In the shadowy world of online fraud, people like Joseph are known as mules. They shoulder the load and risk of well-concealed con artists.<br />
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"They have a lot of redundancy built into it, and they don't have anybody making a lot of money," said Ken Dunham, a fraud buster at iSight Partners who has been doing mule investigations since 2004. "It's a perfect type of setup to make it difficult to hunt down the kingpins behind these laundering schemes."<br />
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Indeed, other people bitten by eBay fraud have been met with considerably less success when pursuing the mules who played a hand in scamming them. But that hasn't stopped them from trying...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/ebay_victims_track_their_mules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/...eir_mules/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9536.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:22:42 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=73">Kristijntje</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite> Retailers and police called on Congress on Thursday to require online auction sites such as eBay to post the serial numbers of items for sale to help crack down on gangs of professional shoplifters.<br />
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The Internet auction sites should also provide more information about high-volume sellers of goods, they said.<br />
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Both Democrats and Republicans on a House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee said the issue is ripe for legislative attention, noting the retail industry loses more than &#36;30 billion a year from organized theft...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-retailtheft-congress.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-retailtheft-congress.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite> Retailers and police called on Congress on Thursday to require online auction sites such as eBay to post the serial numbers of items for sale to help crack down on gangs of professional shoplifters.<br />
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The Internet auction sites should also provide more information about high-volume sellers of goods, they said.<br />
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Both Democrats and Republicans on a House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee said the issue is ripe for legislative attention, noting the retail industry loses more than &#36;30 billion a year from organized theft...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-retailtheft-congress.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-retailtheft-congress.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[eBay News: Rob Cheesenuts Lets Matt Helpless Hold His &quot;Baton&quot;]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9523.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:42:14 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=22">sneakymagenta</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Rob Chesnut passes baton  to Trust & Safety âguyâ, Matt Halprin  <br />
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Many people have been aware that Rob has been away on sabbatical. As time went on, we began to wonder if he'd be returning to his post.  Recently, an internal email announced that Matt Halprin â another very familiar face and voice â is stepping up to lead the global Trust & Safety organization. So what about Rob?<br />
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In a personal email, he let the Chatter team know that he'll be helping our legal team on some special projects. As to a long-term position?  Rob said that there are no definite plans.</blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/10/rob-chesnut-pas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2...t-pas.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Exclusive TT reenactment of Cheesenuts passing his "baton" to Helpless</span><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Rob Chesnut passes baton  to Trust & Safety âguyâ, Matt Halprin  <br />
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Many people have been aware that Rob has been away on sabbatical. As time went on, we began to wonder if he'd be returning to his post.  Recently, an internal email announced that Matt Halprin â another very familiar face and voice â is stepping up to lead the global Trust & Safety organization. So what about Rob?<br />
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In a personal email, he let the Chatter team know that he'll be helping our legal team on some special projects. As to a long-term position?  Rob said that there are no definite plans.</blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/10/rob-chesnut-pas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2...t-pas.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Exclusive TT reenactment of Cheesenuts passing his "baton" to Helpless</span><br />
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 <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/love10.gif" alt="Love10" title="Love10" class="smilie smilie_438" /> <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/whip2.gif" alt="Whip2" title="Whip2" class="smilie smilie_246" /><br />
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 <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/love4.gif" alt="Love4" title="Love4" class="smilie smilie_503" /> <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/love4.gif" alt="Love4" title="Love4" class="smilie smilie_503" /> ]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boinktard of the Week: eBay employee Kevin Morgan]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9518.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:06:41 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">mandy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>The trial of a UK man suspected of defrauding eBay users was scuttled after an employee for the online auction house abruptly left the island before offering key testimony.<br />
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According to the Herald Express, eBay employee Kevin Morgan arrived in Exeter on Sunday, but <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">left on Wednesday morning before taking the stand because he was fed up with the wait.</span>  <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/smileyviolin.gif" alt="Smileyviolin" title="Smileyviolin" class="smilie smilie_161" /> <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/boinktard.gif" alt="Boinktard" title="Boinktard" class="smilie smilie_164" /><br />
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"The trial has effectively been torpedoed by his leaving the country," prosecutor Martin Kenny said. "I would have thought eBay would have been keen to give evidence to allow the court to get to the bottom of this case."...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/ebay_employee_torpedoes_trial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/...oes_trial/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>The trial of a UK man suspected of defrauding eBay users was scuttled after an employee for the online auction house abruptly left the island before offering key testimony.<br />
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According to the Herald Express, eBay employee Kevin Morgan arrived in Exeter on Sunday, but <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">left on Wednesday morning before taking the stand because he was fed up with the wait.</span>  <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/smileyviolin.gif" alt="Smileyviolin" title="Smileyviolin" class="smilie smilie_161" /> <img class="postimage" src="https://community.tuliptools.com/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/boinktard.gif" alt="Boinktard" title="Boinktard" class="smilie smilie_164" /><br />
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"The trial has effectively been torpedoed by his leaving the country," prosecutor Martin Kenny said. "I would have thought eBay would have been keen to give evidence to allow the court to get to the bottom of this case."...</blockquote>
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full article: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/ebay_employee_torpedoes_trial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/...oes_trial/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beware Narued eBay Scammer!!]]></title>
			<link>https://community.tuliptools.com/thread-9496.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:49:03 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://community.tuliptools.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=145">BellisimaJ.</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The eBay user known as "rossshow" was narued from eBay last May for defrauding a number of his customers. <a href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&amp;userid=rossshow">Feedback Profile rossshow</a><br />
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This disgusting dirtbag accepted payment from quite a few customers, and apparently never sent the products for which they had paid.  He is a <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">scammer</span>, and a fraud. If he is reinstated at some point, you should absolutely refrain from doing business with him! <br />
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rossshow is also the owner of the notorious OAI bash-board, of the same name. He proudly proclaims that "everyone is welcome"; unfortunately, "everyone" means half the stalkers on the net, and the board is rife with their despicable antics. <br />
Recently, quite a few of his long-time members left because of how repulsive the board has     become. What's left at rossshow now, other than a few victims attempting to fight back, are the dregs of cyber-society. Post there at your own risk!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The eBay user known as "rossshow" was narued from eBay last May for defrauding a number of his customers. <a href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&amp;userid=rossshow">Feedback Profile rossshow</a><br />
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This disgusting dirtbag accepted payment from quite a few customers, and apparently never sent the products for which they had paid.  He is a <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">scammer</span>, and a fraud. If he is reinstated at some point, you should absolutely refrain from doing business with him! <br />
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rossshow is also the owner of the notorious OAI bash-board, of the same name. He proudly proclaims that "everyone is welcome"; unfortunately, "everyone" means half the stalkers on the net, and the board is rife with their despicable antics. <br />
Recently, quite a few of his long-time members left because of how repulsive the board has     become. What's left at rossshow now, other than a few victims attempting to fight back, are the dregs of cyber-society. Post there at your own risk!]]></content:encoded>
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