Publius Ovidius
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I am looking at getting an unlocked phone on EBAY and quite fancy a phone for about £50...anyone any advice? Samsung looks nice
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Boy's eBay con nets £45,000
eBay has safety measures in place to protect users
Police have issued a warning to users of internet auction sites after a teenage fraudster conned eBay customers to fund a luxury lifestyle.
The court heard he had advertised mobile phones, computer consoles, cameras, and camcorders for sale - none of which had ever been in his possession.
The 17-year-old from Pontypool, south Wales, built up £45,000 in various bank accounts by offering goods for sale that did not exist.
He treated himself to weekends in New York, and hired stretch limousines for nights out with friends.
He also bought designer clothes, expensive gadgets, and a quad bike.
Cwmbran youth court heard that, when police raided his home, they found top-of-the-range computers, hi-fi equipment, and flat-screen TVs.
Gwent Police have now issued a warning to users of internet auction sites to make sure they use make use of security measures to avoid losing their money.
They want buyers to use secure ways of paying and to follow safety advice given by the sites.
Detective Constable Steve Thomas, who led the investigation, said it was sometimes difficult to monitor security on such sites, and some people had not received property for which they had paid.
"Customers must guard against making any payment using an unsafe method like a straight bank transfer," he said. "That's literally just giving money over".
He said it was better to use other methods such as a credit card payment or the site's PayPal scheme.
After he was arrested, the teenager told police he had been "living the good life" with the money he had taken off unwitting customers.
He said he could not stop defrauding his victims because he was addicted to the eBay website, and it "gave him a buzz."
Magistrates heard that the boy - who cannot be named because of his age - used the proceeds of his scam to fly to New York with two friends.
They stayed at a five-star hotel overlooking Times Square and took a helicopter ride over Manhattan.
He was always dressed in expensive designer clothes and loved to buy the latest electronic gadgets.
He could not drive, so he hired stretch limos to take his friends on nights out.
But police were alerted by eBay customers who had been conned by the teenager.
He was arrested and freed on police bail while an investigation was carried out.
The court heard he had advertised mobile phones, computer consoles, cameras, and camcorders for sale - none of which had ever been in his possession.
Prosecutor Peter Moore said: "He set up three bank accounts to handle cash, which he obtained via bank transfer. But he was not content with taking people's money - he later taunted them by e-mailing them with details of how he'd spent it."
The court heard the boy duped more than 100 eBay customers over 13 months. One victim lost £2,500.
The boy admitted 21 charges of fraud amounting to £16,105 and asked for a further 64 offences - amounting to £28,860 - to be taken into consideration.
Magistrates decided they did not have enough power to deal with the boy and he will be sentenced at Newport Crown Court next month.
eBay has safety measures in place to protect users
Police have issued a warning to users of internet auction sites after a teenage fraudster conned eBay customers to fund a luxury lifestyle.
The court heard he had advertised mobile phones, computer consoles, cameras, and camcorders for sale - none of which had ever been in his possession.
The 17-year-old from Pontypool, south Wales, built up £45,000 in various bank accounts by offering goods for sale that did not exist.
He treated himself to weekends in New York, and hired stretch limousines for nights out with friends.
He also bought designer clothes, expensive gadgets, and a quad bike.
Cwmbran youth court heard that, when police raided his home, they found top-of-the-range computers, hi-fi equipment, and flat-screen TVs.
Gwent Police have now issued a warning to users of internet auction sites to make sure they use make use of security measures to avoid losing their money.
They want buyers to use secure ways of paying and to follow safety advice given by the sites.
Detective Constable Steve Thomas, who led the investigation, said it was sometimes difficult to monitor security on such sites, and some people had not received property for which they had paid.
"Customers must guard against making any payment using an unsafe method like a straight bank transfer," he said. "That's literally just giving money over".
He said it was better to use other methods such as a credit card payment or the site's PayPal scheme.
After he was arrested, the teenager told police he had been "living the good life" with the money he had taken off unwitting customers.
He said he could not stop defrauding his victims because he was addicted to the eBay website, and it "gave him a buzz."
Magistrates heard that the boy - who cannot be named because of his age - used the proceeds of his scam to fly to New York with two friends.
They stayed at a five-star hotel overlooking Times Square and took a helicopter ride over Manhattan.
He was always dressed in expensive designer clothes and loved to buy the latest electronic gadgets.
He could not drive, so he hired stretch limos to take his friends on nights out.
But police were alerted by eBay customers who had been conned by the teenager.
He was arrested and freed on police bail while an investigation was carried out.
The court heard he had advertised mobile phones, computer consoles, cameras, and camcorders for sale - none of which had ever been in his possession.
Prosecutor Peter Moore said: "He set up three bank accounts to handle cash, which he obtained via bank transfer. But he was not content with taking people's money - he later taunted them by e-mailing them with details of how he'd spent it."
The court heard the boy duped more than 100 eBay customers over 13 months. One victim lost £2,500.
The boy admitted 21 charges of fraud amounting to £16,105 and asked for a further 64 offences - amounting to £28,860 - to be taken into consideration.
Magistrates decided they did not have enough power to deal with the boy and he will be sentenced at Newport Crown Court next month.
Publius Ovidius
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Thankyou for posting that. Smartarse
timco
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How to spot a fake lesson 365
"He treated himself to weekends in New York, and hired stretch limousines for nights out with friends. "
Friends? he's welsh!
Yes I bought my 6310i on ebay all turned out ok but it is a riskey place to buy a mobile, it may be stolen and the number blocked by the operator. It may not exist and getting money back next to impossible.
"He treated himself to weekends in New York, and hired stretch limousines for nights out with friends. "
Friends? he's welsh!
Yes I bought my 6310i on ebay all turned out ok but it is a riskey place to buy a mobile, it may be stolen and the number blocked by the operator. It may not exist and getting money back next to impossible.
Publius Ovidius
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so long as its unblocked, i am not worried about the network as I have a vodophone contrtact sim through my company.
tinx
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I got a phone of ebay a few years ago and had no problems, it wa sunlocked etc and I just stuck me sim card in it and was away. One problem as it was second hand the battery was shit so had to buy a new battery but that was all I had to do.
i know someone who got one on ebay works fine
Publius Ovidius
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http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Uncle-Jama...lZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQsclZallQQsotimedisplayZ2QQtZkm
If this opens, its this guy...he seems to have very good feedback and some decent phones
If this opens, its this guy...he seems to have very good feedback and some decent phones
We've bought three (3310, 2x3330's) for the kids - they have all been fine - and cheap too!!
timco
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let me be specific here not talking about unlocked or locked but blocked the IMIE number of the phone blocked as its been reported to the police as lost or stolen and is absolutely no use in the UK.
Publius Ovidius
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but these guys seem pretty good.......
tinx
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Dave that seller looks ok, people with feedback as high as that tend to be pretty reliable. I wiould pay with paypal though as you can then get your money back if its bogus.
Publius Ovidius
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cheers fellas for this...most enlightening ( apart from fatboy who is an arse
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)eastlondonseagull
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dave the gaffer said:
I bought a car on eBay and it's ace!
But my ex used to work in a mobile phone shop and she was always flogging them on eBay on the side. Bitch. They all worked, though, so you're probably ok.
