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Fraud /SCAM

I recently bought an item with Audiogon. I bought the item on 10/06/2022 and the seller gave me a fake UPS tracking # 1Z62Y7Y80356214061. I believe the tracking number is fake because the item I bought weigh about 17.3 pounds and the item he sent was only 1.7 pounds.

He also entered the UPS tracking number via Paypal instead of entering the tracking information from Audiogon. His tracking information is showing that it was sent from Mesa, AZ but from his Audiogon listing, it is showing that he is from Atlanta, GA

 

I never receive my order but his fake ups tracking number is showing it was delivered 10/07/2022. I even checked my front door and found nothing. I did use Paypal and will create a dispute against this seller tomorrow. The seller is new to Audiogon.

 

Below is the Audiogon listing of the item I bought:

 

 

systemdecor
jl35
3,938 posts
 

curious what the price of the  Oppo was...

systemdecor OP
10 posts
 

$800

stager
46 posts
 

Another case of fraud implicated me, but was against another member. Someone hacked into my account and posted a listing of a four channel Mcintosh amplifier for sale for $1920 with the scammer's PayPal address for payment. Fortunately, I received an email in time from Audiogon, "my item had been sold" along with the details. I emailed the buyer, told him I had nothing for sale, the ad was a scam - DO NOT PAY. Fortunately, he had not paid yet, (there was a message from the scammer saying it was past midnight and the buyer should pay right away so he could ship it out that day).

I have since changed my password and corrected the data on my account and no harm was done.

Here's a thought:
If you buy something on Audiogon, don't pay right away just in case it is not 100% legit - you might save yourself a lot of grief.

Marc Stager
Stager Sound Systems
NY

koestner
626 posts
 

Good advice, a day or so shouldn't bother an honest seller.

fittebd
101 posts
 

PayPal almost always favors the buyers.  If you are buying from a site like ebay or audiogon and USAM, paypal is best used as buyer.  

As a seller you can get scammed since they favor the buyer.  A friend sold Rims to a high end BMW and the buyer returned them, but put bricks in the box.  As the seller he had zero way to prove it.  

Best advise is look at the buyer and sellers history.  Zero is very very bad.

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