I just got scammed , hock line and sinker .
Had a valuable item on my e bay account , received a very good offer for my item .
This was when ebay had just altered the posting and money release .
My scammer had only a couple of purchases in Germany , I sent a message declining his offer .
He then made another offer from USA , I messaged him that I would not post to a mailing box .
He still wanted to purchase and I could post to London to his work place . He was a medic in the USA airforce and provided proof of identity . Of course I thought this a scam
Few days later received E mail from Ebay .@gmail.com with information that buyer had deposited money within ebay and Pay pal account and I was to post to London with proof of posting and send up to ebay .
I questioned why correspondence did not go through my ebay account .
Of received email from paypal that money was ready for release once item was received .
Yes I posted and sent proof of posting , heard nothing and ask where my money was . Buyer had not confirmed receiving item . Contacted buyer who contacted ebay&pay pal .
Received email from ebay ,money in holding account for another 10 days , problem within pay pal a glich in the system .
Waited 10 days and contacted paypal for money , pay pal can`t pay because buyer had paid twice on hois card , they then ask me to pay back money to ebay and get a receipt and the they would release my money .
I have been a stupid idiot from day one ,my greed got the better of me and still thought my money would eventually turn up .
Scammers used e bays and pay pals literature and letter heads and similar e mails .
We all make mistakes but this one was very expensive to me .
