$10,358.50 gone

[MinnesotaJamman]

I was defrauded out of this much money on a purchase of a motorcycle with this Pharming /Escrow Agent/ eBay type of scam within the last 2 weeks by this guy (bcct3003@me.com). He is still in contact with me via email and I have reported him to the authorities, my bank, and now here. I am not sure what to do next. The money has been confirmed as gone from the accounts I had it wired to. This is the details from our last email communication. I think it originates from a mobile phone somewhere within Europe. I can't access the website any longer. Please edit anything I might not want posted and please give me your input on anything I should do.

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[MinnesotaJamman]

No suggestions or help? Is IC3 ever sucessful in their investigations with prosecutions and/or money recoveries?

[lightfair]

Hello,

let me first say that I am truly sorry for your loss. We usually try to help people that are about to fall prey to such a scam; but sometimes it's too late.

Your first posting was a bit short of detailed information, like the following:

1. Where did you come across the motorcycle (ebay, craigslist...)?
2. What was the (web) address of fake escrow site involved (you mentioned that you can't access it any longer)?
3. Which name is the scammer using?
4. Which bank account is the scammer using?
5. What was the "backstory" used by the scammer?

To tell the truth, all this might not help much but it might alert other (possible) victims and we might be able to show you other similar sites, possibly operated by the same scammer.

You mentioned that you have already alerted the authorities (which I assume means law enforcement) and your bank; so this is already "in the works". As far as the success of such investigations goes: I don't know. There have been arrests occasionally. One thing seems to be quite common though: Those investigations may take a lot of time.

The last email you received came from an AOL connection. I have been told that many internet cafes in Romania get their connectivity from AOL. Since a large part of this type of fraud originates from Romania this could be the case here as well (but of course it could also be different).

[MinnesotaJamman]

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. It still hasn't sunk in yet because of the feelings going on inside when one is attacked and violated in this way. I am fairly certain that you are correct in your assumption that this is a scam that originates in Romania. All the outgoing IP's that are logged in my router redirect the paths to (when I was still able to access the websites) servers in Europe and that region.

It was an eBay listing which I know now was hijacked.
The scammer is using multiple names: bcct3003; bcct300300 but I am not sure that he hasn't just hijacked these also. With eBay's help I was able to get the Name, Address, and run a trace on the original member who owned and used this handle. He originates out of the Chicago suburbs area. I was able to obtained his cell phone number but I am leaving it up to the FBI/IC3 to follow up with contacting him.
He wanted secured (through eBay escrow of course) bank wire transfers to Wachovia, and JP Morgan Chase.
The scammer claimed that he was selling this vehicle because his wife had become pregnant shortly after purchasing it and it had to go.

Hey, thanks again for your help.

Jim

[MinnesotaJamman]

Sorry about the duplicate.

[lightfair]

Thanks for the additional information.

The original owner of the ebay account probably was the victim of a "phishing" scam (read: he was somehow tricked into giving the account password to the scammer; most likely on a "fake" ebay site). There is probably little for you to gain by contacting him; so indeed it may be a good idea to leave this up the the FBI.

Could you please do the following things:

1. Tell us the website that was involved (even if it is no longer accessible). If you don't want to post it in public for whatever reason send me a private message, please.

2. Quote the part of the scammer's mail where he tells the story of his pregnant wife. Since the scammers use the same texts over and over this may help other people if they search for a certain phrase and find it here.

Thanks,

lightfair

[namkaod]

$9300.00 Gone to the same Ebay spoof by (bcct3003@me.com). How do we stop this orginization from spoofing more victoms? Law enforcement doesn't seem to be on top of this. Ebay should be heald acountable for some of this also.

[lightfair]

It may appear that law enforcement is not doing enough to stop this type of crime; however I see very little alternatives at the moment. So you definitely need to file a police report (if you haven't done so) and make them aware that this is international organized crime, very likely operating from eastern Europe.
As far as the responsibility of ebay goes: Different viewpoints exist on this but you can be sure that you're not the only one sharing that sentiment. If you feel you want to take this route definitely talk to a lawyer first.

[ScammedinIn]

Sorry to here about your loss. I was also scammed by this guy (Alan Taylor,bcct3003@me.com & dotautotrans) for $7800 in late July. I reported him to ebay,the local authorities, and IC3. I havent heard anything from anyone about any investigations but I hope they catch him before he scams more victims. I just recently saw the 2008 Rocker listed on ebay again this last week from ebay user name fahreheitronn. Supposedly located in Franklin Indiana. I notified ebay (who said they will investigate) and the IC3 of this info. Can you please let me know if you here any info about this?

[tapto]

Hello everybody.

since I am new here and i am not from english speaking country I´d like to ask you for a piece of advice.
We´ve been cheated by d2d courier... lost only 900euros (compared to your 10,358.50usd.)
Shall I write about my bad experience to the admin through "feedback", or post it here, on forum in particular topic d2d?
Did you report the scams to police authorities in your country?
thanks for your reply