I unfortunately was scammed by these people! I was auctioning off my engagement ring on ebay and received several emails from people but this guy, Jim Benson, username botrock22, email
jmcenson6@gmail.com, was very persistent and seemed like he was genuine. he asked me several questions about the ring and was interested in it. I was diagnosed with a terminal illness and with three kids, i did what i had to do for them and to pay the bills. Well, here is a copy of the email he sent me:
Hi,
I will give you $12,000 and I will pay the shipping through FedEx. I just checked and the shipping cost is: $155. Because of the high amount of money i will prefer using an escrow service. I will cover the fees of the escrow.
The escrow company i want to use is
http://www.safe-wayonline.com ,please read their terms and condition and if you are agree with them please register and let me know the email address you use for registration in order for me to initiate the transaction.
You don't need to insure the ring because I will insure the ring to the escrow company at the real value of $12,000 so you don't need to insure the ring to FedEx any more.
Best regards,
Jim
another email read:
Please check your escrow account because the money are there.
Please ship the package to this address:
Jim Benson
Calle Pizarro N 37 Edificio Macarena Planta 11D
City: San Pedro De Alcantara(Malaga)
Zip code: 29670
Country: Spain
Phone number: 666986930
Please do not declare the real value at FedEx because i don't want to pay any money to the custom. My country custom fees are 17% and i cant afford to pay extra. Please declare it at a value of 20$ and on ITEM DESCRIPTION you can put JWELRY SAMPLE. Because we already use an escrow service witch ensure the package during the shipping you'll don't need to declare the real value at FedEx and I will avoid paying the custom fees. I do that in the past and worked so don't worry .
After the package was sent,please send me the tracking number and of course put it on the status of the transaction.
Best regards and have a nice day,
Jim
we emailed each other back and forth. that was the first time i sold anything on ebay so i was inexperienced and didnt know what i was doing. I suggested paypal but he never responded. I then emailed him, desperate for money saying we could use the escrow. once i saw jim sent the money, i sent the ring through fedex, never to see my ring or to hear from him or safeway again. i am so upset about the whole thing but what do i do? we all know these people will never be caught. the only thing we can do is deface their names and safe-way online. spread the word!!!!