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July 23, 2008

eBay Scams: Fraud On eBay Turns Out Badly - For The Thief

There are eBay scams that go unpunished (darn it!) But recently the angels intervened and a fraud on eBay results in serious jail time for the thief.

The angels used the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), which started the procedings against the seller of fraudulent software. The seller, who lives in Oregon, somehow acquired stolen bank information and used it to create 40+ identities on eBay and PayPal. The SIIA called the software pirate a "whiz-kid who used his smarts and savvy to rip off software makers and consumers."

The software whiz will be busy for a time because his sentence includes:

1. 48 months in federal - not state - prison. Gag!

2. Three years of probation following his four year sentence

3. 150 hours of community service during each of those three years

The SIIA also initiated six new lawsuits for a total of 32 so far this year.

It's wonderful that this vigorous pursuit of wrong doers is occurring. Now if only sellers in other markets will be pursued in the same way we will all benefit.

 

Posted by SydneyJohnston at July 23, 2008 10:36 AM

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