IWest Union Scams
Nanini na ukuba iNtshona Union ibhekiswe kuyo, mhlawumbi kwi-eBay okanye iView off, ngokuqhelekileyo i-scam. Ukuthengwa kwe-eBay kungenziwa kuphela yi-Paypal. Emuva xa i-eBay iqalile kuqala, kwaye yayiyi-marketplace ebanzi, kwaye yayikhuselekile ngokufanelekileyo ukuvuma ukuhlolwa, i-oda yemali, okanye ikheshi kwi-imeyile. Kodwa iinkqubo zokuhlawula i-intanethi zifike ngendlela ende kakhulu ukusuka ekuqaleni kwe-eBay kwaye akukho mfuneko yokuba nabani na umntu ahlawule nayiphi na indlela ngaphandle kwe-Paypal. Ukuba umthengi unikezela ukuhlawula yiWestern Union, eli liflegi ebomvu kwaye kufuneka ubavimbele ukuze bangathengi kuwe. Enyanisweni, iwebhusayithi yeWestern Union ithi,
"Kwi-intanethi kuthengwa i-scam, izigwenxa zixhoba kumaxhoba anikezela kwizinto usebenzisa iwebhusayithi ye-intanethi okanye inkonzo."
I-iphone Scam
Abathengisi abatsha be-eBay bavame ukuqala ngokuthengisa i-electronics, kwaye kuba yi-newbie, banokuxhamla kwixhoba le-iPhone elilindelekileyo nelinyanisekileyo. Nantsi ngoku isebenza. Umthengi ongathembekanga uphando ii-iPhones ezithengiswa kwi-eBay, ngokukodwa ukukhangela umthengisi ngegama elincinci okanye akukho nto.
Khumbula, iphrofayili ye-eBay engenanto okanye ingekho ingxelo ebonisa umthengisi ongenamava oguqulela kwixhoba elilula. Emva kokuthenga nokufumana i-iPhone, umthengi uya kubanga ityala, okanye ayichazwanga ngokucacileyo kwoluhlu, olukhokelela kwi-INAD (Item Not As Described).
Umthengi uvula ngokukhawuleza ityala lokubuyisela. Emva koko, ifowuni iya kuthunyelwa kubathengisi kodwa kungabi yifani enye ifowuni umthengisi othumele ekuqaleni. Okubi nakakhulu, kunokuthi kube yintlanzi yefowuni kwaye umthengi uthathe inxalenye yecomputer ukuthengisa ezitrato okanye ukuthatha kwiivenkile "Zithenga iGolide". (Ezinye zeengxenye zenziwe ngegolide.) I-iPhone scam iqhelekile. Ulawulo olungcono kakhulu lwesithupha: Musa ukuthengisa i-electronics ebiza kwi-eBay. Zininzi ezinye iinkqubo zokurhweba ezifana ne-Apple Trade-In, iGreyle, okanye iWalmart.
Isikhwama Sesikhwama Sokwakheka Isikhwama
Ngaphandle kwento yokuba ingaba yinkohliso okanye inkohliso, i-switcheroo scam yenye esinye isizathu sokuba ungathengi izikhwama ze-designer kwi-eBay. Esinye isikhwama se-afficiandos sifeze le ngxaki kwaye ihamba njengomshini oyile. Umthengi usenokuba ne-Coach, Vuitton, okanye i-Chanel isikhwamkhwa esikhatywayo, eshaywa, esingahlambulukanga, esonakele, esonakele, okanye engqongqo. Umthengi uya kukhangela i-eBay kumdlalo othe ngqo kwaye awuthenge.
Ngaphambi kokuba ixesha lokubuya lidlule, umthengi uya kuvula ityala lokubuyela kuyo nayiphi na isizathu evunyelwe njengombala ongalunganga, kungekhona njengoko kuchaziwe, okanye akayithandi. Emva koko abathengi babuyisela ibhegi yabo endala, engcolileyo, inkohliso okanye eyonakalisiweyo. Umthengisi ufumana isikhwama esifana nesoyithumele, kodwa umthengi uguqule isikhwama saso esidala.
Ukuze uzikhusele kule ngxube, soloko uthabatha ubuninzi bezithombe ezingu-12 zomkhwa wesikhonkco ngaphambi kokuba uyibeke eBay. Yinakekele kunye nexesha lokubonisa iinkcukacha ezifana neengqungquthela, iintambo, izibhokhwe, i-hardware, iipokotshi zangaphakathi, kunye namacala onke ebhegi. Ukuba umthengi ubuyisela isikhwama esingahambelani naso osithumeleyo, unokubhena isibheno sokubuyela. I-eBay iyazi le ngxaki njengoko kwenzeka njalo.
Izipho zokuThengisa ngaphandle kwe-eBay
Umgaqo-nkqubo we-eBay utsho ngokucacileyo ukuba ukuphulwa ukucela ukuthengiswa kwe-site. Abanye abathengi baya kwenza njalo. Abathengi bengazi ukuba kuyaphikisana nomgaqo-nkqubo we-eBay okanye awunandaba. Basenokufuna nje ukuba banciphise intengo ukususela kwintengiso ye-site ayiyi kufaka nayiphi na imali. Umgaqo-ngqo we-eBay uthi:
"Asiyikuvumela amalungu ethu ukuba asebenzise eBay ukuba axhumane kunye nokwenza izibonelelo zokuthenga okanye ukuthengisa izinto ngaphandle kwe-eBay. Nanjalo, amalungu akakwazi ukusebenzisa ulwazi olufunyenwe eBay ukuqhagamshelana ngokuthenga okanye ukuthengisa ngaphandle kwe-eBay. Ukuba ufumana isipho sokuthenga okanye ukuthengisa ngaphandle kwe-eBay, nceda ubike ingxelo.
Qinisekisa ukuba ulandela ezi zikhokelo. Ukuba awunayo, unako ukuxhomekeka kwimiba yezenzo, kuquka imida yokuthenga kunye nokuthengisa amalungelo kunye nokumiswa kweakhawunti yakho. "
Musa nje ukwenza. I-eBay ingafunda yonke imilayezo yakho kwaye ezi ntlobo zemibuzo zikhankanywa ngokutsha ngesoftware kwikhompyutha. Akufanelekile ukufaka ingozi kwi-akhawunti yakho.
Hlala uphephile kwi-eBay, cinga ngokubaluleka kwakho, kwaye ugweme ukuthengisa nayiphi na into ephezulu yengozi. Kukho izinto ezininzi ezinobungozi obuphantsi kokuba ungathengisa ngaphandle kweengxaki. Sebenzisa ingqiqo kwaye ukuba unayo nayiphi na imibuzo, biza i-eBay isikhokelo.
Ukuhlaziywa nguSuzanne Wells, 7/30/17.