New Twist on Auction Fraud - Fake The Escrow

from the sneaky dept

I always recommend to friends doing high-priced online auctions that they use escrow services to avoid getting scammed out of large sums of money. It seems that scammers have now come up with a way to get around that as well. They're setting up fake escrow services that look completely legitimate, but are just there to take your money.

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