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05 May 2005
A British teenager who stole more than £45,000 from eBay customers has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Phillip Shortman, now 18, from South Wales, admitted to advertising goods that did not exist and pocketing the proceeds. He spent the money on computer equipment, designer clothes and a weekend trip to New York.
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The court heard that more than 100 eBay customers had been defrauded by Shortman last year. After the police were alerted he was arrested and released on bail but continued to sell non-existent goods.
Normally a minor's identity is kept secret but the court lifted the ban in this case, stating that other eBay users had a right to protection.
The court heard that Shortman had taunted one customer who called him to complain saying: "This is my business. I make people fools."
Shortman admitted 21 charges of obtaining property by deception and asked for a further 64 charges to be taken into consideration.
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Ebay.de frauded buyer
Thank you all for include my painful message, I don't anymore worry about it. I know that, who has stolen my money, can in future pay it very strong, because I belive in GOD. Thank you for reading my lines. Wish all human luck. kuzeyalperler@hotmail.com
Posted by: Kuzey Alperler 24 Jul 2006
Go to the FBI+Human Rights about EBay
Fraud amount of 1476 Euro since last year no answer from Ebay.de, why ? Is there something hidden, we all don't know ??? The "real" seller said me; "she becomes e-mail password control" losts her account for two weeks; in that time I lost my last money, I saw in the site (in the truth!) a proof sellers wellmade acount... A proof email from UPS and eBay.de, too ! But NOBODY doesn't do ANYTHING,(yet!)...
Posted by: Kuzey Alperler 14 Jan 2006