I’ve recently taken a hiatus from tech support scammers and have switched over to the eBay gift card scammers, specifically those on OfferUp, Craigslist, LetGo, etc. Essentially, if they are trying to ‘sell’ a car or phone or boat, I’m going to investigate them.
I've found the following by chatting with nearly 50 of these scammers.
I've forwarded the emails that the scammers sent me, with headers to abuse at gmail/google, and I've sent the fake eBay invoices to Google and eBay. For what ever reason, Google is not taking down the email addresses, nor are the domains being suspended. Only a few have been actually taken down, and those were from smaller registrars.
I'm looking for either a contact point or someone to help in getting the scammers initial email address taken down, and the email address that the fake eBay invoice is being sent from.
Chain of Attack
Scammer posts fake ad on OfferUp and includes an email address
Victim emails scammer's Gmail.com address
Scammer replies back requesting victim's name, address, and phone number
Victim replies with requested information
Scammer sends victim a fake eBay invoice (usually a PDF)
Victim sends scammer eBay gift cards to pay for the item
Scammer profits