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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sun Dec 29, 2019, 09:02 AM Dec 2019

For sale on eBay

"30 Eyebrow-Raising eBay Listings Collected By This Instagram Account"

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For sale on eBay (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Dec 2019 OP

I think those things are money laundering scams WhiteTara Dec 2019 #1

Makes more sense than the items themselves....nt 2naSalit Dec 2019 #2

Apparently that is now a big thing on both WhiteTara Dec 2019 #3

I can imagine... 2naSalit Dec 2019 #4

WhiteTara

(29,708 posts)

1. I think those things are money laundering scams

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 11:53 AM

Dec 2019

what better way to pass 10 grand on to someone than buying a gummy?

2naSalit

(86,597 posts)

2. Makes more sense than the items themselves....nt

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 12:08 PM

Dec 2019

WhiteTara

(29,708 posts)

3. Apparently that is now a big thing on both

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 12:20 PM

Dec 2019

ebay and amazon. It's definitely an easy way to launder. Anytime you see something extraordinarily priced, think money washing. It's easier than bitcoin.

2naSalit

(86,597 posts)

4. I can imagine...

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 12:31 PM

Dec 2019

I don't go to any of those sites so I guess I don't have the opportunity to see what's going on in that part of the world, the cyberwerld.

I can't imagine that there is any marketing site that doesn't have some kind of corruption going on at this point.

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