Fraud in Zaragosa Spain

[pheyden]

Well, in more than 700 Ebay transactions over many years, I have now been defrauded the second time.

This time I bought a Fiat/Simca 5 speed gearbox from the French Ebay site. The item was listed as being for a 1000TC, but obviously this was incorrect from the photos. There was no reserve price, and I won the auction, as no one bid against me, for a reasonable amount.

The person selling the item, a Mr. Catalin Nicursor Vladut, turned out to be located in Zaragosa, Spain. He requested payment by bank transfer, so I obliged. I requested from my bank that I receive notification when the bank transfer was honored at Mr. Vladut's branch of the IBERCAJA, the bank where his account was held in Zaragosa. I did receive this notification, so I know he has the money.

As soon as the money was confirmed, Mr. Vladut stopped communicating and that is the last that I have heard. I have filed a complaint with Ebay, but as this was not paid for using PayPal there is little they can do. I sent a registered letter to the IBERCAJA bank, requesting that they confirm the existence of the account for Mr. Vladut and if it is still active.

I have provided the same information to the Zaragosa Police and to Interpol (as this was a cross-border fraud they have jurisdiction as well) in the hopes that it leads to something. I do not hold high hopes however.

Please find below the details of Mr. Vladut.

Mr. Catalin Nicursor Vladut
Ebay ID - salmer18
Bank Name – IBERCAJA
IBAN:ES42 2085 0123 3103 3036 5867

Obviously, the latin phrase "Caveat Emptor" (Buyer Beware) applies to all Ebay purchasers. I would warn all Abarth enthusiasts NOT to deal with Mr. Vladut.

[RaceSport]

Well it seems the guy has done a runner to Spain from France for some reason..He was registered on ebay for 2 years 2 months,but is not now registered!
Not very good feedback for a low count either!
There are similar ebay ID's too ..Perhaps in general it is a scam!!
All the same i hope i hope all comes together for you Paul and it is just a relocation bother on his part!