I was the victim of a fake tracking number scam on ebay. A quick google search shows that this type of scam is not uncommon. The seller provided a Fedex tracking number and the item was marked as delivered in the Fedex system (and on ebay), but I never received it. There was ample evidence that the tracking number was fake: - The tracking history started 2 days before I even placed my order on ebay - The item was marked as delivered hours after the trakcing information was provided (for a shipment from Chicago, IL to Alexandria, VA) - The shipment supposedly originated in Chicago, IL, but Chicago did not appear in the tracking history I contacted ebay, but their response was that I should wait. So I opened a payment dispute with Paypal and provided the evidence above. Nevertheless, Paypal denied my claim, and there is no "Appeal" button in the dispute center next to this claim. This is extremely disappointing. Clearly, ebay doesn't do much to protect its users against this kind of scam (and its support staff is not trained about these scams), and I don't think Paypal seriously investigated my claim.
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