This is a Wiki dedicated to the Hybrid Digitals / Hybrid.No.Paypal / Hybrid.Concepts / Royals.Estore / Zetta.Express EBay Alleged Fraud

Tim Tsang (Chun Fai Tsang) in the back of a police car.

(Picture from The Daily Telegraph)

Summary:

Between the months of May and June 2008, a seller (Hybrid.No.Paypal / Hybrid.Concepts/ Hybrid Digitals/ Royals.Estore / Zetta.Express) sold a number of items which in turn were never sent out. For most people, there was no communication with the seller, either through email or by calling/texting his phone. When calling, the caller would receive his voicemail or be told that his voicemail is full. A few victims were able to speak to the seller via SMS but this resulted in only one refund. 

Through great efforts by some of the victims, Hybrid Digitals was linked to Tim Tsang and all of this information passed onto Detective Robertson of the Gladesville, NSW police.

On the night of July 8th, Tim Tsang (Chun Fai Tsang) was arrested and charged with 2 counts of "Obtaining benefit by deception". He went to court on the 9th of July, but was released on $5000 bail and had to surrender his passport. On the 16th of July, Mr. Tsang went to court with 22 charges of "Obtaining benefit by deception" put against him. He hasn't put in a plea (corrected 30/11) . His defense appears to be that EBay shut his account down and he intended to send the goods out. Clearly, someone needs help reading a calendar. This seller has appeared to have "scammed" over 90 members for over $150,000 in total. It's very important for everyone to report their transactions to Detective Robertson.

At Tim's commital hearing, he has plead GUILTY to all charges pertaining to our case. This is great news for everyone and we should be seeing some sort of agreement on compensation soon. If his barrister/solicitor can come up with a compensation plan, this can determine the sentence he receives. For example, if he comes up with a plan to pay everyone back in a reasonable amount of time, then this will favour him when he is given a sentence. Now, compensation, as I understand it, will be paid to the sherriff's office and they will then in turn write people cheques, based on the information that the police have. When and if that time comes, we can make sure everyone's information is still up to date.

Tim was sentenced to 12 months of periodic detention to be served on the weekends. A compensation plan has also been drawn up by the courts to pay back the victims. Details of that are forthcoming and any compensation is handled by the sheriffs of the court.

Police at this time still have his passport in custody but his lawyers have requested that the passport be returned. His name has been flagged for immigration and additionally his visa to stay in this country has expired. So, even if he were to get his passport back, he would have to explain to immigration why he has an expired visa, where this case will show up in his record.

Updated November 2009

I've called the Hornsby court as well as Detective Robertson for an update. The court reiterated that a compensation order was issued and he was sentenced to periodic detention. There were no further stipulations to the compensation order regarding a timeline and it may seem that if we want to get the money back we either need to get the Sherriff's office to sieze an item owned by him (car, boat, TV etc). I imagine something out of Dog the Bounty Hunter.  The other option is bringing a civil suit against him. Suing someone that doesn't have any money may be fruitless. Detective Robertson will contact Tim's lawyer to see if and when he will pay.

August 09

Detective Robertson has sent the list of victim's current information back to the Hornsby Court. The list contained about 47 victims. The detective is  trying to track down about 10 victims. Those remaining victims are best to contact the detective so he can add you to his list. We haven't heard anything more on the compensation order but we are hoping to hear something soon.

Detective Robertson received a letter from the Hornsby Court asking for the details of the victims in regards to compensation. The court needs:

• The victim's current address
• Amount owed (the amount claimed in your police report)

**Please send your name, address and amount claimed to my email at **

If you don't feel comfortable sending your information to me, you can send it directly to Detective Robertson at

We are still awaiting more information on the time period Tim has agreed to pay off the amount. Tim will pay the court and the court will then disperse the money to the victims. More information on that in the future.

Media coverage:

Newspapers: Daily Telegraph Sydney Morning Herald   Livenews  ABC News  The Age Herald Sun

TV: TEN, SEVEN, and ABC

Radio: ABC Radio MMM 2UE Sydney

Other: NSW Police Press Release ZDNET Atomic PC Australian PC World 

**IMPORTANT - How to Report your Transaction**

ALL victims who have been scammed need to follow these instructions:

1) CONTACT ME AT . Please send me your full name and a contact phone #. Optionally, I'd like to know the description of the transaction, including what you bought, your ebay username, etc, so I can add it to the transactions on the bottom of this wiki and add it to money lost total. I do need your name so I can confirm with the detective that he has received your report.

2) Download the partially filled in Witness Statement provided by Detective Robertson below.

 TSANG Ebay master statement revised.doc

3) Please save it to your computer and fill in the details. Once you have filled in the statement, please have it signed and witnessed. This can easily be done at your local police station. Victims details need to be added to the headers and footers. If you dont have the emails or documents as listed in this statement annexures, you need to delete where not applicable. This report is the same one that is listed on the Queensland Online Fraud Reporting website.

*Remove anything in (brackets) from the cover page.

*CNI Number should be left blank.

*In the matter of: Internet Fraud.

*Statement taken by should be left blank.

*Place Statement Taken: Home, Office, School. Where you filled out the form.

If you have any trouble filling in information, then feel free to contact me, or call Detective Robertson of the Gladesville Police at 02 9879 9636.

4) Once the statement is completed please post it to: 

Detectives Robertson and Jones

Gladesville Police Station

Corner Punt and Victoria Road,

Gladesville NSW 2111

(Yes, this is a bizarre address but it is correct)

As of August 21, Detective Robertson has 62 victim's transaction details totaling $60,975.22

As of August 21, Detective Robertson has received 46 police reports in the mail.

What we know (Updated 11/7):

We can confirm the following details about the seller:

Timothy Tsang (Real name: Chun Fai Tsang), his driver licence is 15420292, D.O.B is 23/02/1982, 165-170cm tall, slim build, Vietnamese looking (although he is from China),Drives a blue Toyota Camry Altise ( AR 09 5E or AR 09 SE). This wiki has all kinds of information, including business address details, passport, and licence details. He is on a temporary bridging visa. He was selling items on username Royals.Estore in mid June, but is no longer selling items. Tim was on Facebook but has since removed his profile (a copy of his profile/pictures has been saved).  The Camry Altise was/is a rental car. His mobile phone # is 0406 661 333. His home number as shown in Whitepages.com.au is (02) 8084 3542 which gets forwarded to his mobile phone #, Address for that entry is The Sebel, Apartment 2406, 37 Victor St, Chatswood but it is confirmed that he was evicted from there. From his Facebook pictures, he lives in an apartment.

Based on his linkedin profile, he worked in Sydney at Mcafee, 201 Miller St, North Sydney, NSW 2060 and previously  for Symantec at Level 2, 1 Julius Ave, North Ryde, NSW 2113. The companies are both in the Antivirus market According to Mcafee, Tim stopped working there at the end of June (24/6).

A victim of this scam was able to receive a refund after contacting Timothy at the number above. Timothy is believed to not be dangerous, nor a professional con artist. He is a rather dumb guy who thinks (or thought) he could scam some money out of people.

Scammed amount total (according to Goofbay, 165 transactions [wait for page to load] 30 days from May) ~ $133236.63

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If you have any information to add or have comments email me at or leave a comment below.

Update (3/6): Voicemail is not full anymore, message has been left

Update 2 (3/6): Voicemail is once again full.

Update 3 (3/6): Tan_Tran81 visited 233 Victoria Avenue and said "it was a fake address". I think by that he means it's not a place of business but an apartment building.

Update 4 (3/6):There might be a lead on where Y Wang lives. I'll wait to post details until someone checks it out. See comment at bottom of this wiki.

Update 5 (8/6): Received an email from Yean, with all kinds of information including business address details, passport, and licence details. Check out his wiki

Update 6 (10/6): Updated the summary for clarity and new information.

Update 7 (15/6): I have been contacted by Stuart from the Victorian Police and hopefully he will help us out a bit. Please file your police reports with the instructions above. Also some more transactions.

Update 8 (26/6): Added more transactions, edited one transaction, edited summary and made news more understandable (hopefully)

Investigation Details: 

Based on the contact information provided by EBAY, we have concluded that 233 Victoria street is in fact a fake address. His bank accounts were normal one day and are now all closed. The name given by EBay is Y Wang but his real name is Timothy Tsang or Chun Fai Timothy Tsang.

Sellers details:

Name: Y WANG

City: Chatswood

State/Territory: New South Wales

Country: Australia

Phone: 0404366692 (vodafone) (Phone goes to message that states that voicemail is full) (UPDATE: Called 3/6, Went to voicemail which I assume that the person is going through and deleting their voicemails.)

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Banking details:

Hybrid Digitals

National Bank

BSB: 082024

ACC:812191623

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www.hybrid-shopping.com (whois doesn't reveal anything)

hybrid.ebay@gmail.com

NSW BN98133988 (ASIC reveals nothing of interest)

Hybrid Concepts

Y WANG

233 Victoria Avenue

Chatswood, New South Wales 2067

Australia

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eBay Member User ID History

User ID                        Effective Date         End Date

hybrid.no.paypal             May-28-08         Not a registered user

hybrid.concepts              Apr-01-08         May-28-08

daisy.dorothy                 Dec-09-07         Apr-01-08

2005dominiquem             Jan-08-05         Dec-09-07

Additional address information:

Hybrid Digitals

10 Help Street

Chatswood, NSW 2067 (Sheree checked it out (8/6) and it's a big commercial building. Building manager had not heard of the company)

Carbon Technologie

2406/37 Victor ST

The Sebel

Chatswood NSW 2067 (Corrected Address)

Timothy Tsang

36/255-271 Anzac Pde,

Kingsford. NSW 2032 (Someone needs to physically check this address out)

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Police reference's #'s:

NSW:

E33813323 / Balmain Police / Sheree

E34743978 / Natalie / Gladesville (Detective Robertson)

VIC:

/ Neil + ? / Wonthaggi (Senior Constable Thomson)

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Links:

Yahoo! Answers

EBay Forums:  item paid but not recieved, and seller no longer a registered user

EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam...or am I just paranoid (Different thread than above)

EBay Forums: Fradulent Seller

Recovering A Direct Deposit

Hybrid's Feedback (from cache)

ASIC NSW Business Information

Oldlistings Real Estate

Whirlpool: Legit or Scam ~ ~ EBay

List of Transactions reported so far:

Transactions (listed in no particular order):

1) Buyer: neilolibird

EBAY Item: $400 Coles & Myer Group Gift Card Vouches FREE SHIPPING

Amount Paid: $354.02

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Paid via Bank Deposit, Items not received, No response to emails or phone calls. I managed to talk to him via sms where he promised to refund my money. No refund was made. I have sent my report to the detective. (Updated 16/7)

2) Buyer: mosti

EBAY Item:  Notebook PC

Amount Paid: $1300.00

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I've recently completed an online transaction for a notebook pc. The silly thing I did was to pay via bank deposit. It seems the member has done a runner as he is no longer registered on ebay and his mobile phone is switched off. I Have his mobile phone number, his last name and inital of first name. I know he lives somewhere in chatswood in sydney and I also have his bank details. Mosti was the only one who was able to sucessfully receive a refund. (Updated 16/7)

Relavent Link: Yahoo! Answers

3) Buyer: Jo W

EBAY Item:  PSP

Amount Paid: $331.00

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Sorry but I can't help but want you to know I am searching for the same person also. He did the same thing to me just over three weeks ago. Did you print out the item you bought on ebay. I didn't but remember that at the bottom of the item description it had his business which was located in Chatswood as he did repairs etc . I can't remember if it had his address tho but I thought it did.

I am doing everything I can to locate this guy. Also did you log this on ebay? I did yesterday but have to wait 10 days to go any further.

I have just found out this guy also did the same thing to someone on oztion on the 27th Apr.

If you find anything please let me know. Together we might be able to catch this guy out!

Report sent to detective. (Updated: 16/7)

Relavent Link: Yahoo! Answers

4) Buyer: jeffreyeh_2008

EBAY Item:  Coles Myer Gift Card

Amount Paid: $413.69

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I bought a gift card for $400+ dollars through 2nd chance offer over 10 days ago and I paid for the item through bank transfer. I still have not recieved the purchased item and the seller is no longer a registered user. I've put up a dispute as item not recieved and the seller is not replying to my emails. (Updated 15/7)

Relavent Link: EBay Forums:  item paid but not recieved, and seller no longer a registered user & Via Email

5) Buyer: the_mime

EBAY Item:  Macbook Air

Amount Paid: $1660

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Sorry if this is a bit long, but I feel like I should explain exactly as it happened, incase someone more in the know sees something suspicious.

On the 20th of May (this month), a bunch of cheap laptops went up from seller hybrid.concepts, and on the lookout for a Macbook Air, I scoped out the sellers rep (He had a few negatives attributed to slow postage and a neutral or two for bad communication, but nothing too serious-seeming) and managed to win one of the Macbooks on offer.

I chose to pay by bank deposit, and set up the transfer an hour after I won. I emailed the seller the next day to see if it'd arrived, he said he hadn't received the deposit yet, and it could take upto 3 days. I let things lie over the weekend, and sent an email on monday asking for an update, to no reply. Feeling uneasy, I checked the sellers page, and notice that he's privatised his feedback, and is no longer selling anything. The next day, he's changed his name and is no longer a registered user, and all the auctions are being cancelled, and are no longer accessible. Still no reply from the seller. I ring his provided number, and connect to a voicemail account too full to accept more messages.

I may be paranoid, and my item may already be in the post, but the lack of him sending me any postal confirmation or tracking number for my registered post, and the fact he's basically obscured data about the auctions in any way possible makes me think I've just been suckered out of 1500+ dollars.

I should also say; I got to look at the auctions he held on the 20th and 21st of May, before they were all cancelled, and from the rough maths I did on the listing, he looks to have made about 89,000 dollars or so from 93 auctioned items, mostly electronic goods.

So, is this the grandest of scams, or some sort of misunderstanding? Also; Tommorrow is the 10th day since the auction, so I can file an eBay complaint. Any suggestions how to go about it (Other than the provided guide.) Also, if any of the other buyers roped into this have had any contact/arrived purchases, this would also help.

.....

Hey guys, filling out a police fraud report from the QLD site today, and talked to a rep on the eBay live-chat thingy yesterday; They Said:

*********I'm sorry to say this, but from our records, it appears that you may have been a victim of fraud in this instance. We have already taken action on the seller's account and will continue investigations on our end to help you out, but because at no point does eBay ever come in contact with the item or money, it may also be in your best interest to contact local law enforcement authorities to help you get your money back.

This link will help you get in contact with the appropriate law enforcement agencies across Australia:

http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/crimePrevention/eCrime/internet/report/

When contacting law enforcement authorities, please let them know that eBay will cooperate with the investigation. The officer can can find information on how to contact eBay at the following page:

http://pages.ebay.com.au/securitycentre/howcontact.html

On this page, the officer will find both an email address and a fax number to reach eBay.

Please request that the officer include the following information:

1. The case number

2. The officer's name

3. The officer's telephone number

******************I asked the guy about the fact that I wasn't able to submit a item not delivered report to them yet, which they reccomend you do on the police site; The guy said I could use a print-out of the chat with representatives as proof of my attempt to raise the issue with ebay first, Which is what i'll be attaching to the report, and also opening an Item Dispute this afternoon. So if you have been unable to open an item dispute yet, i reccomend getting on the live chat for "Problem with an item" at: http://contact.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ShowCUPortal

If you want some confirmation of the fact you're trying to resolve it with eBay, aswell as perhaps getting an update about how eBay's dealing with the fraud. Good luck to everyone trying to get this resolved.

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

6) Buyer: rachi-girl

EBAY Item:  Coles Myer Gift Card

Amount Paid: $360.01

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Looks like i have been scammed by this person also. I have contacted my bank who are trying to recoup the funds however they have said that the person who owns the account must agree to giving them back (fat chance that is!!). I have also contacted his bank, might be worth you doing the same as if a few us call they might take a bit more interest in it. Filling out report to send to detective

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid? & Via Email (Updated: 11/7)

7) Buyer: xtradz

EBAY Item: Asus Laptop

Amount Paid: 1235.79

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Hi Guys same problem here. I have contacted my bank but pretty well said kiss your money goodbye.This Guy just can`t get away with this something must be done. If anyone has any Ideas Please let us know.

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

8) Buyer: bling1275

EBAY Item:  Asus Laptop

Amount Paid: $1725.00

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  I got done But i paid trough PayPal. I put in a dispute with PayPal yesterday but they told me I'm only covered for $400. I got done for over 1500+. (Updated: 16/7)

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

9) Buyer: miriamgrech

EBAY Item:  Macbook Air

Amount Paid: $1510.10

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  Same thing happened to me - same seller - hybrid.no.paypal. Bank have told me they cannot do anything. Will try calling his bank on Monday. But does anyone know how to find out the branch? I filed a police report, but apparently they don't try to get your money back. Can't believe he can get away with this. Can't we all get together somehow - maybe it's a good one for "60 minutes" - maybe they look into it and expose him. Report sent to Chatswood police (Updated: 18/7)

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

10) Buyer: upiq 

EBAY Item:  ?

Amount Paid: $924.05

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  Hi, I recently did a transaction with a seller with 100% feedback. After paying more than $900, and emailed the seller for a week, haven't received a reply or the items. This morning I found out that the seller is no longer registered with ebay :- ( Last night the seller was still an active user with no listing. The payment was made via bank transfer. Just wondering if anyone has similar experience with this seller (not sure if I can name them)

Relavent Link: EBay Forums: Fradulent Seller

10) Buyer: cgvns

EBAY Item: ?

Amount Paid: $439

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  If your talking about Hybrid.Concepts you have been scammed and so have I am filling a police report suggest you do too

Relavent Link: EBay Forums: Fradulent Seller

11) Buyer: PARACAPS

EBAY Item: Asus M51SN AS037G

Amount Paid: $1025 (NOT PAID)

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  Last week I was bidding on a laptop " Asus M51SN AS037G" and managed to get a real bargain for as little as $1025 brand new including shipping. I managed to get in touch with the seller and he was happy to accept Paypal for the purchase even through his listing advised no paypal is offered. I transferred the funds to his account and waited for a reply. To my surprise two days later my funds were refunded via paypal and I received a request from seller for a mutual withdraw on the item. I contacted the seller and he advised he was having issues with paypal and its best I transfer the funds to his bank account via internet banking.

Unfortunately pickup of item is not available as stated on the listing. Just curios to hear your views as I'm undecided whether it's a risk factor to transfer the funds. The seller had many private listing on the laptops with a start price of 0.01 and was thinking of waiting to see what other buyers will respond on the feedback system.

Relavent Link: Whirlpool: Legit or Scam ~ ~ EBay

12) Buyer: mario5161

EBAY Item: ?

Amount Paid: $3000

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  Report to the police. I have made contact with 5 other memebers who have been sucked in by this member! I am one of those and have lost $3000. He has goten away with alot more then $90,000 as he had istings on other auction sites etc. The total I'm guessing is around the $150,000 area.

Well, it seems ebay makes it a little too easy for these people to get away as they wont even give me his home phone number or address!

Report it to the police and ebay and hopefully we can get this guy thrown caught and thrown in jail.

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

13) Buyer: bzznessbee

EBAY Item: Asus Computer

Amount Paid: ?

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  Happening to me too! Suspect a scam and appears eBay have facilitated, despite following all guidelines. Similar thing - bid for Asus computer, paid monies to bank account (week ago)- tried to contact on weekend, sent 3 emails & no response. And no computer still. Have sent 3 emails to eBay & no response from them either. As all thru eBay I will be pursuing them to pay monies back. Bank can't help out - I'll be contacting police also re fraud.

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

14) Buyer: tan_tran81

EBAY Item: Asus Laptop

Amount Paid: $1,400.00

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:   Happened to me too.

I made a visit to his address this afternoon and realize it a fake address.

Had reported this to police and hopefully they can pull out this guy from his dirty nest.

I'm drafting email and send it to NSW Fair Trading so if you guys interested, include your name, contact and how much you lost to my email (tan_tran81) A T hotmail (Updated: 13/7)

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid? 

15) Buyer: migu3l_25

EBAY Item: Asus Laptop

Amount Paid: $1,025

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:   I am also a victim of this cheat, I have been scammed $1075 for an Asus Laptop. If I can help in anyway please to not hesitate to contact me. I would love it if justice was served and this guy was thrown behind bars.

Relavent Link: Via Email

16) Buyer: sheree w

EBAY Item: Coles card

Amount Paid: $270

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:   

Relavent Link: Via Email

17) Buyer: Natalie K (56n78k)

EBAY Item: Mac Air laptop

Amount Paid: $1,500

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I paid by bank

deposit after the auction ended.  I received two

emails from the seller telling me there was a slight

delay due to massive order.  I tried contacting him

again in a couple of days' time but he would not

return emails and his voicemail was full.  Then I

noticed that he changed his username and privatised

his feedbacks.  I contacted the bank, and was told

authorisation from the other party is needed to

reverse transaction.  I am about to lodge a police

report.

Relavent Link: Via Email

18) Buyer: bsannos

EBAY Item: Asus laptop

Amount Paid: $1225

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I'm another poor unfortunate that got scammed by hybrid concepts to the tune of $1225 I bid on a ASUS laptop ..Being a new EBAY user it's not a pleasant experience ..Bill. Reported to Detective Robertson (Updated: 28/7)

Relavent Link: EBay Forums:  item paid but not recieved, and seller no longer a registered user

19) Buyer: ianormok

EBAY Item: ?

Amount Paid: $710

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I also scammed Hybrid Concepts and I have log a dispute with ebay and you guy should do the same to bring up ebay attention this scamer. (Updated 16/7)

Relavent Link: EBay Forums:  item paid but not recieved, and seller no longer a registered user

20) Buyer: 1waksy

EBAY Item: Coles Myer Gift Card

Amount Paid: $270

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: i was only scammed by same fellow. In another post it claimed his account was hijacked. this is not so, I actually got to talk to him before he was deregistered and he promised a refund that never came. We visited the address shown on listing as 10 Help St Chatswood, it was a 10storey building, of course no sign of anything with his name, so he msut have been coming by every day to collect cheques sent there by looking for mail in the foyer, as the building manager claims to have no knowledge of him (under his various names) I lodged a police report, so far no news! Maybe we shouild all look at taking a class action against ebay since it is their fault cos they don't have a proper id policy for sellers similar to the 100 point check required by banks. I have been suggesting it for years, to no avail.The new paypal policy is very limited as they have changed the feedback policy recently and lots of sellers wont qualify for buyer protection.

Also this guy had multiple NAB accounts one day, and they were all closed and money withdrawn the next. If police can't act on this, it is ridiculous, you may as well say ebay is just a gamble, and be prepared to lose whatever you pay!! (Updated 16/7)

Relavent Link: EBay Forums:  item paid but not recieved, and seller no longer a registered user

21) Buyer: marikakione

EBAY Item: Coles Gift Card

Amount Paid: $470

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:Looks like there's a few of us in the same boat. I too purchased a Coles Myer Gift Card on 09/05/08 through the seller hybrid.concepts. Paid him $470.00 via bank deposit and got absoloutely nothing. Was communicating with me via emails up until about 22/05/08. Claimed item was sent via registered post and lost. Said would send another one out and then claim insurance for lost item through Australia Post. Seemed genuine at the time and then communication ceased after that and my further attempts at contact failed. Filed 'item not received dispute' with ebay and then the following day he had changed his ebay name, privatised his feedback and then a few hours later,was no longer a registered user on ebay. I sure hope this scammer gets whats coming to him. The amount of stress he has caused is unbelievable. Just in the process of filling out all the paper work for a police report. I guess the more reports they have regarding this dodgy seller the more likely they are to stop him in his tracks. Fingers crossed!

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

22) Buyer: tntboom44

EBAY Item: ?

Amount Paid: ?

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:Hi i was scammed two how can these people get away with ripping off so many people you need 100 points of id to open a bank account so surely the police should have a warrent out for him if you robbed someone on the street you would be arrested i dont see how this is different in the mean time i have lost all faith from buhing on line

Relavent Link: EBAY Forums: Giant ebay scam... or am I just paranoid?

23) Buyer: An N. (mixups82)

EBAY Item: 2 Asus Laptops

Amount Paid: $2251.49

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: God i thought i was the only scamemd by this guy, but it seems there are many in the same situation as me. Im glad to see that there are people willing to do something about it that ebay wont.

I to have been to the police but they told me to go home and contact ebay and see what they have done. Then i stumbled across your wiki and it really suprised me how many of us was have been scammed.

Relavent Link: Via Email

24) Buyer: jockandsara143

EBAY Item: PSP Slim (God Of War Pack)

Amount Paid: $322

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I paid $322 for a PSP Slim (God Of War Pack) from hybrid concepts. Discovered quickly (with in 2 days of purchase) that i'd been ripped off. Spoke to him on the phone and promised it would be posted. Has since stopped trading. Bad news is i paid by bank deposit but it's not over yet !!! Sadly E-bay are doing nothing to stop this thing happening!! You can't even lodge a complait until 10 days after the transaction regardless of any other circumstances. No contact point avaliable, what's that all about!!! it's as if e-bay only care about getting their fees for the sale !!!! Beware sellers who offer 10 or 20 games with the purchase. Also make sure you read the small print with paypal. Just cause you paid by it doesn't mean that your covered (another rip off). You can got to the Queensland police home page. They have a step by step guide to report internet fraud for offences in all states (At least someone is taking it seriously, they direct you to the appropriate force) Please if you've been ripped off report the matter to the POLICE. The more money involved the more chance of some action.!!!

Relavent Link: EBay Reviews:Hybrid Concepts / Hybrid no paypal

25) Buyer: hari_ram123

EBAY Item: Asus Laptop

Amount Paid: $1186 ($1400 total - $263 Paypal refund)

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Thanks for this infor. This guy did a runner on me too . I am lose $1400. I paid by paypal. Paypal may only refund $400. I have yet to know if I am getting anything back on not ( on Saturday). Reported to Detective Robertson (Updated: 28/7)

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26) Buyer: pauli007

EBAY Item: Laptop

Amount Paid: $1150

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Hi, I too have been the victim of this low life who I trustingly deposited $1150 into his account for a laptop - that of course I did not receive. Have reported to police, I live in VIC and am just about to contact NSW police. Would love to get this. Filling out report to send to detective (Updated 11/7)

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27) Buyer: maxk886

EBAY Item: Asus  laptop M51S

Amount Paid: $1328

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Hi, on the 16th of May  08 I made a deposit through the National bank Australia **** branch Melbourne Victoria. Subsequently I have not received my item nor any notification from the seller I made a Cash deposit amount of $1328.00 into his account on that Friday into account

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28) Buyer: geoash02

EBAY Item: Asus  laptop

Amount Paid: $1794.99

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: Didn't receive item. Contact information forwarded to detective (8/7)

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29) Buyer: susanshieh

EBAY Item: Coles Myer Gift Cards

Amount Paid: $739.12

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I purchased two coles myer card from Hybrid Concepts which I never received. Contact information forwarded to detective (8/7)

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30) Buyer: turman2001

EBAY Item: Laptop

Amount Paid: $1325

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

I have also been scammed by this guy,  I won a laptop $1325 (item number 190223377651), paid via paypal (got $400 back only). Contact information forwarded to detective (8/7)

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31) Buyer: burnheim

EBAY Item: 3 Coles Myer Gift Cards

Amount Paid: $1,164.20

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

I reported the fraud to eBay. Filling out report to send to detective (Updated 11/7)

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32) Buyer: blekok123

EBAY Item: ?

Amount Paid: $1250.00

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

(Updated 11/7)

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33) Buyer: aussiecableguy

EBAY Item: Asus laptop

Amount Paid: $1625.00

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

(Updated 11/7)

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34) Buyer: (name withheld) Sold by zetta.express

EBAY Item: Nintendo Wii

Amount Paid: $764.48

Description of Problem and Steps Taken:  I purchased a Nintendo Wii from this site in December 2007 and never received the goods.  There were some other buyers who were in the same boat.  I managed to call him at his apartment. I deposited funds into his bank account  - National Bank Timothy Tsang BSB 082-024 ACC 86-034-3361. 

He also used a mobile phone number 0406 633 554.  I managed to speak to him a couple of times (when the message bank wasn't full) and exchanged messages via SMS.  He promised to deliver the goods and claimed he just handled the buying on behlaf of a store manager.  He promised that the store manager would call me but I never heard from him.

I reported it to eBay and it was never resolved.  eBay removed the listing but it was a couple of days too late as I had already paid. Filling out report to send to detective. (Updated 12/7)

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35) Buyer: D-Bike

EBAY Item: HP Laptop

Amount Paid: $1208

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: I purchased a HP laptop computer but obviously never received the item.

(Updated 12/7)

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36) Buyer: brooksshoes

EBAY Item: Coles Myer Gift Card

Amount Paid: $355.02

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

i have not received my  item (Updated 16/7)

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37) Buyer:  orangtolol

EBAY Item: Asus M51sn notebook computer

Amount Paid: $1250

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

Sent a police report to NSW Police 2 weeks ago. In the process of making another one based on the detective's template. Also attempted a Trace and Recover from the bank about a month ago, which was unsuccessful. (Updated 14/7)

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38) Buyer:  bluebuffy1

EBAY Item: Apple Mac Book Air

Amount Paid: $1100

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

Same here with me this guy took $1100 for a Apple Mac Book Air never received item and Ebay powerless to help, have contacted the Gladesville detectives and they have confirmed he is the guy from Hybird.digitals. (Updated 14/7)

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39) Buyer: peterken21

EBAY Item: Asus Laptop

Amount Paid: 1300.01

Description of Problem and Steps Taken: 

surpired they are many people being scammed by this seller, I have made a police report at Birsbane. Yesterday, i received a call from NSW police that they confrimed received my report from Brisbane and provided me a report number E33965210. (Updated 16/7)

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40) Buyer: chissk

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41) Buyer: ydqcau

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42) Buyer: eviepisces

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43) Buyer: kosko222

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44) Buyer: gregg1m

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45) Buyer: calvin78916

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46) Buyer: adam6873

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47) Buyer: lordchuwi

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48) Buyer: bentas26

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49) Buyer: Keziahwen

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50) Buyer: no1hasthisnameyet

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51) Buyer: lijnbec

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52) Buyer: leet_peter5338

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53) Buyer: gisa42292

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