Nottingham man left fuming after auction scam
A man from Nottingham is seeking a refund after he was taken in by an outrageous online auction scam.
Fawaz Al-Hasawi was duped by an eBay seller supposedly auctioning French footballer Bakary Sako.
Mr Al-Hasawi’s bid of £3.5 million was accepted by the seller – who trades under the user name ‘Molineux_Kenny’ – but when the goods arrived the unfortunate victim realised he had been sent a cardboard cut-out of the player instead of the real thing [...]
Fawaz Al-Hasawi was duped by an eBay seller supposedly auctioning French footballer Bakary Sako.
Mr Al-Hasawi’s bid of £3.5 million was accepted by the seller – who trades under the user name ‘Molineux_Kenny’ – but when the goods arrived the unfortunate victim realised he had been sent a cardboard cut-out of the player instead of the real thing [...]