Beware of eBay scammers as the market slowly recovers
If you see a listing you believe to be fraudulent, the first thing you should do is report it to eBay and they’ll check it as quickly as they can. If you’re unlucky enough to be caught out, the best place to report this sort of crime to is Action Fraud, however success is far from guaranteed. Roughly half a million cases of online fraud are referred to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, but only around 40,000 ever have enough evidence to be picked up by police for investigation. Of those, around a quarter actually lead to someone being charged for a crime. However, that shouldn’t put you off reporting them. Action Fraud say: “Every report we receive matters, it provides information to build a better picture of the scale of fraud in the UK and to build up intelligence on offences. The more frauds reported, the more likely it is that related fraud reports will be matched and help identify lines of enquiry that can be pursued.”