Should be Horse Whipped - Japan Nuclear disaster price gouging on iodide

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Japan Tsunami Missionfish "Charity" Sleazery & Scams on ebaY

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This situation, as if not horrendous enough is already becoming a sleazefest across the interwebs.

Regarding anything related to this on the web: watch out for fake donation agencies and pages/requests etc, fake video pages, fake codec or flash player upgrades, fake firefox or other browser upgrades, emails with titles related from folks you don't know... fake AV warnings etc. Use NoScript, keep your security stuff updated etc. Basically anything to do with this scrutiunize or verify the links or whatever before clicking. Remember, be extra careful about things which are designed to to elicit the instant and strong urge to click based upon an emotional reaction.

But now, back to sleazebay for a second....
I just noticed this (below) today when I hit the sleazebay front page.

Let me see if I have this right?

This multi-billion dollar corporation, with Billions in offshore banks, and the ability to flat out donate millions without ever having it even ding their bottom line, is kind enough to place a special link on their front page, leading to a special page, where they can sell things or just let you donate, all for a mere 20% of whatever is collected through them? (After all, who needs that money more? sleazebaY or those disaster survivors?)

Heck, if the sellers are lucky, they may get to 'donate' over and over again.
For added convenience, Missionfish, ebay charity giving works and PayPal may even take the money straight from your bank account and save you from having to worry.

After all why should they just put a simple direct link to the real Red Cross on their front page?

By pimping, err, rallying the community to buy, sell and most of all, collect, they can increase their own take... errr, uhm... I mean show more support. You know... give everyone a chance to profit, errr... I mean help.

Why just "give" when you can turn a quick sleazy profit and simultaneously make it look like you're giving?

Wow!!! What nice folks!

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I can hardly wait until major karma comes to pay these melonheads a Visit. (Again.)

I'm sure something special is in order.

-- Edited by budnonymous on Friday 6th of April 2012 06:44:59 PM

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Should be Horse Whipped - Japan Nuclear disaster price gouging on iodide

Uploaded by scutter4christ on Mar 16, 2011

These people doing this should be taken out back and be horse whipped. In the midst of the japan earthquake disaster and subsequent nuclear reactor meltdown crisis, people all over the internet have jacked the prices up of potassium iodide to unheard of levels. In my opinion, they are no better than trash.

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PayPal And eBay Users Raise $1M Towards Japan Earthquake And Tsunami Relief

sleazebaY will be keeping 20% of everything they collect. Read that at the missionfish site. Paypal also gets their cut. Some noble accomplishment, eh?

edit:

Oops, misspoke slightly here. ^.
They actually have a sliding fees scale at ebay giving works. Twenty percent is mentioned and also is figured prominently in each range.

Still, people who want to help should avoid these parasites IMO.

They have no real contact info, provide no solutions to user/donor issues etc. Again, those are huge signs of a fraudulent operation.

http://www.ebaygivingworks.com/about-donationamount.html

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-- Edited by budnonymous on Sunday 20th of March 2011 11:30:59 PM

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...and the scams are showing no sign of cresting... Remember, the most insidious scammers are the ones operating/posing as legit businesses, while reaping a handsome profit via deception. cough cough... sleazebay cough...

Cyber scams target donations for Japan

Over at ebay the potassium iodide pills are going for as much as $4500.00 per bottle now.

No sign ebay is opposed to such price goughing. (why would they be? They are a criminal enterprise, that needs the money. lolololol)

Wouldn't it be funny if someone were to search some of these folks down by zip code, find one in their area, bid, then get the seller's contact info, then go have a friendly little face to face chat?
Or better yet, find the people running ebay giving works or missionfish.

Of course that's partly just plain good advice on sleazebay. No matter what the transaction. ALWAYS ALWAYS pull the other member's contact info.