[geeks] FYI - crazy offer from Microsoft Live, eBay, PayPal (25% cashback)

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Over at http://hot-deals.org/ they have a link that appears valid,
> and gets you 20 or 25% cashback on your "buy-it-now" purchases.
> 

Imagine a two friends living in separate towns, each with separate eBay 
and PayPal accounts.

Friend A lists a $2000 item (say a pair of speakers) BIN.

Friend B "buys" the item, gets the maximum amount back ($250).

Then they do the reverse, each one paying the fees etc. out of their own 
pocket.  And walk away with over $450 between themselves.

Fraudulent to be sure, but how would such a situation be detected?

--Patrick