The MyWeigh MX-50 Incident

 
From kavanr@yahoo.com Tue Oct  9 23:48:03 2001
To: kavanr@yahoo.com
From: kavanr@yahoo.com
Subject: Question for seller -- Item #1646113833
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 20:47:45 PDT
 
Could you please confirm that your sale receipt is accepted for the
MY WEIGH MX-50 12 month warrenty, and confirm if the digital scale you
are selling are New, unopened in original packaging or else what
condition they are in
 
                     Thanks  Kavan
 
From kur Thu Oct 11 18:00:09 2001
To: tkulm@x.com
Subject: Re: Congratulations!  You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
Hello tkulm@x.com
 
I sent you the question below about 2-days ago and despite not
getting a reply from you bid on your Dutch Auction today. 
I wish to have a reply before I send payment via PayPal. 
Also what is you return policy if item is defective.
 
                     Thanks    Kavan
 
From: Kavan Ratnatunga [mailto:kur@astro.phys.cmu.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:08 AM
To: tkulm@x.com
Subject: Re: Congratulations! You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
Hello Tamara,
 
Please reply my E-mail on this unit, to enable me to send you
payment by PayPal as requested.  Why are you not replying my E-mail
Please explain.
                                       
                     Thanks    Kavan
 
From tkulm@paypal.com Mon Oct 15 11:09:30 2001
To: "'Kavan Ratnatunga'" 
Subject: RE: Congratulations!  You have won MY WEIGH MX-50

this is not my auction. please do not send me any money.
 
From: Kavan Ratnatunga [mailto:kur@astro.phys.cmu.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:50 AM
To: tkulm@paypal.com
Subject: RE: Congratulations! You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
MS Tamara Kulm
PayPal
 
Hello Tamara,
 
If it is not your Auction Whose is it.  Since you seem to have 
a PayPal E-mail address could you please investigate how your x.com
E-mail is associated with this Auction and how the REQUEST for
payment came via PayPal
If it is not your auction why didn't you reply all of the E-mail
sent before and after end of auction. Please explain. 
 
                   Thanks    Kavan
 
From tkulm@paypal.com Mon Oct 15 12:14:54 2001
To: "'Kavan Ratnatunga'" 
Subject: RE: Congratulations!  You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
I do not check my email everyday as I do not have a computer at my
house.
 
From: Kavan Ratnatunga [mailto:kur@astro.phys.cmu.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:56 AM
To: tkulm@paypal.com
Subject: RE: Congratulations! You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
Hello Tamara,
 
  Thanks for explanation as to why you didn't reply, but could you
PLEASE explain how the request for payment came through PayPal.com
Has your account in PayPal been hacked into. This Auction started
4th Oct. I first sent you E-mail almost one week ago. 
 
I use Paypal and it is important for me to know your system has
not been hacked into since that is a major security breach which 
goes far beyond this auction. 
 
I have contacted Safeharbor@ebay.com and will be contacting PayPal
Support.  I take this matter VERY seriously and will follow this up
till I get a FULL explanation of what happened.
 
                     Thanks   Kavan
 
From tkulm@paypal.com Mon Oct 15 13:08:07 2001
To: "'Kavan Ratnatunga'" 
Subject: RE: Congratulations!  You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
PayPal's system has not been hacked into. 
This is a problem on my part for having untrustworthy roommates.
 
From: Kavan Ratnatunga [mailto:kur@astro.phys.cmu.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 12:21 PM
To: tkulm@paypal.com
Subject: RE: Congratulations! You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
  
Hello Tamara,
 
Since you said you didn't have a computer at home how did your
untrustworthy roommates get into your account. Did you share your
password with them, or do you mean officemates. I hope untrustworthy
persons are not working at Paypal.
 
   I am still confused as to what happened.
 
                      Kavan
 
From tkulm@paypal.com Mon Oct 15 14:19:11 2001
To: "'Kavan Ratnatunga'" 
Subject: RE: Congratulations!  You have won MY WEIGH MX-50
 
I used to share an apartment with 3 others. I had my computer set up at that
time. I now have my own apartment and have not set up my computer yet as I
have not had time.