Hi,
There are both advantages and disadvantages of a board for possible fraud alerts.
The benefit of such a board is that users can have a look at the boards to ensure that they are not transacting from a fraud users.
However, one of the biggest disadvantages, as emailswarup rightly mentioned is that, such a board can have high incidence of hoax alerts and can become subject to possible misuse by competing sellers. In such a situation the board will loose all its credibility. I also have concern on effectiveness of such board.
The existing tools like feedback system/ Contact us link are more effective in alerting both users and eBay against possible fraud. For example, the best way of warning other users about poor product, shipping, user quality is the feedback system. The best way to alert eBay of a fraud user is to inform Trust and Safety team by Contact us link. The team works closely with Indian Law Enforcement agencies to bring fraudsters under law.
Based on my thoughts above, I feel that it might not be a good idea to have a separate board for Fraud alert. The users who wish to discuss their negative experience can always post the same on existing discussion boards.
Warm Regards,
Sapana