eBay scamming

beneteau

March 25, 2007 13:22

Boy, the scammers are hot and heavy today on eBay. I've got 4 items closing today. Have received 2 emails (potential buyer's question), through eBay. One asked me if this item was the same one listed "then gave me a URL". Followed the URL and I got an "eBay" (yeah, right) sign-in page----even my PC-cillin software popped up a warning. Other "buyer's question" (email) was the same type of thing----copied and pasted this one:

I wannt to know if this is the same item with the item listed at this address: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/ladieces

Follow that URL and get another suspicious "eBay" sign-in page.

I've sent both emails to eBay----about all I can do. Man, the scammers are coming up with all new ways to get your personal info.

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  spryor

  March 25, 2007 13:38

  I get about a dozen of those per day, and never ever click anything
  in the message body. If they're real questions they'll also be in
  "my ebay" and I will only reply to ones found there.

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  beneteau

  March 25, 2007 13:47

  I go through My eBay, also----these messages were in My eBay. Both were registered members of eBay.

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  joker5656

  March 25, 2007 14:25

  never click a link in an e-mail and open it up, especially if it ask you to sign in. Best thing to do is type in the website that you have to access. that's like the bank i deal with, they send me e-mails on certain things and always include a link, but i never sign in through the link as it may be a phisher on the other side.

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  Jacob2008

  March 25, 2007 14:33

  and NEVER do anything through WU!

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  Colt Super

  March 25, 2007 14:53

  And WU would be... ??
  
  Washington University??
  
  Thank you,
  Doug

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  p3skyking

  March 25, 2007 14:58

  quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
  And WU would be... ??
  
  Washington University??
  
  Thank you,
  Doug
  
  
  Doug,
  That would be WHAT'S UP?! UNIVERSITY. It's a liberal arts college located in Denver, CO.[:p]

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  Henry0Reilly

  March 25, 2007 15:15

  There are entire forums dedicated to discussion of how to steal and scam people.
  
  For example The Temple of the Screaming Electron which is one of the oldest if not the oldest internet disucssion boards extant. They are dedicated to the concept of free speech and one of their discussion boards is titled "Bad Ideas"

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