EBAY WARNING

[Blown BA]

This from another forum becareful using Ebay

G'day all,

I had a bad experience yesterday and wanted to warn everyone who might read this.

I got an e-mail from Ebay regarding fraud prevention, threatening to suspend my account if I didn't log on and confirm my credit card etc details. It was entirely convincing with the proper Ebay e-mail format and linked to an actual ebay.com site. They said they suspected my account had been used fraudulently.

After trying to fill in their form my submission was rejected because my post code was 4 instead of 5 characters, and they wanted my credit card ATM password, which to my knowledge doesn't exist. I contacted Ebay and said their form is stuffed, to which I got a lengthy reply explaining that the original e-mail was itself a fraud.

Needless to say I'll have to go and get a new credit card first thing Monday, and hope no damage is done in the meantime.

Be warned, there are some dodgy pricks out there.

[Guest casgeroth]

I also had a recent experience with dodgy eBay b*stards.

I was browsing around what motorbikes were going around when I came across a 2003 Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa at AU$2000 No reserve.

I had to rub my eyes and check the price again as I had just woken up. I certainly wasn't missing a zero, it was at $2000 and had 23 hours left to go.

Now, instead of clicking on the contact member button like a smart boy, I instead clicked on the email address that was plastered in bold across the advertisement.

At this point it should've clicked in my head that people don't put their email accounts in the ad.

I emailed them a few questions about the bike, and asked for specific details such as VIN and Engine numbers, license plate etc... so I can check with REVS (or relevant people).

I got a very confusing response, with none of my questions answered.

They said they'd do the deal for AU$4000, or US$2000 (which worked out to be about AU$2780 at the time according to xe.com), and they wanted me to send them the money through WesternUnion money transfer.

eBay specifically warns its users against this, as it offers no protection whatsoever.

They tried to prove they were legit by sending me all these emails from SquareTrade, saying that the transaction would be done securely through them, that the seller was a long-time reputable seller and could be trusted etc...

The funny thing was that the email came from the address squaretrade.us, and subsequent emails form squaretrade.info, and the super-convincing address safesquaretrade.us. Not from squaretrade.com (which are legitimate).

Now obviously it was a scam, and we didn't send them any money, but it was a special event for me, no-one's ever tried to scam me before

:lol:

Edit: Another funny thing to note... after we figured out it was a scam, we went back to the ad to see if anyone had posted any questions to the seller, and we found this...

Q: How long have you owned the bike?

A: I am sevilleblue0 and I have never even ridden a bike, let alone owned one. I am going to eBay re a serious error!

Hehehe

The scammer had somehow got a hold of the login for this seller and was using it to try and scam other people.

B*stards!

Edited 16/09/04 07:43 AM by casgeroth

[ZAP]

We aware also of ANYONE wanting Escro for large payments using non Ebay escro sites. There are several scams that have setup their own Escro services. NEVER do anything about banking and account related items that you receive via email. I get ebay and bank scam SPAM everyday. I report it to the relevant people, but its every where.

[God666]

I got an email from ebay asking me to put my login name and password in so that they could verify my account. All the correct logos etc but I was wary. Went to the ebay site and sure enough there was a warning about these scam emails. They advised to fwd the suspected scam email to ebay and they would verify it. About two hours later I received an email from ebay saying it was a scam email and not from ebay.

They also stated that they will never send you an email asking you to submit details into any form on the email. They will only do it from their website.

I suggest the guy that had his account hijacked to scam the motorbike sale probably fell for an email as described above. Then they simply controlled his account.

Yep, bastards.

[hello]

This from another forum becareful using Ebay

G'day all,

I had a bad experience yesterday and wanted to warn everyone who might read this.

I got an e-mail from Ebay regarding fraud prevention, threatening to suspend my account if I didn't log on and confirm my credit card etc details. It was entirely convincing with the proper Ebay e-mail format and linked to an actual ebay.com site. They said they suspected my account had been used fraudulently.

After trying to fill in their form my submission was rejected because my post code was 4 instead of 5 characters, and they wanted my credit card ATM password, which to my knowledge doesn't exist. I contacted Ebay and said their form is stuffed, to which I got a lengthy reply explaining that the original e-mail was itself a fraud.

Needless to say I'll have to go and get a new credit card first thing Monday, and hope no damage is done in the meantime.

Be warned, there are some dodgy pricks out there.

with the email thing..... it is quite easy for a computer hacker to change the name of the emails to look like genuine email addresses (some scripting stuff )... such as scams where they ask for your Westpac ACcount number and PAssword... all they have to do is complete a redirection and bingo.... they have your details

on a funny note:

how about the person that bought an air guitar for 5 dollars, the eiffel tower for 10 million and the statue of liberty for 20 million lol

[wicksy]

already know it happened to us we filled the form out and we got kicked off ebay then we told them it was a fraud and I am so blind

[turb06]

This from another forum becareful using Ebay :o

G'day all,

I had a bad experience yesterday and wanted to warn everyone who might read this.

I got an e-mail from Ebay regarding fraud prevention, threatening to suspend my account if I didn't log on and confirm my credit card etc details. It was entirely convincing with the proper Ebay e-mail format and linked to an actual ebay.com site. They said they suspected my account had been used fraudulently.

After trying to fill in their form my submission was rejected because my post code was 4 instead of 5 characters, and they wanted my credit card ATM password, which to my knowledge doesn't exist. I contacted Ebay and said their form is stuffed, to which I got a lengthy reply explaining that the original e-mail was itself a fraud.

Needless to say I'll have to go and get a new credit card first thing Monday, and hope no damage is done in the meantime.

Be warned, there are some dodgy pricks out there.

with the email thing..... it is quite easy for a computer hacker to change the name of the emails to look like genuine email addresses (some scripting stuff :o )... such as scams where they ask for your Westpac ACcount number and PAssword... all they have to do is complete a redirection and bingo.... they have your details

on a funny note:

how about the person that bought an air guitar for 5 dollars, the eiffel tower for 10 million and the statue of liberty for 20 million lol

I heard of one lady on today tonight, that bid on a PS2 Box.

She was under the impression it was a PS2 in a box, but reading the description carefully it only ever mentioned the box, she paid $300 for a PS2 Box.

Dazza.

[God666]

About an hour after I submitted my post on this topic last night, another email arrived, supposedly from ebay.com.ca demaning I confirm my account information 'for security reasons'. Again, I was asked to put in my login name and my password.

Again I forwarded it on to [email protected] and within ten minutes they had replied that it was not from them, it was a scam.

Beware, their tempo seems to be increasing.

[turb06]

[email protected]

dazza.

[Guest Scootre]

Now obviously it was a scam, and we didn't send them any money, but it was a special event for me, no-one's ever tried to scam me before

Never dealt with a Expensive Daewoo dealer before then? :lol: