scotty b
Feb 17 2006, 03:41 PM
This on got me at first, and I am ALWAYS sceptical, never have opened these. It came to me as an e-mail from a seller who stated that my item had been shipped, to let him konw when it arrived and leave feedback that would be reciprocated. I could only remeber one item that I am expecting and this name(s) did not look familiar so I clicked on the item number to see what exactly this was. Upon clicking on the link, I opened the normal e-bay sign in page; entered my screen name and password without thought and hit enter, THEN I get the e-bay page asking for proof of identification. This was an official (looking) ebay form asking for your name,address account number, item number etc. CLOSE THIS CRAP NOW!!! I then opend the real E-bay and searched on th item number from the e-mail and came up with no results BUT under the related searches I was given........antman1123 & barnsley1105........Both of these names were in the e-mail I recieved, one as the sender and one as a "potential buyer" ??? Forwarded the e-mail to e-bay with all this info and the queston of whether I need to change my screenname and password now.
McMark
Feb 17 2006, 03:49 PM
Change your password for sure. Do it now.
marks914
Feb 17 2006, 03:50 PM
I get those all the time. I usually fill in the blanks with my own friendly messages.
Mark
SirAndy
Feb 17 2006, 03:50 PM
QUOTE (scotty b @ Feb 17 2006, 01:41 PM) |
and the queston of whether I need to change my screenname and password now. |
ASAP ...
your account login and password has been successfully "phished" !
Andy
scotty b
Feb 17 2006, 03:53 PM
I fuchin hate people!! I'm gonna start hangin out under the bridge with Miles. Ass holes need to get a life, and a REAL job.
andys
Feb 17 2006, 04:09 PM
It seems to me, that the percentage of dishonesty on Ebay is high, if I were to use myself as a statistic. I have purchased a total of two items, bidding on maybe a total of 5 different items. Of those, two were scams/BS/cheats. That's 20%!
Last one, a seller e-mailed me after close of auction on a motor that I inquired about (but didn't bid on). Said he had another motor for X$$. I asked for a photo, VIN tag, and if I could pick it up as it was local. He sent photo's. Said he's an agent of a warehouse, and that they'll ship from there. Deposite money in their account to which he'll provide the info.........Red flags go up!! I e-mail winning bidder of the first motor leaving my name and phone, asking about doing business with this guy. Received a call two days later; winning bidder said he got three e-mails warning that this guy is a scam; send him no money. It confirmed my suspision.
Andys
neo914-6
Feb 17 2006, 04:11 PM
yeah, they are getting more clever every day. Must not have any else better to do...
Kerrys914
Feb 17 2006, 04:28 PM
scotty b
Feb 17 2006, 04:32 PM
QUOTE (andys @ Feb 17 2006, 02:09 PM) |
It seems to me, that the percentage of dishonesty on Ebay is high, if I were to use myself as a statistic. I have purchased a total of two items, bidding on maybe a total of 5 different items. Of those, two were scams/BS/cheats. That's 20%!
Last one, a seller e-mailed me after close of auction on a motor that I inquired about (but didn't bid on). Said he had another motor for X$$. I asked for a photo, VIN tag, and if I could pick it up as it was local. He sent photo's. Said he's an agent of a warehouse, and that they'll ship from there. Deposite money in their account to which he'll provide the info.........Red flags go up!! I e-mail winning bidder of the first motor leaving my name and phone, asking about doing business with this guy. Received a call two days later; winning bidder said he got three e-mails warning that this guy is a scam; send him no money. It confirmed my suspision.
Andys |
Unfortunatly I would say you have had some bad luck right off the bat. Overall my experiences have been 95% pos. This was the first real scam I encounterd, other than that 1 bad seller and a couple of really late shippers.I get the normal B.S. scam mailings but this was the first one that looked legit to me and I opened it like a stoned fish
redshift
Feb 17 2006, 04:35 PM
QUOTE (scotty b @ Feb 17 2006, 05:53 PM) |
I fuchin hate people!! I'm gonna start hangin out under the bridge with Miles. Ass holes need to get a life, and a REAL job. |
Bridge? Where?
M
Mark Henry
Feb 17 2006, 04:45 PM
Hey...I won a 1/2 Mil today.
I think I'll quit my job and buy a Cayman....As soon as I send off a small admin fee...
NOT
Dr. Roger
Feb 17 2006, 05:12 PM
change password ASAP.
then take the link and start putting in all kinds of login names and passwords.
Like ...
L F*****gBast**d
P Eat*hitAndDie
L Amanda
P Hugandkiss
L Ivanna
P Spendalot
Or if they offer to reply to their email just insert your favorite persons email address.... and watch the spam come rushing in.
deserttoad
Feb 17 2006, 05:15 PM
QUOTE (Mark Henry @ Feb 17 2006, 02:45 PM) |
Hey...I won a 1/2 Mil today.
I think I'll quit my job and buy a Cayman....As soon as I send off a small admin fee...
NOT
|
Hehe! That reminds me, I have to send a few dollars to get my great uncle's multi-million dollar estate settled in India....
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