"Bob" wrote in message
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I had my eBay account hijacked not too long ago. I started getting
eMail confirmations regarding items I had supposely put up for
sale...someone in the Far East was using it to try and sell athletic
shoes and all kinds of what appeared to be gray market goods. I have
no idea how they got my password as I am very aware of phishing schemes
and the like. When I found out about it, I immediately changed my eBay
password, cancelled the items for sale, and also contacted eBay and
have not had any problems since. But it was a very odd experience.


I get those emails and I don't have an eBay account.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Bob" wrote in message
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I had my eBay account hijacked not too long ago. I started getting
eMail confirmations regarding items I had supposely put up for
sale...someone in the Far East was using it to try and sell athletic
shoes and all kinds of what appeared to be gray market goods. I have
no idea how they got my password as I am very aware of phishing schemes
and the like. When I found out about it, I immediately changed my eBay
password, cancelled the items for sale, and also contacted eBay and
have not had any problems since. But it was a very odd experience.


I get those emails and I don't have an eBay account.


Same here. I always used to get e-mails telling me that there was a problem
with my PayPal account and I should confirm data.
I never have had , nor will I ever have a 'PayPal' account... or purchase
anything off e-Bay.

In article ,
Don White wrote:
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:"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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: "Bob" wrote in message
: ...
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: I had my eBay account hijacked not too long ago. I started getting
: eMail confirmations regarding items I had supposely put up for
: sale...someone in the Far East was using it to try and sell athletic
: shoes and all kinds of what appeared to be gray market goods. I have
: no idea how they got my password as I am very aware of phishing schemes
: and the like. When I found out about it, I immediately changed my eBay
: password, cancelled the items for sale, and also contacted eBay and
: have not had any problems since. But it was a very odd experience.
:
:
: I get those emails and I don't have an eBay account.
:
:
:Same here. I always used to get e-mails telling me that there was a problem
:with my PayPal account and I should confirm data.
:I never have had , nor will I ever have a 'PayPal' account... or purchase
:anything off e-Bay.

In my case, the items were definitely put up for sale under my eBay
account. And for a little while until I changed my password, as soon
as I would remove them, they would go back up.

On Dec 3, 5:59 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:


I get those emails and I don't have an eBay account.


After I made my 5th transaction on ebay, i started getting emails
congratulating me on being a "power seller" and sent me a link to fill
out for application to be in the Power Seller "Gold Club" All they
requested was my handle and password.

uh-huh


uh-huh

He wired the money...very very dumb. Many people don't know it, but if
you are in good, long term standing with your CC co. , you can get them
to agree to raise your limit temporarily by, say, 20k, by depositing
that much into the account. Then to finance the Ebay purchase with it
through PayPal. No calling Bull**** either, I've done it. For that
amount. You then have all the protections a CC purchase and PayPal gives
you.
JR

Don White wrote:
Noticed this item...
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...ay-hijack.html




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Yup, that happened to me once. I logged in to EBay, and found that I had
*100s* of DVDs for sale. Everything from TV Series, to movies... prolly all
pirated as well. I contacted EBay, and they took care of it in less than an
hour. Kinda scary though.

Now I make sure I log in a few times a week... just to check.

--Mike

"Don White" wrote in message
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Noticed this item...
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...ay-hijack.html

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:15:31 -0800, "Mike" wrote:

Yup, that happened to me once. I logged in to EBay, and found that I had
*100s* of DVDs for sale. Everything from TV Series, to movies... prolly all
pirated as well. I contacted EBay, and they took care of it in less than an
hour. Kinda scary though.

That's what I'm wondering - how does that happen?

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:15:31 -0800, "Mike" wrote:

Yup, that happened to me once. I logged in to EBay, and found that I had
*100s* of DVDs for sale. Everything from TV Series, to movies... prolly
all
pirated as well. I contacted EBay, and they took care of it in less than
an
hour. Kinda scary though.

That's what I'm wondering - how does that happen?

Top security?

That's what I'm wondering - how does that happen?

They say it's not by stealing usernames and passwords, there's another
method... wouldn't elaborate (I don't blame them). I changed my password
anyway. ;-)

--Mike

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:15:31 -0800, "Mike" wrote:

Yup, that happened to me once. I logged in to EBay, and found that I had
*100s* of DVDs for sale. Everything from TV Series, to movies... prolly
all
pirated as well. I contacted EBay, and they took care of it in less than
an
hour. Kinda scary though.

That's what I'm wondering - how does that happen?

On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:47:12 -0800, "Mike" wrote:

They say it's not by stealing usernames and passwords, there's another
method... wouldn't elaborate (I don't blame them). I changed my password
anyway. ;-)

There are lots of scams on eBay and I've been a "victim" in the sense
that I was out bid, then asked if I wanted to buy after the "winner"
backed out. It works like this - you put some items up for sale, get
some of your friends to bid, use different computers yourself to get
the bid up under false names and drive the bid price up.

I know this happens because I had somebody tell me that's how she does
it for glass jewerly materials and her own creations.

Not everybody scammed by having their accounts taken over is stupid
and phished - there has to be a hole in the system in more than one
place.

I gave up on eBay after bidding on some of the deep blue Ande fishing
line I like to use. When the price went past what I can get a 1,000
yard spool for from Cabela's or Bass Pro by a few dollars, I noticed
it was all the same bidders. Then I watched the next sale on the same
stuff and it was all the same bidders pushing the price up.

It's all a scam and as an "auction" site, it ain't what it used to be.