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
news
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?

It's not because paypal leaves security holes in their system. It's to
prevent someone that has illicitedly gotten your id and password from
getting in. All the security in the world is not going to help if someone
else has your id and password. With this thing you now need three things,
an id, a password, and the number displayed on the fob. The number is
different each time you press the button. It works for both paypal and
ebay. Admittedly they could give them away but I'm thinking they are not
making any money at $5 a go for lifetime service.

I have a similar device from rsa that I use to establish a vpn tunnel from
home to my work campus internal network. It allows my home pc to behave
just as if it is physically connected at work behind the firewall. Anything
I can do at work, I can do from home.

wrote in message
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On Dec 4, 7:24 am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
I got one of these. Works for both paypal and ebay. Best $5 I ever
spent.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...curitycenter/g...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:radal3pr3leea7b4n57aq0bfqcda45tefm@4ax .com...



On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 23:35:49 -0500, "DB"
wrote:

Maybe the phisher changed the email contact information in the ebay
account
after he accessed it. He may have also locked the real seller out

God point - didn't think of that.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Isn't that rich..Paypal leaves all kinds of openings in their
security, then charges you to close them. Sounds like a protection
racket to me

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
...
It's not because paypal leaves security holes in their system. It's to
prevent someone that has illicitedly gotten your id and password from
getting in. All the security in the world is not going to help if someone
else has your id and password. With this thing you now need three things,
an id, a password, and the number displayed on the fob. The number is
different each time you press the button. It works for both paypal and
ebay. Admittedly they could give them away but I'm thinking they are not
making any money at $5 a go for lifetime service.

I have a similar device from rsa that I use to establish a vpn tunnel from
home to my work campus internal network. It allows my home pc to behave
just as if it is physically connected at work behind the firewall.
Anything I can do at work, I can do from home.

wrote in message
...
On Dec 4, 7:24 am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
I got one of these. Works for both paypal and ebay. Best $5 I ever
spent.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...curitycenter/g...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:radal3pr3leea7b4n57aq0bfqcda45tefm@4ax .com...



On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 23:35:49 -0500, "DB"
wrote:

Maybe the phisher changed the email contact information in the ebay
account
after he accessed it. He may have also locked the real seller out

God point - didn't think of that.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Isn't that rich..Paypal leaves all kinds of openings in their
security, then charges you to close them. Sounds like a protection
racket to me



Ford Motor company has the same thing for thier factory reps.

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
news
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?

Ford Motor company has the same thing for thier factory reps.

My wife works for EMC and has the same type setup.

--Mike

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
...

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
...
It's not because paypal leaves security holes in their system. It's to
prevent someone that has illicitedly gotten your id and password from
getting in. All the security in the world is not going to help if
someone else has your id and password. With this thing you now need
three things, an id, a password, and the number displayed on the fob.
The number is different each time you press the button. It works for
both paypal and ebay. Admittedly they could give them away but I'm
thinking they are not making any money at $5 a go for lifetime service.

I have a similar device from rsa that I use to establish a vpn tunnel
from home to my work campus internal network. It allows my home pc to
behave just as if it is physically connected at work behind the firewall.
Anything I can do at work, I can do from home.

wrote in message
...
On Dec 4, 7:24 am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
I got one of these. Works for both paypal and ebay. Best $5 I ever
spent.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...curitycenter/g...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:radal3pr3leea7b4n57aq0bfqcda45tefm@4ax .com...



On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 23:35:49 -0500, "DB"
wrote:

Maybe the phisher changed the email contact information in the ebay
account
after he accessed it. He may have also locked the real seller out

God point - didn't think of that.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Isn't that rich..Paypal leaves all kinds of openings in their
security, then charges you to close them. Sounds like a protection
racket to me



Ford Motor company has the same thing for thier factory reps.

I just got a really high quality spoofed.... "please send me an
invoice for the item you sold" .....eBay email.

Make sure the links match the stated URL.....

I get 4 or 5 of those a week. As you stated, make sure the links match the
stated URL. It's the easiest way to avoid these phishing emails.

--Mike

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:40:54 -0400, Don White penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

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


I just got a really high quality spoofed.... "please send me an
invoice for the item you sold" .....eBay email.

Make sure the links match the stated URL.....

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://pamandgene.idleplay.net/

Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats

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

Sounds like a dumb sort.

You give the cheque when you gets the keys. Heck, no shortage of Canadians
that would promise you a car in 10 days for cash today.

Probably should sue eBay anyways.

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.