True Story:
Yesterday, while I was looking at my ebigtownfilmposters
seller site, checking on the VHS/DVDs I have running, to my astonished eyes a
new auction suddenly appeared. It was for a $999 exercise bike. As I was
trying to reacquire my wits, a second auction appears: a John Deere
tractor!! A quick look around the house and backyard revealed
neither item. (ha ha)
The seller fees were hundreds of dollars! (Blood rushing from my
face. I'm feeling dizzy...)
Thinking I was seeing things, I logged out and logged back. Or tried to.
My password would no longer work. (Am I gonna faint now?)
Without the aid of smelling salts I was able to sit for a moment and
think out this deplorable situation and by doing so, able to figure out
my next move. It was this: Live Chat on eBay got me a moderator
within minutes. After explaining the situation to "Kenau", and
proving to him I was the right person for the account, the account was
immediately "blocked", the bogus fees removed.
So, how did this happen? Kenau check the account and came up with:
Answer: I replied to a bogus
"Ask A Seller A
Question" email in my
[EMAIL PROTECTED] account. It
looked legit in every way. Sellers get these all the time. I get
them all the time. Now I can't trust them anymore. Neither should you. I have
changed my ebay Password. I have changed my Yahoo email Password. I will block
future emails with eBay in the address and rely only on the message center in
the eBay account itself.
I thought I was the most careful guy on this list when it came to
bogus/spoof email protection. I thought I could spot them a mile off. I never
responded to any email from eBay in my account. I was careful, careful,
careful... Turns out it doesn't matter how careful you are, they'll get you
some how, some way.
Hats off to ebay, though, for the quick and desicisive kill, and fix, of
the account.
The ebay email is worth sharing with you now:
"Dear ebigtownfilmposters ([EMAIL PROTECTED]),
It
appears your account was accessed by an unauthorized third party and used to
place several unauthorized listings on eBay or to alter some of your current
listings. Additionally, the email address on your account may have been
tampered with, which is why you may not have received an email about these
listings we have taken several steps to secure your eBay account
We were able to end all unauthorized listings on your account
without incident. At the time the listings were ended, all associated fees
were credited to your account. We assure you that your credit card information
is stored on a secure server and cannot be viewed by anyone.
To regain
control of your account, please follow the steps outlined
below:
1. Change the password on your personal EMAIL account to verify that
it is secure and cannot be accessed by anyone other than you.
2. Click the
" “Forgot your password” link on the eBay Sing In page and change your
password using the instructions provided.
3. Click on the "Security Center"
link found at the bottom of most eBay pages.
Click on the "eBay
Account Protection" link the Online Security
Resources box. This will
take you to the help page entitled Securing Your Account and Reporting Account
Theft."
In in a few days I'll request the "block" on the account to be
removed (via Live Chat), and with new passwords (at ebay and yahoo) start
again, but this time better protected and wiser. I hope.
Bottom line: Henry, don't even think about responding to
this, or any future email, from eBay or PayPal. If you have a
question if it's legit or not, forward it to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: they will let you know it
it's good or not.
pj
JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Of course it is. Of course you don't.
-- JR
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005
9:24
Subject: [MOPO] Help! Weird message
from 'Ebay member'
I recieved a message that looks like it is from
Ebay -- in it, the sender says this:
"Hey are you going to bbuy the
item from the auction that you won, why dont you answer to my
emails, if you dont Respond Now I will contact ebay safeharbor and I
will report you ! I am not a fool !
Thank you,
uoaction23"
Of course, I haven't a clue what
the sender is talking about, and I haven't bought anything on Ebay that I
haven't paid for immediately. There is no auction number connected to the
email, either. I've sent this to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is this some sort of
scam? Do I resond to this?
Any thoughts would be
appreciated.
Henry
The Poster
Mint
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