Val and Kevin Ko wrote:
> Yep, the scammers have been keeping me busy. I finally resorted to pulling
> the pictures (I usually try and leave pictures up until I am sure the buyer
> has no more use for them) but I fear that they have been copied so many
> times that they will be floating around in cyberspace forever.
>
> What puzzled me is that the "sellers" have had good feedback. I think that
> their IDs have been compromised, and the scammers have hijacked their IDs
> for fraudulent auctions. The latest attempt to hijack my eBay password was
> a genuine looking eBay e-mail I received yesterday offering me a chance to
> win a vehicle during eBay's 10th anniversary giveaway. A click on the link
> takes you to a pseudo-eBay login screen. A check of the site address made it
> clear that it was not an official eBay site. If I were to fill in my ID and
> password, I'm sure I would end up being the victim of ID theft. Please, be
> very careful and wary of any curious eBay e-mails!
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA