ebay Scam of the Month

This was just sent to me by an associate and I thought it might be beneficial to those readers who sell items on ebay.

Personally, I've sold maybe three things in my life on ebay.
It turns out I really don't like packing things, boxing and taping them up, and going to the post office and waiting in line.
I'm an ebay buyer.

I imagine there's also a scam out there for the bidders of items too.



"It starts as an email from a "potential buyer" about the item you have listed, asking if it is the same as this item at this location. (they give you a link that looks like ebay) You respond - and it takes you to what LOOKS like ebay and you have to enter your username and password. Bingo - hooked another one! Then - all the existing bids on your item are canceled - within a minute or so of each other. Then you start getting emails from OTHER sellers that have apparently gotten a similar request from your hi-jacked ebay account - and the cycle starts for them. Then your password to ebay no longer works. When reset - ebay has a message to you (and it is also in your personal email) that your account was compromised, etc., etc., etc... so do this, then this, then this, then that. Ebay knows ALL ABOUT IT and how it works."

This is called Phishing.
Here's a link to ebay's page on it: LINK
If you do get a funny looking email, don't delete it - forward it to spoof@ebay.com
They are pretty good at getting back to you as well.

Phishing comes in many forms and hopefully you are smart enough not to be sucked in by any of it.
If you do get other suspicious emails you can also go here: http://www.castlecops.com/pirt to report them.
They'll attack it for you.

Be careful out there!