| u been the victim of an eBay thief? An eBay thief will | | | | 2.) Watch out for emails from eBay members. The |
| usually use some type of phishing scam as his main | | | | eBay thief will send you links in an email, but don't |
| tool. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in | | | | buy it. If they have an inquiry it should appear in your |
| America. If you don't take steps in learning the ins | | | | eBay account. |
| and outs of these con artists, then you may become | | | | 3.) Sometimes people hold fake auctions. An eBay |
| a victim one day. If you want more information and | | | | thief will steal other member's passwords by using |
| stories check out my blog. | | | | phishing. They even have fake websites that will |
| 1.) Main Tool for an eBay thief? The phishing scam. | | | | gather personal information. Then they will sell fake |
| They send you an email. They want you to take the | | | | items at high prices or they will change the prices of |
| bait. With this, they are usually looking for your credit | | | | items already up for sell. |
| card or debit card information. The more spam the | | | | 4.) Sometimes people hold auctions that you to |
| send the better their chances are. It's all about the | | | | sympathize for them. They want you to feel sorry |
| numbers. If you are on eBay, they will pretend to be | | | | for them and guilty. For example, they might ask you |
| a customer or a member themselves. They will also | | | | to buy something because they lost their job. |
| send you email asking you to respond and if you | | | | 5.) There is a 3 monkey's auction. Why 3 monkeys? |
| don't our feedback will be affected negatively. Other | | | | Because you will hear no evil, see no evil, speak no |
| times, they will pretend to be eBay themselves. | | | | evil. These auctions hold "surprise" items in which the |
| What they will do is send you an email asking you to | | | | person sells something without being able to tell |
| update your account information. Whatever you do, | | | | what's in the box. |
| do not give any personal information. If it's from | | | | Be aware of these tactics used by an eBay thief. |
| eBay, then you can type the url in yourself manually. | | | | The more you know the better off you'll be. |