My E-Bay account was hacked into!!

Sucky, huh?

They tried to sell a 'Dale Chavez Saddle Bag Show Saddle' for $2500 with a check/money order only listing.

I got tipped off when they tried to change the e-mail address on the account. Luckily, I caught it before they changed the password. Not too smart of a character though. He should have changed the password first :-)

Also lucky is that the password that was on that account is different from any other password I use.

Dale Chavez is a pretty big name for western show saddles, showmanship halters, and bridles. I'll state the obvious: it's someone who has horses and rides/shows western!

Sorry to hear that - but hope it gets straightened out. Makes you wonder how these people sleep at night. *shakes head*

They'll take the money and run, leaving me to pay for it.

If you are the victim of fraud you wouldn't have to pay for anything.

I think someone got my email off of Craig's List and thought they might get lucky if I had an account with Amazon, which I do. They sent me a fake email allegedly from Amazon inquiring about my financial info for my account information. I checked with Amazon and they stated they don't deal with financial info via email.

This is one fucked-up world. When the economy sucks, fraud is rampant.

I got suspicious when they needed not only my credit card #, but also the PIN and the code on the back. The e-mail said "do not contact us, as this will delay processing." So I checked with Amazon - sure enough, it was NOT their doing.

I hope they prosecute the bastards.

deserves to get their credit card used fraudulently :-)

It's one thing if they happen to ask for your credit card over e-mail. You should know that's plain fraud, but I can see some people not thinking about it. But when they ask for the PIN as well, I would hope that it would be clear as day.

Glad you didn't fall for it.

At first, I thought that e-mail from E-Bay about the e-mail address change was fake, since I get a bunch of fake e-mails supposedly from E-Bay and Paypal, but checked out my account just in case. Lucky I did.

They had a link to a form to fill out. The form was a perfect imitation of the Amazon board, including graphics, etc. It really looked legit.

I was lucky. I almost fell for it (and I'm pretty quick with stuff like that).

You'd be out a bunch of money probably.

there's definately a limited amount! But yes, I'm very, very lucky.

... will EVER send you such an email.

If you want to see easy proof that it is fake, notice that the link they show you is not the link you will go to.

Hover your mouse over the link and most browsers will show you the actual URL you'd be visiting in a "tips" window or on the status bar at the bottom of the screen. Invariably, the URL will be something like this....

http://212.45.112.4/ebay/signup.html

It is trivially easy to steal logos and make a page look real. The URL is all that matters.

If there's an issue with your card, they will email you and ask you to fax them the billing info. My BF ordered the new iMac from them last week as a gift to me and they sent him an email like that.

I wouldn't say people deserve it if they fall for it; nobody deserves that. Some people aren't savvy enough to check. It's very upsetting to me to know there are vulnerable people out there falling victim to this sort of crap.

You ought to forward the offending e-mail to the proper authorities.

Preferably the FBI.

Believe me, they're looking into it.

I got Phished? And I never consented - I feel so - dirty.

and nope, I didn't click on the link to verify.

Greetings from Amazon Payments.

Your bank has contacted us regarding some attempts of charges from your credit card via the Amazon system. We have reasons to believe that you changed your registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your Amazon account Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your Amazon registration. If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as another Amazon user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Amazon is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.





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What is this, the CIA?

Someone from New York City successfully altered not only my password but also my listed address. Then they tried to sell a high level camcorder for $1500, taking advantage of my feedback.

Luckily the eBay system caught it and canceled the auction. The dunces had tried to change my password and address in the morning then start the big ticket auction within a few hours. I guess that rang some bells. Fortunate for me because I was vacationing and not on the internet for a month. I had no idea what happened until I returned home and my account was listed as suspended. I had to go through a change of user name via live help but it went smoothly and I was able to transfer my feedback. The only problem was I had to use a different email address, not the previous or standard one.

An eBay employee made the mistake of giving me the exact address the person used while changing my account. I contacted a fraud commission and reported them. Later eBay denied giving me the address but when I insisted it happened they admitted the employee made a mistake. I have no idea why they were trying to protect someone who hacked their website. I was only able to make a specific report once I had the address in New York City.

of him :-)
:kick:

Especially since I vacation in Saratoga every summer so not far away. The next summer, 2004, I took a train into New York City to spend the day and almost headed to the address, but bailed out. No telling if it was a legit home address or a phony where they could just pick up a mailed money order. Just in case, I made sure they received plenty of bonus junk mail:)

At work! We use some sites to buy things for work, and sometimes when I went to use an account, the password was changed, the account info was changed, addresses were changed.

That is correct, too, about people using other people's accounts because they
have good feedback, etc. I've dealt with a few 'sellers' who tried to sell me bad
goods (or no goods) using other people's accounts. After a time, I noticed that there are some sellers the fraudsters won't touch...