Putty Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Today I got an email from them telling me my account had been hacked and the person tried to sell various items. One just so happen to be a 2005 Land Rover LR3. They also sent the emails that people who were interested sent "me" to inquire on the sale. When they gained access to my account..they changed my email, so I would never get the inquiry messages. Pretty damn wierd as to how they got my account. My passwords are like "W8.4,r1..", so shit like this does not happen. They restored all the fees to my account, but now people probably think i'm a scammer...Gotta look into getting my name changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 sounds like you got phished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 here phishy phishy That sucks chucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Thats shitty dude. Especially since I just bought a $45 Land Rover that I'll probably have to return now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Thats shitty dude. Especially since I just bought a $45 Land Rover that I'll probably have to return now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Yeah, it does suck....Start of the letter... Dear 01buckeye, It appears your account was accessed by an unauthorized third party and used to place several 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 any emails about these listings. At this time we have taken several steps to secure your eBay account. We were also 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. Rest assured that your credit card and banking information is safe on the eBay site. This information is kept encrypted on a secure server and cannot be viewed by anyone. To regain control of your account, please complete the following: 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. Change the password on your eBay account. To do so, click the "Forgot your password" link on the eBay sign-in page and change your password using the instructions provided. 3. Follow the steps below to secure your account: > Click on the "Security & Resolution Center" link found at the bottom of most eBay pages. > Click on the "eBay Account Protection" link in the "Online Security Resources" box. This will take you to the help page titled "Securing Your Account and Reporting Account Theft." > Follow the instructions provided in "Securing Your Account". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnman Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Same thing happened to me 6 mionths ago. I will only open e-mails from people I know now, and will now only open e-bay e-mails from their site. It sucks man. Good luck getting it straightened out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 how do you get phished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 do you surf wirelessly ever? WPAII is your friend... Never put a password in when at CMH airport, Starbucks or at home if you aren't first encrypting everything (layer 2 and layer 3) Verify the redirections on all of your emails with links http://www.ebay.com is only http://www.ebay.com if you end up at http://www.ebay.com, you could end up at http://www.ebay.phishersite.com but looks exactly like http://www.ebay.com if you do get an email that sounds phishy, type http://www.ebay.com into a web browser and verify the stuff the email is telling you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 how do you get phished? Fake sight that looks like eBay and has you put in your password and username. People are getting fucking tricky with those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Invest in a trojan scanner. Not all anti-virus and/or spyware scanners find all trojans. HEH I won't go into anything but I know of a few Irc trojans that mcafee and norton won't find! I am evil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Craigslist rules! If I can't meet the buyer face to face and get handed good old greenbacks, it's not leaving my house. fuck ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 trojan man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I just had a thread about the paypal email I had received, then you post this, now today I receive another email from a supposed ebay member asking about my previous auction....yet when I go to Ebay there's no message for me!!! The scammers are hard at it with ebay right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1647545489 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 It was Brian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Norton 07 scans everypage and shuts the page down if it is phishing. Saved me a very good looking webpage, every link on the page was legit except for the login link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rice Eater Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Legitimate ebay and paypal e-mails will use your real name and not your ebay account name.I have received a ton of e-mails like that from 'ebay' saying my account was compromised and they are all fake..that is the phishing thing right there..never ever click a link in an ebay e-mail to go to ebay, always open another browser window. Just mouse over any link and you can see on your taskbar the website it is directing you to. Don't blame ebay, blame the worthless assholes who have nothing better to do than to mess with other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktcfcsb Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 F ebay... but yeah you got scammed I get those emails almost everyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Legitimate ebay and paypal e-mails will use your real name and not your ebay account name.I have received a ton of e-mails like that from 'ebay' saying my account was compromised and they are all fake..that is the phishing thing right there..never ever click a link in an ebay e-mail to go to ebay, always open another browser window. Just mouse over any link and you can see on your taskbar the website it is directing you to. Don't blame ebay, blame the worthless assholes who have nothing better to do than to mess with other people. I had a great email from ebay, that used my name on the account, not screen name or even my email name it looked good. The best i have ever seen. I think i still have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 it helps if you set your filter on your email account. all my real ebay emails come through to my inbox, all the fakes, even the really good ones get sent to the junkmail folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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