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Nov 2, 2004 | 08:18 AM

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Help- How to I report an ebay fraud scam?

So, I get this email with this link that takes me to a FAKE login: (DO NOT ENTER YOUR EBAY INFO THERE...USE FAKE INFO TO SEE WHERE IT TAKES YOU)

http://61.11.97.207/alfa/eBayISAPI.p...ad=b&box=Trash

How do I report this? It came in an email telling me my account was hacked.

Nov 2, 2004 | 09:15 AM

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Man I feel sorry for the old people that fall for that crap.

Nov 2, 2004 | 09:27 AM

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Usually it is a good idea to report it to ebay. Also, if you can track down the isp it originated from (Sam Spade is your friend!), you should send a copy of the email to postmaster@ .

whee.. more phishing scams.

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Nov 2, 2004 | 10:46 AM

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yes contact ebay someway, but also report it to www.antiphishing.org.

Nov 2, 2004 | 11:05 AM

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yes contact ebay someway, but also report it to www.antiphishing.org.

Ok, I didn the ebay one. Now to aniphishing...

Nov 2, 2004 | 01:14 PM

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whenever i get those phishing scams, i put every profanity i can think of in the fields they give me...

Nov 2, 2004 | 01:14 PM

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I just got played on ebay for a JL Audio amp. Turns out the seller had previously won on ebay for an amp that didn't work. The guy just recycled the pictures from the old auction even. In hindsight:
1. Go through Paypal only.
2. Check the seller's feedback, plus any feedback left for others.

Nov 2, 2004 | 08:25 PM

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There are at least three different ebay/paypal scams i've seen

Nov 2, 2004 | 08:27 PM

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You should report this to Ebay. They will look into your case or any fraud. If caught, they will also sue.

Nov 3, 2004 | 12:44 AM

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ebay is saying I might be able to recover some money. I'll post what happens

Nov 3, 2004 | 01:17 AM

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also if you pay with paypal..... report to them too....

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Nov 3, 2004 | 08:40 AM

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yes, as long as there is a trail of some sort, you can recover your money. Both Ebay and Paypal have fraud divisions to do this.

Nov 3, 2004 | 02:25 PM

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Thing is, I did pay via Paypal but for some reason the seller couldn't cash the money. So he credited me back and asked for a check.

Nov 3, 2004 | 03:17 PM

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you sent a check?

did you put a stop payment on it?

uhm... dood.. once you send a check, it's much harder to get that money back. Stick to paypal. The "couldn't cash the money" this is total and utter bull. There should be NO reason a legit paypal account can't be withdrawn from. That should have been your first sign. Hope ebay can get your money back.