PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - e-Bay....account hijacked.....

Shorebilly · #9 01-16-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tangofox007

What exactly was bogus, the messages or the listings?

The 43 listings of various DVD collections of TV series......were bogus.....

As you folks read all of the postings in this thread......everyone seems concerned about replying to unofficial messages......

I did not reply to any unofficial messages.......that was part of the problem.....I was locked out of my e-bay account......by e-Bay.....

I had to change the password on my e-mail account.....

then go to the "forgot password" page.....from e-Bay, log in page....

Change e-Bay password.....and receive an e-mail at my newly re-passworded e-mail server....

then go back into e-Bay using the new password......

then went to security chat....and discussed this with a person at e-Bay....

and then was phoned back by that person.....assuring me that e-Bay had a division that looks into this sort of scam.....I still don't understand what the point of this scam was......

Note: I could have gone directly to Help Chat from the e-Bay guest page....but I wanted SECURITY NOW..!!!!

When I asked how I became a victim of this scam....was asked about any "unofficial, official messages" and if I had replied to them.....which I had not.....then was asked about any other "odd" e-Bay happenings.....and I told them about the car that had been up then withdrawn, by e-Bay, for some sort of listing violation.....then put back up with virtually the same ad....

So....I then thought that if e-Bay was interested in these oddities, then perhaps some of y'all would be as well.....

I never, ever answered any sort of e-Mail sent from e-Bay......just did this thru e-bay Security......

e-Bay was aware, and had in fact flagged my account.....someone was using my "name/handle" to harass someone else......

all is well now.....

SB