If you shop ebay I would suggest using the ebay toolbar which includes an
account guard too help weed out those lowlifes.
I also get notices to update my ebay contact files and my Paypal account,
almost daily.
Charly Mitchel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: <triumphs@consolidated.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:50 AM
Subject: eBay Issues: Be careful
> Man, it's getting so you hardly dare bid on something on eBay anymore
> without a horde of grifters attacking you. I wonder if eBay is doing
> anything about it other than warning customers. Seems like it would be
> feasible to prosecute--these guys have to make contact sometime to get the
> money, and it's going to have a negative effect on eBay if it continues.
You
> wouldn't go into Wal-Mart very often if every time you came out there were
> ten beggars at the door.
>
> I've been bidding on TIG welders lately, trying to get a good one. Mostly
> Miller 250 Synchrowaves. Every time I enter a bid I get all kinds of
> scamsters with fake "second chance" offers, and all kinds of safe harbor
and
> security messages with spoofed addresses. There was one that I had a very
> hard time determining if it was a scam--and I'm fairly good at this stuff.
> Finally forwarded it to spoofs@ebay.com and the identified it as
fraudulent.
>
>
> Bottom line--be careful. These jerks could cost you money.
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