More Internet Scams: Read up

[RickM]

This article goes into the scams that we discuss here. First the fake Email from Paypal asking you to verify your personal info. It then goes onto other newer scams. Eye opening to say the least.

One that caught my eye was where scammers contact you after an Ebay auction ends and you were an unsucessful bidders. They Email you saying that the high bidder backed out and try to get you to hand over the cash in a behind-the-scenes transaction. It's a fake auction in the first place and they try to milk every bidder.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1804&e=18&u=/washpost/20041118/tc_washpost/a59347_2004nov18