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Victim of eBay fraud!
I came home tonight to change my clothes before going out again, and thought I'd check my email... only to find I had about 20 emails with quesitons about handbags...
Turns out that some slimeball has hacked my eBay account, linked it up to their own PayPal account, and started a bunch of 24-hour auctions... 4 of which had already ended. Frantically, I emailed the potential buyers advising them not to pay for the item if they win the auction because it is a fraudulent listing, emailed all the people asking questions advising them of the same, and attempted to end all the said auctions (25+). Every time I would end an auction, another one would seemingly automatically start again. What do I do about this? I have sent a few emails to eBay explaining what is going on, but who knows when they'll get around to responding. I don't want people getting ripped off under my name, even though it is obvious that the PayPal account linked to my auctions isn't even mine! What can I do about this? My name is getting dragged through the mud... before this is over, I might have to resort to suing eBay or something.
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Ugh besides this, I am getting charged for all these listings! Obviously, I am not going to pay for the listings... I am really stressing out over this...
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Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 18,179
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Call them: 1-800-322-9266
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Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 18,179
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Change the password on the account.
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I changed my password. And the phone number is only open 7AM-5PM weekdays (probably why this jerk is pulling this now)
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I could tell you what to do on monday...
I just started with a local company who does 2 things, one is my problem, the other is EBay tech support.... strange luck. If you don't get this sorted out by then I can ask around for you.
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I would appreciate this.
I figured out something I can do to help; I added this to each item description: "DO NOT BID ON THIS! THIS IS A FRAUDULENT LISTING! SOMEONE HYJACKED MY ACCOUNT AND IS TRYING TO SCAM YOU! DO NOT BID!!!!" This should help.
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944. |
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Sure its not a mixup by ebay? Why would someone go through all that trouble to make you money?
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Go to the help center on Ebay and then type in "account taken over" and follow the links. They have a live help on the internet and they will walk you through it. I have had this happen twice in the last two months.
Very likely you have a program on your computer that is sending out your passwords. Run a scan then change every password on everything using a different computer, then make sure that your home computer is clean.
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I am very impressed with how quickly eBay has responded and fixed this problem. It appears that I won't have to pay a dime in listing fees, and, as far as I can tell, the couple of bidders who paid for their auctions before I caught on are getting refunded by PayPal. Joeaksa, would said program be a virus or spywear?
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944. |
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Registered
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Did you recently answer an email purporting to be from eBay asking you to confirm your account? There's no real way someone can hack into your eBay account - they usually hijack accounts via a phishing email.
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Nope. I know better than that.
I think the SpyWare guess is probably the right one. All the more reason to get myself a Mac.
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944. |
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