Szamboti FRAUD EBAY AUCTION...

low life scum bag.. you see in the shipping info.. he wants ppl to email him at his yahoo email prior to bidding...

chris
 
I just don't understand how some people think they can get away with stuff like this, I just don't understand, maybe I'm just to old. :)
 
Fast Work by AZ'rs

Your auction site link is no longer valid. That auction has been removed from eBay. :mad: Everyone that reported it did a great job and hopefully saved someone a lot of $$. Hopefully the fraudster will never get on eBay again. :D
 
I think the account was hijacked..I doubt if a seller with that many transactions would participate in a scam.. Another good reason to check out the web page that you think is paypal's or ebay's.. when in doubt, immediately change your passsword, or the hijacker will..........
 
luvndog said:
I think the account was hijacked..I doubt if a seller with that many transactions would participate in a scam.. Another good reason to check out the web page that you think is paypal's or ebay's.. when in doubt, immediately change your passsword, or the hijacker will..........
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I emailed the seller via (ask seller a question)
I had a few choice words for him...
Here is the response I received back:
"Was clearly identity theft. Yet you call me every name in the book. I am a power seller on ebay and have been on here since almost the begining of Ebay. So you might want to check your facts before you go calling someone a piece of shit!!! Because the next guy might not be as nice."

I asked him what I should have checked for ???
His account was selling my cue, but I should have been nice to him...
Good Job Everyone
Ken
www.highendcues.com
 
ya know whats funny.. is that somebody who has been around on ebay since almost the begining and is a power seller and has a high knowledge of ebay.. would ever fall for such a Identity Theft trap and give out his info by mistake.. you would think somebody like that would know what to look for after all these years of seeing it happen.. to me, this guy sounds like a somebody that has no clue... not that i make the habbit of calling people names but this guy needs some internet common sense..lol

chris
 
HighEndCues said:
I emailed the seller via (ask seller a question)
I had a few choice words for him...
Here is the response I received back:
"Was clearly identity theft. Yet you call me every name in the book. I am a power seller on ebay and have been on here since almost the begining of Ebay. So you might want to check your facts before you go calling someone a piece of shit!!! Because the next guy might not be as nice."

I asked him what I should have checked for ???
His account was selling my cue, but I should have been nice to him...
Good Job Everyone
Ken
www.highendcues.com
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I think the seller over reacted ! ! You didn't expect to get the correct person, it was the hijacker that was a P.O.S. I'm suprised that the account owner was even able to respond to you. If I had hijacked the acct, I would have changed the password .......
 
ChrisOnline said:
ya know whats funny.. is that somebody who has been around on ebay since almost the begining and is a power seller and has a high knowledge of ebay.. would ever fall for such a Identity Theft trap and give out his info by mistake.. you would think somebody like that would know what to look for after all these years of seeing it happen.. to me, this guy sounds like a somebody that has no clue... not that i make the habbit of calling people names but this guy needs some internet common sense..lol

chris
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A few simple ways your identity can be stolen even if you take precautions with your e-mails.

1) Spyware gets onto your PC, keystroke logger or password sniffer transmits your personal data to someone else

2) You use someone elses PC, who happens to have Spyware. See #1

3) You use a public PC, library, Internet Cafe, work PC, you name it...

Point being even people who never fall for phising e-mails can get burned in other ways. So you have to be extra careful.
 
shinobi said:
A few simple ways your identity can be stolen even if you take precautions with your e-mails.

1) Spyware gets onto your PC, keystroke logger or password sniffer transmits your personal data to someone else

2) You use someone elses PC, who happens to have Spyware. See #1

3) You use a public PC, library, Internet Cafe, work PC, you name it...

Point being even people who never fall for phising e-mails can get burned in other ways. So you have to be extra careful.
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yes.. you are 100%.. i know there are ways that even the most carefull people can be victims.. everybody needs to be extra carefull anymore..

chris
 
Guys:

The power seller was not a victim of identity theft... they just used his id for the reputation as a good seller... they did not hack his account. They just typed or used cut and paste to insert his id in the auction, then probably said something like: "Contact me at scammer@aol.com with any questions instead of using Ebay mail". See the difference?

The scammers copy a legitimate auction, then hijack the buyer by switching the communication lines and ***beware!*** they have started making false paypal accounts with names that are similar to the real seller, so you think you are sending the money to the right guy (i.e. real seller name: "stonecold" false paypal account: stonecold1@aol.com. Sounds like you are sending money to the correct account, huh? (that was a completely made-up account example and any similarity to an actual account is by accident and not intended)

Tread carefully... look for the warning signs.... short auctions are the giveaway... also... keep current with what is being bought and sold on Ebay (regarding the cues that you would potentially buy) then you will be familiar with the cues and will spot them when they come back as scams.
 
BillYards said:
Guys:

The power seller was not a victim of identity theft... they just used his id for the reputation as a good seller... they did not hack his account. They just typed or used cut and paste to insert his id in the auction, then probably said something like: "Contact me at scammer@aol.com with any questions instead of using Ebay mail". See the difference?
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The Seller ID is controlled by eBay. You cannot "cut and paste" a different Seller ID into an ad. Which means either the seller himself is posting the ad or the account was hijacked. If it's hijacked the guy's 400 positive feedbacks are usually something like beanie babies. If I'm unsure about a listing I ask the seller to send me a picture of the butt with the bumper removed.
 
Oh, yeah, I guess I stand corrected on that....

That worries me because last year I had a scammer relist an auction for a Richard Black I was selling...

I did not think I ever did any high-risk stuff with my account and password, so I am not sure how they got control of that. I have since changed my password....

Oh, now I remember, may auction was not re-listed from my account, but by some different guy's account..... He got hijacked.
 
Identity Thieft

I contacted the seller and he claimed ID thieft. He didn't really like what I had to say either!
Purdman:D
 
Hmm, here's an idea. When you upload photos to Ebay for a new listing, Ebay have server-side software that processed the photos (Resizes them for thumbnails etc.) They ought to embed identifying mark on them at the same time. Perhaps they can use a transparent text overlay across the image with the unique number of the auction. That way if someone copies the auction later it will be very obvious if they use the same photos.

Of course they'd have to ensure people who host their images externally do something similar, they could easily provide a free program to do this.
 
There are some auctions where the entire item description (words) are also a picture, a big picture... stored on webservers outside of eBay.

Since they can update/change the picture at any time, they can revise their auction without eBay knowing any different. I'm always wary of those ones.
 
i was just reading on ebay's announcement page, i think thats which one it is.. now they are going to make a button on each auction where you can report it and enter a reason why.. and it will bypass all the general customer service emails and that way they can do something about them sooner...

it will be nice.. as soon as you see something.. you can click those bastards into trouble! :P

chris


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The button to report fraudulent auctions and stuff breaking the rules is located at the bottom of every auction page.. very bottom.. you cant miss it..
chris
 
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