Each day millions of people search eBay for a great bargain or any of the millions of items for sale.
Laptop Battery Most don't realize that that it is VERY easy for them to have their eBay ID information stolen while on eBay.
According to the indictment, Jones would steal various IBM and Penguin computer servers from Verisign's warehouse in Virginia and sell them to Johnson. Johnson would then sell the servers to several individuals, who would sometimes place them for sale on eBay. As a result of this scheme, the indictment alleges that Jones and Johnson caused Verisign to lose more than $120, 000 worth of computer equipment. In the indictment, Jones and Johnson are charged in three counts with causing the interstate transportation of stolen property, namely IBM 330 and 335 servers, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
Thinkpad I have been selling products on eBay for over six years and also helped tens of thousands of others start and grow their eBay business.
If members see an item on eBay that they believe is stolen, the best course is to contact law enforcement immediately. Under eBay's privacy rules, eBays attorneys will provide important records about pending and past listings with an official request from law enforcement officials. eBay will ask that members inform the police officer handling the case that eBay will be pleased to cooperate in the investigation, and ask the officer to contact eBay specific webform. The officer should include all relevant information, including the case number and any item numbers or User IDs.
Microsoft Now, this article is neither about how you can make money through eBay nor about any tips about how to sell more through eBay.
Can more than one person use eBay Toolbar Yes, more than one person can use eBay Toolbar. You install eBay Toolbar on a single computer. If more than one person uses that computer, those users can sign in to eBay Toolbar with their own user IDs and passwords. Individual users can track their own bids and eBay items they are watching, and can also have their own toolbar preferences.
Laptop Computers The purpose of this article is to alert eBay buyers and sellers specifically about a major security risk that I discovered and how to make sure you don't fall victim!
Does eBay Toolbar require Javascript or ActiveX Yes, ins are enabled. Why do I get a security warning during installation You have the security settings on your browser set to prompt you when any files (such as those for eBay Toolbar) are installed in your browser. The dialogue box is asking you to confirm that it is OK for eBay to install the files. Click Yes, and the installation will proceed.
Laptop Computer It is a phishing scam.
?eBay urges its sellers and buyers to comply with all governmental laws and regulations. Since the sale of stolen property is prohibited by law, or may cause harm to eBay or its members, sellers are not permitted to list them on eBay. State and federal law prohibit the knowing sale of stolen property, and a majority of states in the U.S. prohibit the sale of consumer goods with missing or altered serial numbers, therefore sellers are not permitted to list such items on eBay.
Desktop Computer This is when someone displays a fake copy of a form and tries to get you to fill it out with your ID and password.
Notebooks The scam artist will then be able to access your account. Usually they will then list bogus product for sale at great prices.
Lenovo Once someone "wins" the item, they will try to get them to send a check or money order to a different address, or to quickly Paypal the payment to a different account.
Hard Drive Since the buyer thinks he is dealing with a legitimate eBay seller they often follow the instructions.
Travelstar The thief simply keeps the money and it may be a week or so before the victim even knows they have been ripped off.
Gateway By then it's often too late.
Laptop Parts ** THE DANGER **
Software I came across this while helping a client research why the DVDs he had listed on eBay weren't getting great bids.
Hard Drives When I clicked on a link to view a different DVD the page redirected to what looked like the standard eBay login screen.
Electronics But it wasn't!
Canon When I looked that the URL (the web address) I saw that it was coming from a site that was not eBay!
Desktop Pc Ack! That's a very scary thing.
Desktop Computers My jaw hit the floor when I saw this dangerous eBay security risk.
Think Pad At first I could not believe that such a security risk could exist on eBay.
Repair It seems that it IS POSSIBLE for some HTML auction ads which redirect to an outside web site to show up on eBay.
Data Recovery Even if eBay traps 99.9% of these attempts, it only takes one to find a victim.
Cisco This is especially scary since logging in to eBay is something we all do many times, and don't often think twice about.
Keyboard A little carelessness could cost you getting your account infomation stolen.
Monitor Plus.. if you use the same password for your Paypal account as your eBay account, chances are the hackers would gain access to that too.
Desktop In fact when I sent this warning to everyone who subscribes to my eBay selling newsletter I heard from a surprising number of victims who HAVE had their eBay IDs stolen.
Infosys I've put together a short video that shows exactly how I discovered this phishing scam.
Refurbished Laptops You can see the video at: http://www.platinumpowerseller.com/link/link.php?P=2682
Wipro Now the point of this warning is NOT to tell you it is dangerous to buy or sell on eBay.
Lap Top No, rather it is just to warn you to be careful. You can't assume that eBay will immediately detect and prevent 100% of the phishing attempts.
Refurbished Train yourself to always look at the URL (the web address) before entering login info.
Memory Not just for eBay but any website requiring you to enter such info.
Intel eBay is a great place to buy (and even a greater place to make money!)
As400 So just be careful to check before entering any secure information and you can still enjoy the experience.
Averatec About Mike Enos:
Hardware Since 1999, Mike Enos has sold over 14,000 items on eBay.
His #1 ranked
www.PlatinumPowerSeller.com website has helped over 46,000 people worldwide unlock the SECRETS of eBay profits.
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