EBAY scammer

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Posted By: wesley

It might be a little more sophisticated than that. I received a similar second chance offer not long ago. The email looked legit and there was a link to a website that looked a lot like ebay's sign on page. Just like the ebay sign on page, this one asks for user ID and password. When I enter my user name and ID, it took me to a page that looked a lot like ebay's message to member page. After I typed my message, there was a confirmation page that looked a lot like ebay's confirmation page.

Everything looked legit, but it wasn't. I finally figured out it was a scam and I did not send any money. The thing I was most concerned about, however, was that the scammer now had my ebay ID and password. With that info, they also had access to my contact information and account information. It was a lot of trouble to change all my passwords and cancel all accounts associated with my eaby name, but I felt that I needed to do everything I could to protect myself.