Date: 13-11-25  Time: 06:19 am

Author Topic: Ebay scamming !!  (Read 1233 times)

CRH

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Ebay scamming !!
« on: 19 November 2013, 08:52:40 pm »
had a email earlier from ebay"...saying i had a unpaid item that needed paying asap?....they gave me a link to click on"...asking me to confirm my email addy and password!!....looked very authentic :rolleyes ....but i knew i didnt owe anyone anything, so contacted ebay?....they chkd and confirmed it was a scam"..and its origin is america!!....the users name is......123-rybo...so if any of you get this?...delete it !!!!!.....ive since on advise from ebay changed all my passwords ;) ......

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Re: Ebay scamming !!
« Reply #1 on: 19 November 2013, 08:55:43 pm »
Thanks for the heads-up Clive, will keep an eye on incoming emails  :thumbup

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Re: Ebay scamming !!
« Reply #2 on: 19 November 2013, 09:21:48 pm »
You know mostly the scam ones as they say "dear member" or "user" and not your name.

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Re: Ebay scamming !!
« Reply #3 on: 19 November 2013, 09:44:26 pm »
 :thumbup  Always good to have a reminder to stay alert.

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Re: Ebay scamming !!
« Reply #4 on: 19 November 2013, 09:56:08 pm »
:thumbup  Always good to have a reminder to stay alert.
YEP you are right

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Re: Ebay scamming !!
« Reply #5 on: 20 November 2013, 09:30:26 pm »
I've had several saying it's a bill payable to Skype- forward to eBay everytime and get the same reply saying it's fake!