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New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/22/2007 12:23:16 PM    towhead Posts: 904 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Received an EBay EMail yesterday from someone stating " that is exactly what we need for our school, but we have limited funding, etc...please contact us immediately as your auction ends tomorrow...."  Well, I had no auctions ending tomorrow AND, the Auction number did not exist....but it looked exactly like a normal question from a prospective bidder on EBay...????  Could not figure out what the deal was....?   _____________________________ J Post #: 1

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/22/2007 1:20:25 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5128 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online There are a number of similar ebay scams like that circulating now. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to towhead) Post #: 2

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/22/2007 1:39:19 PM    southern Maine diver Posts: 1436 Joined: 8/13/2005 From: South Berwick, Maine USA Status: offline Hey Matt... Maybe this is a subject that should be addressed in a separate chapter in some of the bottle books...  Or do you think it would just provide instructions to some others and they would attempt it themselves?  Kind of like "Coppy Cat" thieves? Just a thought. Wayne (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 3

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/22/2007 6:54:46 PM    Tracy96   Posts: 4 Joined: 1/22/2007 Status: offline The sender wants you to click on the link provided.  It will look like a standard ebay page.  On this page you login.  Suprise, now they have all the info they need to access your ebay account.  Report and forward these emails at spoof@ebay.com .  Only access ebay mail directly from ebay.  NEVER click on a link to access mail!  (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 4

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/22/2007 8:51:15 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5128 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online Not something that could be covered well in a book since the dynamics are constantly changing. Best advise is to be skeptical of anything you see in email or on the web. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 5

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/29/2007 8:05:44 PM    bikegoon Posts: 671 Joined: 10/2/2006 From: Lebanon, Ohio Status: offline I keep getting one that says" Hey buddy pay up! or else I will BF you! And of course it takes me to his current stadium tickets sales page, and alas....eBay wont do a thing about it..... _____________________________ A little of everything at http://www.bottlecache.com (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 6

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 1/30/2007 11:40:32 AM    towhead Posts: 904 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Yeah, EBay does not seem to be incredibly responsive or responsible these days.  _____________________________ J (in reply to bikegoon) Post #: 7

RE: New EBAY Scam ?? - 3/16/2007 11:04:26 AM    antiqueguy11   Posts: 6 Joined: 3/16/2007 Status: offline to be fair it seems like we are jumping to conclusions on this one. No real evidence. However I do hate ebay and agree that their customer service is terrible. (in reply to towhead) Post #: 8

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