Greetings to all – I had a scam email a few weeks ago and sad to say I fell for it – heck, it was late in the day, I was online for hours and I suppose my defenses were down – at any rate, the message said my bid was withdrawn, to find out why, blah blah click here – well, I was sucker punched and clicked on the link and logged in – I quickly realized the error of my ways – nonetheless, I changed my usernames and passwords for a number of sites IMMEDIATELY – I sent the information to eBay security, along with a very irate note – frankly, I feel eBay should be doing more, a LOT MORE, to engage with law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute these frauds – it is eBay’s business, trust, and good will that is slowly but surely being eroded by the fraudulent and deceptive uses of its logo, trademark, etc. – sorry to vent a little here but I am STILL peeved about this – if this could happen to me, and I consider myself an expert on the Internet (I often warn my students about spam, phish, and other such stuff) – it can happen to anyone – I know we may joke about it once in a while but it is a very serious problem that will ultimately effect everyone that wants to trade on eBay.
