This is a phenomenon we've observed for the past five years of searching
eBay's US Coins category daily. Have posted about this before, but feel
it deserves renewed attention. After all, crime and scams are, at least,
a fascinating topic. This partic...
This is a preamble to a larger article I am working on regarding a
coordinated phishing-type scam within the Coins & Paper Money category.
eBay's search feed is clogged with fraudulent sellers who have purchased
verified accounts from online brokerag...
Sure, counterfeiting is as old as money itself and we can read about
scams dating back to biblical times. What we are talking about here is a
cyber attack on the eBay platform that just so happens to affect our
particular niche of the eBay world. Ima...
In the instance of a laundering scheme, yes, eBay profits. But if eBay
is obliged under its buyer protection policy to refund the entire
purchase price on a bogus listing, it seems the corporate loss would far
exceed any fees derived from said auctio...
