Solid Axle Guy

Is anyone having any scam buyers trying to scam you out of $? This has happened to me twice now in the last month or so. I list a part for sale on ebay. Auction ends. Winning "buyer" fails to pay. "Buyer" lets a couple of weeks go by & then asks to receive a refund claiming they paid for item. Seller beware. Watch out guys. There are scammers every where.

Frankie the Fink

If those scam emails are sending you a link to an eBay web site to log in and respond to their claim - DON'T DO IT. That is a phishing scheme to capture your eBay user-id/password which is the real payoff for them.

Log in to eBay separately, typing it in or via your own bookmark in your browser of choice to deal with things.

Crunch527

They "offer" you a distraction but are actually after something else...

midyear

after a week of no contact, I open a non paying bidder dispute, this way they either pay through eBay, or you case is closed in your favor and your selling fees refunded. this also keeps non paying bidders from threatening bad feedback.

dkleather

It can also happen with PayPal payments. I've received two very official looking emails recently with proper logos, etc saying a security check of my account is needed because a hacking attempt has been made. I need to reset my account. When you go to the link it asks for credit card, bank and Social Security number among other things to reestablish your account. Looking into it further I noticed the email address was Paypal.com not the real address of PayPal.com. A missing capital "P" could cause you much trouble.

FasterIsBetter

Never ever, ever hit the link in those supposed "reset your account" emails, as Frankie said. They are looking to get your information and steal your identity, or the link will take you to a website that will plant a virus on your computer and steal your information that way. When I get those, I delete them immediately, and if I'm concerned, I log into ebay or PayPal or whatever from a trusted link or type it into my browser, and 100% of the time, there is nothing wrong with my account.

Scammers are everywhere these days. Be cautious; be very, very cautious.

RatDog

No matter how I type it (all lowercase, all uppercase, capital "P's"), my browser changes it to paypal.com

-- Steve

VeroWing

Ebay recommends to report a fake email, forward it to spoof@ebay.com

66BlkBB

Not to hi-jack but here's what happened to me.

This type of thing happens on forums also. I advertised a rear spring with shackles for a 32 ford on the Hotrodders Forum. It sat for two months or so before a guy out of NJ wrote to me about purchasing it. He asked how old the spring was, if it was original or not and how much I wanted for it. I gave him all the information he asked for and added that there would be shipping on the item. He said he would buy the unit but that he would take care of the shipping. The next thing I got from him was an e-mail saying that he sent a check for the amount of the spring, plus the shipping and $50.00 for my inconvenience. He stated that I was to call his shipping company (a personal friend of his) and pay them when they came to pick up the spring, etc. I started to check a few things. The shipping company was out of Ohio. His address listed in the e-mails was in NJ and the spring was to be shipped to a place in Oklahoma. I shut it down right there by writing an e-mail to this person saying it was a scam and I would not honor anything on this purchase any longer. I returned his check to him without opening the envelope.

My take was that the check would take a while to clear and that if I did as directed I would be out the money in paying for the shipping out of my pocket and they would still have the spring as it would have shipped prior to the check being set up for a stop payment on the other end.

ifitgoesfast

It's not just those sites, it's all of them. I've had the same attempt posing as Apple and several Real Estate companies in various states re: recent property purchase closing fees needed.

TNVettGuy

When I see those, I just go to Ebay and type in my username: TNvetteguy and my password: C0rve$$e and log in manually. I would NEVER show anyone my username and password. That would be just down right stupid.

:-)

Frankie the Fink

Now that's dang funny

The biggest scam going is the default installation of Windows 10...if you don't spend an hour or so re-configuring it its about as secure as a screen door in a submarine

bigbrakebob

Maybe a way around this is to allow only bidders with a certain rating. That is my takeaway on this. Scammers have to have no bid history. I have not been hit, but dont want to be in the future. I just sold something the other day and it went well. I am setting a minimum rating from now on.

If you guys ever want to scrub your pc, try superantispyware, its free. The company I work for uses it, the free one off the net. It gets all the junk off of it. I run Norton fulltime anyways, but you have to run this too.

If any window pops up, just close all the way out of your browser. Dont hit anything, just control alt delete, get the task window, and close out the bad apps that got on your machine, if that happens. I feel sorry for anyone falling for these bogus things that pop up.

desertpilgrim

Face Facts, the ONLY thing E-Bay knows about Customer Service is how to spell the words, and then only to assist the seller in "Servicing" you out of your $$$ so they can get their share.

LT1driver

don't use ebay and that solves my problem, i like to offer here or local sale or keep.

DomL64

I didn't read down more, so, there might be another response to you, but, if you used their link that already have your info and passwords.
Change them IMMEDIATELY ! Never EVER use someone's link.

65GGvert

That is correct, the capitalization is not a factor in web site address like it is in passwords.

Frankie the Fink

Not immediately.

Do a deep virus scan first...those false links can entice you to install a 'key logger' on your system that will capture your newly changed id/password info as you type it in and forward it to the scammer...

After the virus scan, then, change your potentially compromised password

Railroadman

Excellent advice!