Another PANTERA EBAY scammer.
1972 PANTERA with a buy now of only 7000.00
Boy what a deal! #4616499872
REPORTED TO EBAY!!
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It's already gone. Interestingly, at the top of the page it said EBAY.ca not EBAY Motors like it should.
Jeff
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Jeff
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John, as always, thanks for your vigilance. George
I am afraid that eBay may turn into a Barbary Coast of frauds, etc. We use eBay a lot to market cars, parts, wheels, etc. We get so many scam emails it is sickening. We auctioned a set of wheels recently and the moment the auction was done, the winner received an email telling him who, how and where to pay for the rims. It wasn't from us and was traced offshore. If that bidder had acted on the email, he would have lost his money for sure. I am afraid that the integrity of eBay is going to be compromised if they can't get on top of the security breaches that are rampant. It isn't limited to Panteras alone. Caveat emptor!
Well Folks here another today item # 4617689938 Has Canadian start amount of $6.00 - $5.25 with a pre approved Buy it Now for $7,000! Not sure what's up here seller has tons of feedback but it smells bad already at $7,000 to buy it now!
john, Meander through some of the feedbacks and see what the "seller" has been buying. You'll quickly get the feeling that even the feedback ratings are bogus. I saw one Pantera scam where the seller's bought plenty of sporting event tickets, cell phone holsters and LOTS of sport bras! I have been warned not even to e-mail the "seller". They can use it to gain entry into your computer. I agree with Whip, the scams on e-bay are increasing in number, as is the sophistication. They need to take a serious look at security before it has a serious impact on business.
My thoughts are you have to be very careful when you receive something from ebay asking how we are doing and answer a survey? Some times your asked to respond. Or when another member asks you a question to a private email address, thats when you get the security breach.
Have to be real careful.
Have to be real careful.
I receive official looking e-mails from pay pal with links to thier website, wanting me to update information so they can remove a security lock on my account. If I right click on that link & check properties, it is not a link to pay pal at all, it is a very long convoluted website address. Furthermore, if I log onto Pay Pal directly (without using the link) and access my account, there is no notice of any security lock on the account, no request to verify information. But these e-mails look absolutely legitimate, using the pay pal logo, etc. The e-mails contain warnings about fraud and tips about security, yet they are themselves fraudulent. So my advice is NEVER, and I mean NEVER, use a link contained in an e-mail for any reason. Unless you are absolutely sure of the source.
Your friend on the DTBB
Your friend on the DTBB
Off subject of eBay, but there's an even slicker scam I heard about last week from two different colleagues and its worth sharing with you.
You receive a phone call from someone purporting to be from your credit card company. The trick is they actually already have almost all your information, billing address, credit card # etc. and they ask you to verify a fictitious charge for about $500 which of course you haven't made. They then ask for security verification and confirmation that you still have your card in your possession by reading off the three digit security # on the back. This is the vital piece of information they are missing, as soon as they have that they can easily charge to your card for web and phone purchases. Your credit card company will NEVER ask for your 3 digit security code, they already know it, coz they issued it!
I no longer accept incoming calls from my bank or credit card companies. I will always hang up and call back the respective company on their customer service line, to be sure who I am speaking to.
My credit card company also has the added security of a virtual #'s system for internet purchases where you never actually use your real credit card #.
Beware, be very aware, it a scammers paradise out there.
s
As for eBay I personally believe it will ultimately expand into oblivion (Big Bang Theory
) if they simply continue to ignore and cover up the whole scam/fraud issues.
Julian
You receive a phone call from someone purporting to be from your credit card company. The trick is they actually already have almost all your information, billing address, credit card # etc. and they ask you to verify a fictitious charge for about $500 which of course you haven't made. They then ask for security verification and confirmation that you still have your card in your possession by reading off the three digit security # on the back. This is the vital piece of information they are missing, as soon as they have that they can easily charge to your card for web and phone purchases. Your credit card company will NEVER ask for your 3 digit security code, they already know it, coz they issued it!
I no longer accept incoming calls from my bank or credit card companies. I will always hang up and call back the respective company on their customer service line, to be sure who I am speaking to.
My credit card company also has the added security of a virtual #'s system for internet purchases where you never actually use your real credit card #.
Beware, be very aware, it a scammers paradise out there.
s As for eBay I personally believe it will ultimately expand into oblivion (Big Bang Theory
) if they simply continue to ignore and cover up the whole scam/fraud issues.Julian