Re: [Thinkpad] Possible hijacked Ebay account

I do not understand your posting at all. The feedback was at 88%,
representing two negatives. Feedback given by one user only counts as 1, no
matter how many.
It should have only shown up as 13, I don't get that part, but I am
completely mystified at your seeming insistance that this is an "inside
job".
They steal any account they can, as long as there is some positive feedback,
good for them, would not do much good to steal a (-5) account, no one would
bid anyway.
Again, most folks are smart enough not to bid and buy a $1000 auction on a
new account with (0). Besides, why make an account and give out information
when you can steal an account.
This actually happened to someone I work with, she was duped by one of the
"phishing" emails, and suddenly she was "selling" items for $1200 buy it
nows, when her activity is generally on $10-25 items. She was able to make
some phone calls to Ebay and shut it down, but it was EXACTLY the same
pattern. She found out because one of her regular "customers (bidders)" saw
the fake auctions on her user ID and contacted her directly.
Trust me, hijacked account. No more, no less.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kris Steenhaut" <kris.steenhaut@hccnet.nl>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: "higgins" <higgins@dorsai.org>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Possible hijacked Ebay account

> Bruce Markowitz schreef:
>
> >Kris, I think you have missed the point.
> >
> >
> Really?
>
> >It is quite obviously a stolen identity. It has all the classic signs:
> >
> >
> Why would anyone care to steal a + 15 rate account. You can as well,
> and even better make a brand new account.
>
> >1. a relatively inactive account suddenly has 50 or more high end items
for
> >sale, all brand new
> >
> >
> Which can be a fake, which can be fraud, but isn't an indication of a
> "stolen account".
>
> >2. They are all private auctions, which is done so that the buyers and
> >bidders can not be warned by experienced users who can spot this stuff
> >instantly.
> >
> >
> You sure have spotted I've mentioned already twice that fact. No need
> for keeping it repeated.
>
> >3. Half the specs on the "new" machines are wrong, many of them have the
> >wrong pictures.
> >
> >
> Which is an indication of fraud, but not at all an indication about a
> "stolen identity".
>
> >4. It is Labor Day here, business are generally CLOSED. People are not
> >generally on line to buy on a Holiday.
> >
> >
> So, there aren't any means to pay by means of a bankdraft either (banks
> are closed too I presume).
>
> >As far as the "bidder", there are "Ebay Police" who delight in screwing
with
> >these creeps.
> >
> Really? "Police" failing to report himself properly looks creepy to me
> as well.
>
> > Ebay won't even respond for at least 24 hours, and in my Law
> >Enforcement experience, they will DUCK and HIDE to avoid liability!!!!
> >
> >
> Of course they do. That's why I refuse to work with Paypal.
>
> >This is a fake, you can bet your life on it,
> >
> I do know that, and probably I do know better than you.
>
> Question:
>
> - How can it be there are fifteen ratings positive, 2 ratings negative,
> and still an account of 100 % positives, and a global rate of + 15?
>
> Answer: that only can be if an Ebay employee or someone inside Ebay
> having acces to the accounts is messing around. Meaning, what we are
> seeing not is not so much the aim but simply a try-out for coming
> fraudulent actions. Which will be better hidden and more difficult to
spot.
>
> So it is even worse than you are prepared to think off. Unless Ebay
> would'n hide and duck for once, but I'm not going to bet my pension on
> that. :-)
>
>
> --
> Groeten uit Gent,
>
> Kris
>
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