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Steve |
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1900 | For the THIRD time in as many years Ebay locked my account and says someone tried to hack it... Goodbye Ebay, enough nonsense, never again... [rant ended] | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | Well at least give them credit for trying to stop fraud. I'd rather have them freeze my account than deal with ID theft. What if you opened a whole new account? | ||
Steve |
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1900 | Fine. I can open a new account, but lose all my buying history. I was 100%. They provide more security in asking me to verify my own account information, than the security they provide in actually keeping my account information private. [another rant ended ;) ] | ||
John B |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 1225 Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Well that wasn't too bad (as far as rants go ... ; ) | ||
Auriemma |
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Joined: October 2008 Posts: 639 Location: NW of Philadelphia | So, you can't keep you history? That doesn't sound right. | ||
ProfessorBB |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Are you sure the message is real? I got a message like that once and blew it off as spoof. Nothing happened and we all lived happily thereafter. | ||
stephent28 |
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Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303 Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Anytime I get a message from ebay or paypal I send it to their spoof department and ask if it is a real message. I have yet to receive one that they verified as actually being from them. | ||
fillhixx |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4816 Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | The internet is a strange and scary place full of nefarious people. | ||
2ifbyC |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268 Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by ProfessorBB: Happened to me also. Check your eBay messages on 'My eBay'. If it's real, then that's where it will show up!Are you sure the message is real? I got a message like that once and blew it off as spoof. Nothing happened and we all lived happily thereafter. | ||
wilblee |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 1320 Location: Round Rock, TX | originally posted by fillhixx: Oh, I don't know. In the last six months alone I must've had a dozen people from various African nations offer me vast sums of money to help them get their money out of their war-torn countries. What could possibly go wrong?The internet is a strange and scary place full of nefarious people. | ||
lanaki |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island | steve, you should verify the message as bogus or not. i've received those messsages from "eBay" before. they all appeared official but were all bogus. it's a phishing scam. people will respond to it and end up sending their actual info to the scammers. if you cannot access your eBay account then it is probably official. | ||
Trader Jim |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | Yup. More of that happening every day. | ||
Mark in Boise |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750 Location: Boise, Idaho | I got some sort of malware on the laptop at home last night and a variation of the Nigerian letter this morning. I feel so special. I don't have enough money for anyone to waste time trying to steal. | ||
Steve |
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1900 | randy, i can't access it.. they locked it.. i'm done with ebay.. they're a broken record, running me around in circles.. [last rant ended] | ||
Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I'll bet he clicked the link in the message to log in to check his account. However, if it's legit, send me your credit card number you used to verify via email. Include the security code on the back, your zip and your full name. I'll get your account re-instated as it was. | ||
Steve |
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1900 | Miles check your email. | ||
MusicMishka |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Good on ya Miles! | ||
Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Um... errr... To anyone that thought my post was even remotely legitimate, it's a safe bet you either have already had your information compromised or you will. My post was PURELY SARCASTIC and should have been recognized as such clearly. You NEVER NEVER EVER give those three pieces of information freely TO ANYONE EVER especially online. I cannot believe that in 2009, with all that has been on the news about identity theft and computer fraud, anyone would have thought my post serious. Of course, there are people that think getting your account locked by a corporation that thinks your financial information is at risk... is a BAD thing... <--- shaking his head. | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | You should just be able to change your user name and password, and still keep everything. I have had three names and passwords in the past two years or so... [My first user name was My Name... Believe it or not, that is not good!] Like Miles said, it is good that they stopped your account. They should have sent you an email. | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | Undeniable Rules Of Internet Message Boards. Rule #3 sub-section: B Sarcasism never works the way you think it will. | ||
seesquare |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3603 Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | 70% of communication is nonverbal (includes printed media, also) | ||
Weaser P |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 5327 Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by Slipkid: Either does sarcasm.Undeniable Rules Of Internet Message Boards. Rule #3 sub-section: B Sarcasism never works the way you think it will. | ||
Mr. Ovation |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by Slipkid: I've already sent myself a warning for bad behavior.Undeniable Rules Of Internet Message Boards. Rule #3 sub-section: B Sarcasism never works the way you think it will. | ||
Mark in Boise |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750 Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm 95% sure that everything I read on the internet is true. For example, Brad, did you read that "Sarcasism" is sarcasm by a narcissist? Sarcasm doesn't play well in any printed matter. I've had some interesting issues with sarcastic letters that became evidence. People were much more careless with emails for awhile than they ever would have been with letters. | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | If I konsentrate two much on speling i'll llose the spontinaity that ya'll luv so mutch. | ||
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