Steve
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2005
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Post by Steve on Feb 16, 2008 13:53:50 GMT -5
I've been subjected to a - for me - new type of phishing attempts. It was easy to guess at an email address for me from my eBay user name. I started getting phishing attempts that referenced items that I was actively bidding on. It was disturbing to be specifically targeted. I changed by eBay name. Such a basic security measure that I neglected until now.
Steve
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 16, 2008 17:33:10 GMT -5
Did you still retain your feedbacks?
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Feb 16, 2008 18:36:15 GMT -5
Yes, all feedback retained. A change of name symbol is placed next to your name. I don't know how long it stays. I sent an email to my favorite eBay rock peddler so he would recognize my bids.
Luckily the email address that the phishers guessed at was not the one I used for eBay. One of the emails was rather convincing until I noticed the TO address was an email address I used for purposes other than eBay.
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Post by cpdad on Feb 16, 2008 23:28:24 GMT -5
steve.....please dont take this the wrong way...o.k. if you have ever won an auction for a cab or mineral specimen....from an overseas seller....they pass email addys like crazy...if you ever won an item from someone selling cheap...your email is a target for sure. they may be listed in new jersey...but you know how that goes  e mail harvesting is big business....its really rampant on ebay....buy 1 item from 1 overseas seller ....and you might get bombarded with stuff like this. and i am not sure about this at all....but the overseas sellers used to be able to offer second chance offers to folks.....even if their item sold....they got more email addys that way also. ebay has become the biggest scam site in the world....but it is cool for rocks...doesnt seem to be a big problem yet. but i do see it heading that way....ebay is allowing the overseas sellers to load up the cabs.....and at the same time...if someone buys 1....they will get a 100 emails ....because that 1 seller sent out the email of someone that bought from them. me be rambling again ;D....kev. |
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Steve
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2005
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Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2008 3:14:44 GMT -5
Hi Kev,
I didn't see anything that could be taken wrong.
I maintain a website for the rock club I belong to. The open email address on that site gets offers from overseas mineral sellers. I just filter them out - along with the other unmentionable offers. From what I read, those on this site with open email addresses have the same problem. So far no eBay seller that I deal with has compromised my email address. It's very rare that I'll deal with high volume sellers and I'm never the one to try out a new seller - I let others take that risk. I think most of the eBay folks I deal with are hobbyists trying to support their hobby or rock show vendors getting some extra income between shows.
The mass produced oversea cabs that I've seen have been of such poor quality that I don't consider them to even be a part of my hobby - any more than the ubiquitous plastic beads. Now I'm rambling.... Take care, Steve
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Post by akansan on Feb 17, 2008 10:39:53 GMT -5
I had to do that as well a few months ago - my akansan username. The new ID stays there for 30 days before disappearing. You also can't change your ID again for a period of time. I didn't like the ID I had chosen and wanted to switch, so had to wait the 30 days out...and then had to suffer with the new ID logo for another 30 days.
I've only had one rock seller on ebay send me unsolicited email. I emailed them back explaining even if I wanted that email, I wouldn't want an attachment, and I definitely wouldn't want my email address listed plainly in the To: field with all the other "R"s!
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