Ebay Scams: The Description Scam and Phishing
Everyone and their grandma has an eBay account these days, and as such eBay is a choice avenue for would be scammers to perpetrate their filthy crimes. There are two main ways in which you may be during your eBay escapades. Learn to avoid phishing and the dread eBay description scam, and you shouldn't have any problems.
eBay Phishing
Phishing is when people receive an email from someone claiming to be eBay. Typically these emails will have the eBay logo and other pictures that a real eBay email may contain. Targets will be informed that their account information needs to be updated or that suspicious activity has occurred connected to their account and the account will be shut down unless immediate action is taken.
The goal of the phisher is for targets to click on the hyperlink in the email that will take them to their own site. These sites are usually clones of eBay and when users input their login information the scammers will take control of their eBay account and place orders or attempt to attain even more sensitive financial information, such as PayPal login info.
One simple way to never fall victim to eBay phishing is to NEVER access your account from an email. Simply go to eBay using your web browser manually. If there is some problem you'll see a message in your ‘My eBay' page.
The eBay Description Scam
Okay, I've seen seasoned eBay Powersellers fall prey to this lowlife trick, so be wary. And don't make big eBay purchase when you're sleep deprived! Basically, the eBay description scam uses tricky wording to make users think they are buying something different than what is actually being sold. When the user tries to
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