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eBay: You've got (private) mail
News According to a report from online privacy watchdog Truste, seven out of 10 people who go online have received phishing emails, and 15 per cent of those have been duped into providing personal information.eBay has been... [05 Jan 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Phishing
Cheat Sheet The scam will be emailed out to large lists of people asking them to confirm their eBay or QXL account details for example, because the database is being cleaned up, or some such excuse. The most obvious... [25 Jun 2004]
Teen eBay scammer jailed for nearly three years
News At the age of 17, he was found by the authorities to be involved in another internet scam - taking over $1m off punters to use in online betting after telling them he had tips that 'couldn't lose'. A US teenager has been... [16 Jun 2004]
5 years ago... eBay has its back to the wall over online auction fraud
News However, users who fall for the scam and hand over the account details are often the dupes in fraudulent scams - such as people claiming to sell items they don't really have. Internet auction pioneer,... [15 Dec 2003]
Leader: The end of the 'phishing' line
Leader But what happens to the details of those who fall for the scam? The fraudsters lurk around auctions which offer goods such as laptops and then contact the bidders through the auction page offering to... [12 Nov 2003]
EXCLUSIVE: eBay warns of new fraud
News eBay is warning customers to be wary of fraudsters using hijacked sellers' accounts to try to con them out of money by offering to sell goods such as laptops at knockdown prices outside of auctions.silicon.com was... [12 Nov 2003]
Latest eBay scam phishes for user details
News Another email scam is targeting users of eBay, claiming their use of the auction site has been restricted until they update their account information. As a result, your access to bid or... [07 Oct 2003]
EBay cracks down on fraud
News EBay plans to expand its new buyer-protection programme and take a number of other measures to combat fraud on its site, which has become a popular target for online scam artists. Starting this autumn,... [30 Jun 2003]
Exclusive: QXL closes down auction scam on UK site
News QXL has taken steps to shut down a scam operated by one of its members that included the sale of a 100-year-old deep sea diving suit on its UK site.silicon.com was alerted to the fishy sale by sharp-eyed reader Ross... [20 Jun 2003]
eBay and the ID thieves
News In Fraser's case, that was the domain name 'change-ebay.com', a scam website where an unknown number of eBay users may have been tricked into handing over their eBay... [22 Nov 2002]
FBI exposes massive online racket
News FBI officials have smashed an internet scam that successfully duped around 56,000 Americans out of $117m. The fraudulent schemes also included scams conducted on auction sites including... [24 May 2001]
Fighting Fraud: eBay scam highlights online risks
Comment And there is nothing to stop suspected criminals from trying their luck again with other auction sites. But does the auction site really know if all six million items traded daily through its site are... [18 Apr 2001]
