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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 buy on... [07 Oct 2003]
eBay traders targeted by email scam
News Over the past week, users of eBay's online payments service have been receiving emails masquerading as official PayPal alerts. Tricks involving bogus email posing as legitimate messages from eBay and... [10 Mar 2003]
Fighting Fraud: eBay scam highlights online risks
Comment A bogus eBay dealer has been suspended after offering antique coins, raking in thousands of dollars, and then failing to deliver anything to eager collectors.eBay quickly washed its hands of the incident... [18 Apr 2001]
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]
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 Thousands of domain names with the word 'ebay' have been registered, and web-savvy scam artists can dress up a web address to look like it resolves to 'ebay.com'. In Fraser's case, that... [22 Nov 2002]
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]
IE "phishing" fix lockout causes more complaints
News The software giant made the change to stop scam artists from constructing URLs that appeared to link to a legitimate website but actually directed people to a fraudulent site. The fake site will typically ask for a... [05 Feb 2004]
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]
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]
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]
FBI hunting eBay figurine seller
News Up to 74 alleged victims of the scam had contacted the FBI saying they received no goods in return for their money. An eBay trader who collected over $160,000 for undelivered ceramic figurines is wanted... [05 Mar 2002]
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]
Yahoo! cracks down on eBay phishers
News Blocking the scam emails before they hit in-boxes should cut down on the problem. is upgrading its Mail system with DomainKeys technology, to block phishing spam and other fraudulent emails that look like they come from... [04 Oct 2007]
PayPal tackles phishing trap
News PayPal has fixed a flaw in its website to block a sophisticated scam designed to obtain sensitive data from members, the payment service said on Friday. The company has no information on how many people may have fallen... [19 Jun 2006]
