Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread Michael Lewis
John DeCarlo sez: > >I would call them and talk to a human. Tell them you think you were the >victim of a phishing attack and to stop activity on your account until you >confirm you can get back in. > >Don't rely on anything else, not email, nothing. > >And ask them to check for activity, you wil

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I am not quite that active, but I have never had Ebay ask me to change my password. Are you a powerseller? If paypal refunded your money ion 24hrs. You have just experienced a modern miracle. Honestly they found out something that made them very suspicious and wanted to distance themselves

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread John DeCarlo
On Jan 28, 2008 12:44 PM, gerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm pretty certain that all the mucking about is being done by ebay. > > after notify, i cannot get into my account with my password. > > my inquires to ebay have indicated they changed the password. > I would call them and talk to a h

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread Tom Piwowar
Nope. They do not do that. You've been phished. Someone probably wanted your reputation because you buy a lot and have built up trust. They will now start buying lots of stuff with bad credit. >I'm pretty certain that all the mucking about is being done by ebay. >after notify, i cannot get into

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread db
In my opinion, ebay is a great thing but the system is complex and in my opinion things get problematic too often. I don't buy there unless I must because too often some aspect or another becomes messily time consuming for me. I have been ripped off once and a few years ago, someone hacked a

[CGUYS] Fwd: Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread chad evans wyatt
Gerald - You are recipient of a phishing exercise. Notify "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and change your password. --- gerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:44:12 -0500 > From: gerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] ebay e

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread Richard P.
If you Google the terms: ebay password change notification it will come up with a scam that sounds similar. You might want to verify directly with EBay that they are in fact the ones requesting your password change. You could maybe find out the reason behind the frequent change requests. Rich

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread gerald
I'm pretty certain that all the mucking about is being done by ebay. after notify, i cannot get into my account with my password. my inquires to ebay have indicated they changed the password. maybe happens with fairly active accounts. i buy (only buy) at least 200 and maybe bid seriously(am fr

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread chad evans wyatt
You are almost certainly a recipient of phishing, notify eBay, and change your password. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs **

Re: [CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
Hmm I don't use ebay all that much but I have never had them ask me to change my password in the 10 or so years I've used them. Did you click a link in that email? You may have been pfished. The other thing looks like a traditional bad seller be glad they caught on. On Jan 28, 2008 10:05 AM, g

[CGUYS] ebay experiences

2008-01-28 Thread gerald
1. my ebay password is very unstable. as long as firefox holds it in memory, it works. if I try to enter it, it does not. 2. ebay sends me a notice about every 3 months stating that i must change my password. 3. i recently made a purchase of "final cut express 4" and got the following mes