eBay Pulse Scam kekoa64 mysterygiant jjfjq
A new video how to scam eBay pulse was just recently published on gurucreation.com. It shows blow by blow action how some eBay members gamed the eBay pulse by using a bot software to create thousands of fake eBay user ID’s and placing watches on their items ( they all sell those get-rich-quick on eBay ebooks )
This blogger watcheditem.com shows step by step how the pulse scam works.
One interesting thing: Kekoa64 - one of the eBay sellers being credited by using this fraudulent sofware, claims in his Press Release, that eBay has purchased his blog, website etc… for an undisclosed amount so it can teach other eBay sellers how to be successfull on eBay. Here is a quote from that press release:
Friday, April 4, 2008
Kekoa64.com bought out by eBay Inc.
HONOLULU, HI (PR Newswire) - EBAY INC. based in San Jose, Calif., has acquired Kekoa64.com and eBay user id Kekoa64. “Kekoa64 - Internet Entrepreneur, eBay PowerSeller” (http://www.kekoa64.com).
Starting May 1st, eBay, and its affiliates, will use the site as a promotional tool. “We are excited at the amazing opportunity to work with Kekoa” says Dennis Breckford, Senior VP of Marketing at eBay, “we look forward to seeing how his ideas can take us to the next level”.
The company plans on a complete redesign of the site and blog. eBay also plans to keep his existing product line, as well as develop new products with him. Kekoa will remain the creative force behind the products and promotions, however, eBay will incorporate their own products in to the marketing mix.
“When eBay first contacted me about the opportunity, I thought it was a hoax, one of those phishing emails” says Kekoa Chung, 24, Kailua, HI. “The funny thing is, I was actually suspended (from eBay) at the time, and I thought it was a bit ironic that they wanted to buy me out. When I learned that it was infact true, I called Dennis and jumped on the idea.”
eBay Inc. plans on acquiring more PowerSellers like Kekoa to promote it’s website to more targeted niches. “This is the first of many more acquisitions to come” says Breckford.
Breckford will not discuss the amount Kekoa64.com was purchased for, but says that he will “not have to work another day in his life”.
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Update 4-27-2008
Hey, I just read the rest of the page and see the kekoa64.com blog press release is fake: there is a P.S.
under the picture
“Stay tuned to see what will happens next….
P.S. I didn’t have the time to get you guys on the first, so Aperow Fulls! :)”
Update 5-20-2008
It appears that all three eBay pulse scammers have been NARU’d by eBay: