Email address in listing text forbiden on eBay
eBay scammers who hijack legitimate seller accounts use a disposable email address at a free email provider to lure eBay shoppers into off eBay transaction. eBay has announced that for safety reasons email addresses will no longer be allowed in eBay listing descriptions starting in September 2008. That’s a step in the right direction! After all, each eBay listing has contact the seller button that is built by eBay into the listing format so showing email address is redundant and unsafe. I am not sure how eBay will tackle a listing like this, where the scammer creates a large JPG or GIF image and places the text as well as email address onto this image and makes that image part of the auction.
This image comes from fake scam auction for Canon 600mm f 4 is L,Canon 300mm f 2.8 is L, … hopefully by the time you read this article, the eBay auction has been canceled so we have saved a screenshot of this fake eBay auction on a hijacked eBay seller account on our server.
If you look at our hijacked eBay sellers section, you will find screenshots of hundreds fake auctions on hijacked eBay seller accounts, they all have one thing in common: very prominent free email address in the listing urging the unsuspecting buyer to contact the ’seller’ at that free email address.
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BYXFXEUSMSCNDYHUFDZHKFCLFPMRILFIPFQGDN WHAT IS THIS I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WANT IT STOPPED NOW PLEASE CONTACT ME
Comment by Tobias Hawkins — August 31, 2008 @ 11:19 pm
I just go the same email sent to me that is listed above the dates are the only thing that changed said I purchased on 15 September and collection filed on me for non payment on 3 October. I just sent the thing to ebay and told them do nothing against me, and go after this disgusting person, and have them jailed!
Comment by Pat Pittman — October 8, 2008 @ 6:15 am
somebody e-mails me this garbage about my e-bay account that I never had and does not give any responce information. Do you know what can be done.
Rimma
Comment by rimma volodarsky — October 8, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
WHAT IS THIS I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOT A FREQUENT EBAY CUSTOMER AND HAVE NOT BID OR ORDERED ANYTHING FROM ANYONE OR COMPANY ON EBAY. I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND THIS SITUATION STOPPED.
Comment by PAULA ANDERSON — October 11, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
CLARIFICATION: I RECEIVED SAME EMAIL ORIGINATED FROM EBAY AND HAVE NOT ORDERED OR BID ON ANYTHING. I DO NOT EVEN COLLECT THIS STUFF.
Comment by PAULA ANDERSON — October 11, 2008 @ 3:48 pm