New eBay SCAM fraud

[gmcjetpilot]

This is a new one:

Looking at eBay motors, other vehicles, aircraft, when you click on an auction it redirects you to a fake sign in page. If you enter your account info, name and password, you just gave it to a criminal.

Yesterday it was a black L-39 jet trainer for $30,000 buy now. Of course too good to be true, but I wanted to look. I did not fall for it and clicked out of the sign in page. What clued me in was the address line was a fake/fraud address. I went back to the auction to see if it would do the redirect again, but eBay had shut it down. (GOOD)

Today, there is another 3 identical auctions in the aircraft section. This time with a picture of a lady holding roses, with the same redirect fake sign-in scam.

DON'T ever sign-in or give your info out unless it is in the eBay sign-in page and address starts with---- https://signin.ebay.com/

The above scam pages looked like an eBay sign-in page. but if you look at the address it was NOT eBay. JUST BE CAREFULL. If you are being asked to sign-in just looking at an auction. WATCH OUT.

They finally got rid of the re-occurring $300 Garmin 396 fake auctions. Right a $2500 GPS for $300.


It is so sad. There are whole organized crime groups in Eastern Europe, and their main goal is to defraud people over the WWWeb. That is it. They try to steal account and personal info. On my junk e-mail account I get a couple of Nigerian offers a week. Sometimes 3 in one day. So sad and makes me very mad. I HATE CRIMINALS. I have never been scammed, but the first step in avoiding it is knowing I can be scammed anytime.
George

[szicree]

Shoot! I was counting on my Nigerian money to buy a Chelton EFIS.

[Jamie]

If you all want a great laugh, check out this site. Basically it's a bunch of Brits who rope in these Nigerian-type scammers and mess with their heads. Extremely funny way to pass slow times at the office and it makes you feel good that these scum-bags are getting jerked around.

[N395V]

Another version of the scam showing up recently is a letter to your e mail that looks like an e bay message. It is full of nasty threats because you have not delivered an item you sold to them. Which is true because you haven't sold anything recently to anybody. It gets ya all ticked off and when you attempt to respond the web page again asks for username and password. I have gotten 3 of these in the last 2 weeks.

Speaking of a $2300 GPS for $300...... I have given up on e bay avionics most of the good stuff gets into a bidding frenzy and goes for more than new prices.

[rv8ch]

Originally Posted by N395V

I have given up on e bay avionics most of the good stuff gets into a bidding frenzy and goes for more than new prices.

I know what you mean. The only way you can get a good deal on avionics on ebay is if the guy selling enters gamrin 403 instead of garmin 430 in the title, and no one else finds it.

[TerryPancake]

I am selling a sports car and I had a scammer send me a check (to a P.O. Box even) for $8000 more than I wanted for the car. He asked me to send him back the extra 8 bones through Western Union. I took the check to my bank and they called the bank the check was written on (out of Canada) and big surprise it was a written on a fraudulent account. I wrote the scammer, who would not call me or give me his phone # and told him I got drunk drove the car into a lake but as soon as it dried out I would get him the car. He said, "no was not problem, where's my check?" The bank told me I needed to report this to the FBI. To add insult to injury, the FBI said they really didn't care. Oh, well I a pretty check out of it.

[Jkkinz]

Here is another...I received an email the other day from Paypal saying that I needed to update my account info. They gave a highlighted word to redirect me to their site. After checking the redirect, I found that it went to PaypaT not Paypal. I notified Paypal about the email and they said that they would look into it.
WORD TO THE WISE...Don't ever give your financial info to anyone that you don't absolutely feel safe with and never let anyone redirect you to a site to give info.


Jim Kinsey
7A Wings

[Rick6a]

Originally Posted by Jkkinz

Here is another...I received an email the other day from Paypal saying that I needed to update my account info. They gave a highlighted word to redirect me to their site. After checking the redirect, I found that it went to PaypaT not Paypal. I notified Paypal about the email and they said that they would look into it.
WORD TO THE WISE...Don't ever give your financial info to anyone that you don't absolutely feel safe with and never let anyone redirect you to a site to give info.


Jim Kinsey
7A Wings

That is one of the oldest tricks in the book. By clicking on the link, these guys will quickly change your password denying you access to your own account, and then proceed to pick you clean before you have a chance to straighten things out. NEVER EVER open a link directed by an e-mail. Called "Phishing", I've received DOZENS of fraudulent e-mails by bogus Paypal, and eBay sites threatening all manner of sanctions. The sites look authentic in almost every way. Usually the most obvious tip-off is when they address you as "Dear Paypal Member" or Dear eBay Member". Official e-mails will always refer to you by name and NEVER ask you to click on a link. There are other things to look for in suspicious e-mails and for your own protection, I'd advise you to look into them. I simply forward such e-mails to the fraud departments of the noted sites and usually within 24 hours receive an e-mail confirmation of the fraudulent nature of the mail.
On a related matter, though far less deadly, I have received several highly questionable e-mails lately with no subject line and an attachment seemingly coming from the Matronics RV list. I guess I alienated the wrong guy who means to send me a gift that keeps on giving!

Rick Galati RV-6A "Darla"

[TerryPancake]

Rick, that is a good point about Phishing. The I use the "new" Microsoft IE 7 has Phishing Philter, I mean filter. I really don't know if it works. I try to stay pretty savey on the spooffing. You have to stay one step ahead.

[Highflight]

Interestingly enough, the L-39 "Buy it now" bogus auction is still up on Ebay as of 11:15am Central time. You click to look at it and it goes to a signin screen that is totally phony.

Fun stuff.