Comments on: How to secure your eBay account http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: Make Friends, Earn Money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5636 Make Friends, Earn Money Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:19 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5636 these are excellent pointers and I'm just so sorry that someone breached your account security. The internet is great but it does also have the draw back that it makes fraud more difficult to detect when it occurs. Last year someone used my credit card to make a $400 purchase. They had intercepted my details via a transaction I made on Amazon. But I got it refunded. It's just so fustrating. these are excellent pointers and I’m just so sorry that someone breached your account security. The internet is great but it does also have the draw back that it makes fraud more difficult to detect when it occurs. Last year someone used my credit card to make a $400 purchase. They had intercepted my details via a transaction I made on Amazon. But I got it refunded. It’s just so fustrating.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5629 Laurie Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:27:15 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5629 Had the same thing happen to me 18 months ago (and I also am sure that it wasn't from phishing - someone out there has figured out how to crack e-bay accounts). Only the person (somewhere in Asia) was supposedly selling expensive handbags. Interestingly, after Amazon fixed the problem, the same thing happened again about 6 hours later. Turned out that the person was STILL logged into the account when the E-bay rep was removing stuff, so they waited and then relisted the stuff and changed my password again. It was a total nightmare. The worst part? They only changed my pay to information, but not the e-mail so I had hordes of angry women e-mailing me for weeks about their handbags. Good luck! Had the same thing happen to me 18 months ago (and I also am sure that it wasn’t from phishing – someone out there has figured out how to crack e-bay accounts). Only the person (somewhere in Asia) was supposedly selling expensive handbags.

Interestingly, after Amazon fixed the problem, the same thing happened again about 6 hours later. Turned out that the person was STILL logged into the account when the E-bay rep was removing stuff, so they waited and then relisted the stuff and changed my password again.

It was a total nightmare. The worst part? They only changed my pay to information, but not the e-mail so I had hordes of angry women e-mailing me for weeks about their handbags.

Good luck!

]]> By: "Mo" Money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5633 "Mo" Money Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:22:46 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5633 I had a similar issue with my ebay account, someone was selling a product using my ebay name. When I get these emails, I forward them to spoof@ebay.com. Thanks for the great post. I had a similar issue with my ebay account, someone was selling a product using my ebay name. When I get these emails, I forward them to spoof@ebay.com. Thanks for the great post.

]]> By: Momma http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5632 Momma Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:24:17 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5632 Wes had his ebay account hijacked this week too, except that the culprite was buying things and having them shipped internationally to a 3rd world country. They bid on 180 items! He didn't know until he started getting emails confirming the bids and wins. None of his payment information was stored in any account, so they were obviously paying with their own (likely stolen) credit cards. They've gotten it all cleared up, but with him working in Internet Security for as many years as he has, it still caught us by surprise. It wasn't a phishing attack that helped them crack his account. Wes had his ebay account hijacked this week too, except that the culprite was buying things and having them shipped internationally to a 3rd world country. They bid on 180 items! He didn’t know until he started getting emails confirming the bids and wins. None of his payment information was stored in any account, so they were obviously paying with their own (likely stolen) credit cards. They’ve gotten it all cleared up, but with him working in Internet Security for as many years as he has, it still caught us by surprise. It wasn’t a phishing attack that helped them crack his account.

]]> By: Frugal Dad http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5631 Frugal Dad Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:58:09 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5631 I fell for a phishing expedition once and the perp changed my password, all my personal contact info, and listed a Hummer for sale from my account within a matter of minutes. Of course eBay delisted the Hummer and set things back to normal, but it was a good lesson in not clicking links from emails purportedly from eBay! I fell for a phishing expedition once and the perp changed my password, all my personal contact info, and listed a Hummer for sale from my account within a matter of minutes. Of course eBay delisted the Hummer and set things back to normal, but it was a good lesson in not clicking links from emails purportedly from eBay!

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5630 No Debt Plan Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:36:09 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5630 That sucks. I recently had this happen with my Gmail -- and I have 1400 messages stored with them! Ack! That sucks. I recently had this happen with my Gmail — and I have 1400 messages stored with them! Ack!

]]> By: Lynnae http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5634 Lynnae Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:34:33 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5634 I use Password Safe, which works pretty well for passwords too. What cracks me up is that I always get phishing emails sent to an email address that isn't even affiliated with my ebay account. Not sure how that happened. Glad ebay was helpful. I use Password Safe, which works pretty well for passwords too.

What cracks me up is that I always get phishing emails sent to an email address that isn’t even affiliated with my ebay account. Not sure how that happened.

Glad ebay was helpful.

]]> By: CindyS http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/comment-page-1/#comment-5635 CindyS Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:13:20 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/23/how-to-secure-your-ebay-account/#comment-5635 Scary stuff. I had my Yahoo account cracked when I was hosting with them. They were less than helpful, a lot less and I ended up having to switch hosts. I will have to check out MySecurityVaultPro as I have trouble remembering the passwords especially if I don't log into the account daily. What a pain! Scary stuff. I had my Yahoo account cracked when I was hosting with them. They were less than helpful, a lot less and I ended up having to switch hosts. I will have to check out MySecurityVaultPro as I have trouble remembering the passwords especially if I don’t log into the account daily. What a pain!

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