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Avoid scam, How to spot an account takeover -Part 1/7
illustrated guide by Avi
This guide will show you step by step how it looks like with real screen images.
This guide accompanies other guides I've publish on this topic:
A. Discover eBay auction scam / account takeover (a 1 part guide)
B. Too good to be True - a real story of a scam (a 6 parts illustrated guide)
C. eBay to compensate for scam report - AN IDEA TO FOLLOW
So, let’s start.
I’m looking for a new Nikon D200 camera body, which is retailed ~US$ 1700.00 and I found an auction that looks as a real bargain.
Let’s review it together.
[1.] First we review the auction page and we discover some odd signs that should start our curiosity to further investigate this auction:
- auction is listed on eBay.com , seller is from Germany and looks respectable, 712 feedbacks 99.7% , but
- auction is listed in GBP (£)
- auction duration is 1 day only.
- it ends soon and price is a real bargain, is it not?
- item location leads to an email outside eBay
NEXT -> GO to PART 2 of this guide
Guide created: 08/25/06 (updated 10/15/09)
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