Well, just when you thought you had seen every scam out there?!?  Imagine my surprise when after opening an email in my personal email account, I see a question from another ebay member.  I clicked on respond and of course it took me to my log in screen where I logged in.  I responded to the question without even thinking and a few days later get an email from ebay that my account had been comprimised.  In a panic I called ebay to ask what had happened and it seems that there are wonderful people out there who have programs that can actually record your key strokes to record your passwords and gain access to your account.  Thank goodness that ebay is on the look out for things like this! 

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I GET 2 AND 3 A DAY OF...

Dear Sirs,
Do you want to enter into business and do you want to bcome a
millionair?
if you want to please contract with me soon !
As a strength impor&expor company in China even in the world ,we have
sevral years experience cooperate with the others Brand New and Authentic in original manufacturers
packaging and
carry original manufacturers warranties and papers.so they are welcomed by the
people all over the world and sell well,
If you are interested me please email me as soon as possible.no
matter where you areand established the
excellent and stable business .
With the view to the further development , we want to add to more and
more parteners all over the world .
All goods are we will deliver the goods to you !
MSN :electronicsmaster@188.com
E-mail :electronicsmaster@188.com

NOW MIND YOU, THESE COME TO MY EMAIL, NOT EBAY MESSAGES.  BE CAREFUL!!

My main message is this.  Go to "my messages" on the ebay website if you are going to respond to any!  If it is real, then it will be there.  Dont let yourself be a victim of identity theft or fraud.  These crooks can make an email look just like the real thing and wreak havoc on you and your life.

I hope that you found this helpful, if so, please check the yes box below!

Happy Bidding,

Jim  }:0]-

P.S.  If you have anything to add, or any personal experiences you would like to share, please message me and I will post them here!  We should all be on the lookout for scams and thieves to make ebay a better place for us all!