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SCAM John Deere, Kubota, Horse Trailer & Ski Jet

by: kjswtn( 2473Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Top 100 Reviewer
241 out of 279 people found this guide helpful.
Guide viewed: 30075 times Tags: John Deere | Kubota | horse trailers | boats | Holland Tractors


I have been reading the guides regarding the above named scams. This is what I have done: I do a search on these items daily, sorting the list by Newly Listed. The scams are not hard to spot. I report every single item they have listed with the offer to sell it through their email address. (you can report up to 10 at a time) This is not only strictly against eBay policy, it is a dangerous game for any unaware buyer. They pull their scams by listing for 1 day only, hoping to not get caught before eBay catches up with them. However, eBay has been really responsive to these reports, and pulls their items almost immediately. Everyone that can, should do the same. Also note that User ID is Private.  BEWARE of anything that looks like a real steal; the stealers are on the other end of the line.

Update:

So you think you can't have your account hijacked because you are very careful. . .Doing a simple search on John Deere, Kubota, horse trailer or boats, and sorting them by the Newly Listed, I have found over 400 hijacked accounts in about 6 days work. These hijacked accounts had thousands of scam listings. Here's one you should be VERY careful to watch out for: when opening up to view one of these scam listings, a new eBay log in window appeared, as if I had lost my connection to eBay. BEWARE - it looks EXACTLY like the eBay log in window. BE SURE that it says https://signin.ebay.com (with the 's' in the https:/ on your address bar at the top before entering your ID and password. Otherwise, you will be giving up your account also. This one showed up as cpi.signin.ebay.com which directs your log in information to another website.

The other real popular one is an email from PayPal stating that you have purchased something, and if this was unauthorized click here and enter your data for a full refund. This looks exactly like a PayPal email. IT IS NOT. Do not click on anything; just FORWARD these emails to the spoof address given for eBay and for PayPal, then delete the email. EBay is a wonderful domain which has greatly benefited us all, but we need to proceed with great caution and care.

Also the email seeming to be from PayPal that says you have had some unusual activity in your account, and that your account has been limited. DO NOT click on the address in the email. IT IS A SCAM. Forward this email to spoof @paypal then delete it.

 


Guide ID: 10000000001229610Guide created: 06/22/06 (updated 01/11/09)

 
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