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ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FOR ALL OF US ON E-BAY, ESPECIALLY ON E-BAY MOTORS IS SCAMMERS AND THEIR ABILITY TO "HACK" OR BREAK SOMEONE'S PASSWORD, AND THEN USE THEIR LEGITIMATE ACCOUNT TO RUN A PHONY SCAM!! AND RECENTLY (IT HAPPENED TO MY AUCTIONS TWICE) THEY HAVE EVEN HACKED INTO PAYPAL ACCOUNTS AND USED ANOTHER PERSONS PAYPAL ACCOUNT TO END AUCTIONS THAT REQUIRE AN "IMMEDIATE PAYMENT!!!!!" THE MAIN REASON SCAMMERS CAN DO THIS IS, THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY "WEAK" PASSWORDS OUT THERE, AND SOME OF US MUST ACCEPT PART OF THE BLAME IF WE THINK THAT "YELLOW" OR "PURPLE" OR SOME OTHER WEAK PASSWORD IS GOING TO STAND UP IN THIS DAY AND AGE, SOONER OR LATER YOU ARE GOING TO GET "HACKED" WITH A PASSWORD LIKE THAT. I RECOMMEND MAKING UP AN EIGHT OR NINE LETTER WORD...LIKE PHRUITKAKE PRECEDE IT WITH YOUR BIRTHDATE SAY 04141955 AND THEN FOLLOW IT WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS BIRTH DATE SO IT WOULD LOOK LIKE 04141955PHRUITKAKE07121956......IT MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT OF DIGITS BUT BELIEVE ME IT WILL NEVER GET BROKEN, AND NEVER USE THE SAME PASSWORD FOR YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT, BUT IF YOU JUST REVERSE THE DATES, YOURS LAST AND THE OTHER FIRST, IT WILL BE EASIER TO REMEMBER. YOU COULD SHORTEN IT BY A FEW DIGITS, BUT REMEMBER, EACH DIGIT YOU ADD INCREASES THE CHANCE OF NOT BEING HACKED CONSIDERABLY! IF EVERY E-BAYER WILL DO THIS, 3RD PARTY ACCOUNT TAKE OVERS WILL BECOME A THING OF THE PAST, AND NEW ACCOUNT SCAMS ARE MUCH EASIER TO SPOT, (0) FEEDBACK, NEW IDENTITY, AND E-BAY USUALLY REMOVES THEM PRETTY FAST. AND OF COURSE, NEVER ANSWER AN E-MAIL THAT SAYS IT IS FROM E-BAY UNLESS YOU LOG IN TO YOUR E-BAY ACCOUNT AND IT IS SHOWN ON YOUR MY E-BAY MESSAGES!! IF IT IS NOT THERE!! DELETE IT, SOMEONE IS JUST TRYING TO CON YOU IN TO GIVING THEM INFORMATION, THE SAME WITH PAYPAL, IF PAYPAL WANTS TO CONTACT YOU, THEY WILL SEND YOU A MESSAGE TO LOG IN TO YOUR REGULAR PAYPAL ACCOUNT, NOT OFF OF SOME "LINK" IN THE E-MAIL, IF IT IS NOT ON YOUR REGULAR PAYPAL PAGE, DELETE IT, THEY EVEN TRY AND SAY: WE JUST SENT JO BLO $400 DOLLARS FOR A WEED WACKER YOU BOUGHT, BUT IF IT IS NOT CORRECT, CLICK THIS LINK AND YOU WILL GET TAKEN TO A PHONY PAYPAL SITE WHO'S ONLY GOAL IS TO GET YOU TO GIVE OUT YOUR PASSWORD, CREDIT CARD NUMBER, ETC. DON'T FALL FOR IT...DELETED IT!! IF YOU ARE WORRIED, LOG IN TO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT DIRECTLY, NOT OFF OF THEIR LINK, AND I GUARRANTY YOU IT WILL NOT BE THERE!! THEN DELELET IT!! I HOPE THIS HELPS! hoffhack
Guide created: 08/08/07 (updated 08/14/08)
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