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Scammers And eBay :

Protect Yourself from Fraud Attempts by Email:-

What is a Spoof Email, and how do I recognize one?

I Received a Spoof Email, WHAT DO I DO NOW?

Examples of email scammer messages – learn to recognize them

Other eBay Scams – ship to Africa, the eBay warehouse, etc.

Is there something I can do to avoid being fooled in the future?

a few happy stories

a few sad stories

Spoof (Criminal Theft Attempt) Email Messages :

The current internet email system allows a message to be sent with forged return addresses. In addition, links within HTML formatted messages can also be disguised.

The scammer takes advantage of the combination of these two abilities to send you the “spoof” message. A spoof message is a message with a forged return address (thus appearing to come from eBay) containing a link that has been disguised (thus appearing to be legitimate).

Generally, each message starts out claiming you have some sort of problem (or occasionally, a REALLY good offer, contest win or urgent question) that must be acted upon quickly. The message usually says that you need to ‘update’, ‘prove’ or ‘validate’ your account information. It might threaten some dire consequence if you don’t respond.

There can be some indications that these are not really from eBay or PayPal, such as poor spelling, grammatical errors, salutations and ridiculous claims. But, you can ALWAYS know they are fake because they ask you to click a link (or a clickable button, like RESPOND NOW) in the message to resolve the problem. This is your first clue that it is FAKE. The scammers will eventually learn to perfect their message content, but they must still convince you to click that link (or button).

If the message purports to be from eBay, a duplicate copy will be in the MY MESSAGES section of your MY EBAY. Always check there before even considering taking any action. If it is not in your MY MESSAGES, this is another clue that it is FAKE.

If you do click the link in a FAKE message (not recommended) it will take you to a very real-looking screen with genuine logos and apparently real links, where personal information will be solicited. DO NOT not fall victim to their fraudulent attempt to obtain your personal information in this manner.

I received a spoof email, WHAT DO I DO?

—If you clicked the link or otherwise disclosed information….

• Since that disclosure of personal information has put you at risk of becoming a victim of identity theft, you should immediately go to the Federal Trade Commission’s identity theft website, and follow the directions there for reporting information to credit bureaus, credit-card companies, and law enforcement.

• ALSO file an online complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (a joint project of the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center).

• Also, change passwords as described just below.

—If you clicked the link (because just clicking can acquire keylogging software or viruses)…

• change your password – AND – change your secret question and answer

• run a full virus scan of your computer, using updated software, removing all threats

• run a full adware/spyware scan of your computer, using updated software, removing all threats

• reboot your computer

• change your password again – AND – change your secret question and answer again

—If you did NOT click the link…

• do not respond to the email.

—And in ALL cases above…forward copies of the e-mail or file a complaint with all of the following places. They work to shut down these criminals.

• spoof@ebay.com — eBay, or spoof@paypal.com — PayPal.

• – file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission: file a complaint

• reportphishing@antiphishing.org — Anti-Phishing Working Group, or report phishing AND

• scams@fraudwatchinternational.com — the Fraud Watch International Investigation Team.

Is there something I can do to avoid being fooled in the future?

• eBay has started adding a duplicate COPY of mail they send to you in your MY MESSAGES section of your MY EBAY. Always look there to see if a copy of the email you received is there.

• NEVER use the within a message you received in your regular email account.

• Read how to turn off HTML messages from eBay to help you distinguish between genuine eBay messages and scammer messages.

• eBay recommends that you use their TOOLBAR.

Spoof Email Message Excerpts :

The messages below are taken from actual messages received that appear to be from a legitimate source but are actually an attempt to get you to GIVE AWAY your personal information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, bank account details, etc.

Use the rest of this page to view some of the ways criminals are attempting to steal your personal information. You may want to use the search feature, as my collection has grown quite large. Learn to recognize the many ploys they are using. Perhaps then the light will go on, and you will save yourself a LOT of hassle and perhaps a lot money, too.

If you find one significantly different than any of these, post it on the Trust & Safety board, I will see it and perhaps add it to this collection. Many thanks to those of you that have done this.

My collection of phishing messages…

• I first saw the following (Jun-2006)”Please confirm me if this is a same item with the item listed on [spoof link deleted]“. This was sent as an Ask Seller a Question. Tricky b@$trd$.

• “notebooksauction (3804) has filed a request to mutually withdraw feedback for the transaction shown below. eBay allows members to withdraw feedback for a transaction if they both agree it is no longer appropriate. … If you agree, please fill out the feedback withdrawal form [spoof link deleted]. Please note: To withdraw feedback, you must complete the online form within 24 hours from the end of the listing or within 1 day of the date the feedback was left, whichever is longer.

• “Our taxes for sending and receiving money were recalculated.PayPal must repay 4823 members including you the amount of 148.92$ .You will receive this amount of money when you will first send or receive money through PayPal. Please confirm your account,this way,the process will be considered valid.Click the link below [spoof link deleted] and enter your information on the following page to confirm your account.”

• “Hey are you going to buy the item from the auction that you won, why don’t you answer to my emails, if you don’t Respond Now I will contact ebay safe harbor and I will report you ! I am not a fool !” (They want you to click a FAKE “Respond Now” button)

• “I’m still waiting the package to arrive. What happened? Please mailme ASAP or I will report you to ebay.” (They want you to click a FAKE “Respond Now” button)

• “We are proud to announce you that you have won a 0 free shopping gift card from ebay Inc. You will receive the gift card in your email address in 3 days from the confirmation date. To receive this gift card we have to check your identification information with the security number listed below. To do this please click here [spoof link deleted].

• “You’ve been on a super sales streak and since you’ve done so well, it’s time to recognize you for your efforts. You are PowerSeller Silver! Congratulations! joining the eBay Silver PowerSeller Program. Come and join us. When you join the PowerSeller program, you’ll be able to receive more of the support you’ll need for continued success. So, why wait? Join now! [spoof link deleted]” (This particular scam message was extra funny because it was mailed to a seven day old account with only a single feedback, and that was from buying.)

• “Due to recent auction fraud, we have issued the following security requirements. It has come to our attion that 95% of all fraudulent auctions are caused by members using stolen credit cards to purchase or sell non existant items. Thus we require our members to add a Debit/Check card to their billing records as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. Your Debit/Check card will only be used to identify you and bill any open seller fees incase your initial credit card gets declined. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew your records you will not run into any future problems with the eBay® service. However, failure to confirm your records will result in your account suspension. Once you have updated your account records your eBay® auction service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. To update your billing records please login to your account by clicking here [spoof link deleted].” (Good thing this is a fake, I don’t even have a Debit/Check card.)

• “We regret to inform you that your eBay registration could be suspended for an indefinite amount of time due to the violation of our site policy below: * Shill Bidding, deliberate – The deliberate use of secondary User IDs or other eBay members to artificially raise the level of bidding and/or price of an item Please remember that family members or housemates should not be bidding on each other’s auctions. Click below to resolve any dispute: [spoof link deleted]Regards, eBay International AG” (eBay suspends shill bidders, they don’t invite them to click links.)

• “Thank you for being an important part of our community. As a sign of respect and recognition a little gift from all of us here at eBay. .00 USD – How to redeem your Gift Certificate: Log on to [spoof link deleted]. You must log in using the link provided in 3 days from receiving this message. Once you have logged in the amount will automatically credited to your account. Please allow up to 5 days for the amount to show off in your account balance.” (This way we, the scammers, will have 5 days to run amok with your personal info.)

• “Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with eBay User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. … To restore your account you must verify your eBay records ,click on the following link: [spoof link deleted] We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account or may result in eventual account closure.” (To ensure your account has not been compromised, they plan to compromise your account!)

• “Dear eBay Community Member, The bid that you entered for the item (1234567890) has been cancelled. You can view the reason provided for the cancellation by selecting the link bellow. [spoof link deleted].” (You did not bid on that item, I guarantee it.)

• “We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the eBay community. As we state in the User Agreement, Section 8, we may immediately issue a warning, suspend, or terminate your membership … If you feel you have been suspended in error or want to appeal this decision by providing additional information, please click here: [spoof link removed]” (Hmmm, these used to quote Section 9.)

• “This is your final warning about the safety of your eBay account. If you do not update your billing informations your access on eBay will be restricted and the user deleted. This might be due to either following reasons (bunch of legitimate sounding reasons) Your credit card on file with eBay Card number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-4322 (Not shown for security purposes) Expiration date: 11/05. Please sign in to your eBay account and update your billing information: [spoof link deleted] If your account information is not updated, your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted. (If your account information is updated, expect the unexpected, like being “deleted”.)

• “Hello, My mother purchased one item from you and recommended you as a seller I can really trust. I’d like to place an order with you but I’m wondering if you accept personal checks (no problem if I have to wait till it’s cleared).I also would like item to be shipped via USPS.What are the terms of shipping? Thank you for your answer!” (The spoof link is the “Respond Now” button, so watch out!)

• “We are glad to inform you that our department have chosen you to participate in our eBay Gold Member(tm) beta testing program. From now on you as a Gold Member can benefit from this exciting features: 50% slashed eBay fees on Selling, Gold Member’s community to share expierence in buying and selling on eBay (and lots more incentives deleted here for brevity). Ready to benefit? Just click [spoof link deleted] to activate your Gold Membership today.” (eBay is RAISING fees, not slashing them – get real!)

• “I have paid for that item. When it will be shipped ?? To view the item, go to: [spoof link deleted] Thank you, [(fake) biddername deleted]” (The link, when clicked, installs a very invasive keystroke virus – DO NOT CLICK the link AT ALL. Thoroughly invesitgate the item number and bidder name before responding to any similar messages.)

• “eBay NewYears User Agreement Update. It’s that time of year again! With 2005 only days away, we have updated the eBay user agreement. As a result of the update, your account will be restricted until you have followed the link below [spoof link deleted] and reconfirmed your contractual agreement with eBay. We apologize for any inconvience as a result of the update, but as a large e-commerce entity we are required to receive an updated agreement at the beginning of each year.” (I resolve not to click links in emails.)

• “You are the blessed winner PowerBook G4/1.5GHz SuperDrive 17″ tow-bit ,800.00. behind the brawing out of date January-05-2005 . All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 6,383,546 individual email addresses.Verification information appointment and address shipping please appeal to next link [spoof link deleted].” (Who’d want a ‘tow-bit’ computer anyway?)

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As an eBay seller you can build your seller site around the items you are selling faster and with greater success by using the eBay tools and resources available to you. They can be found on eBay and other auction themed websites.

Using these eBay tools and resources can lead to more eBay sales and greater success as an eBay seller.

eBay Seller Listings

After you have found a product that you want to sell on your eBay auction site search the eBay seller item listings and locate the same and similar items.

Keep track of the items prices on the seller sites that are listed.

Take note on when the auctions began and when they will be ending.

Go back to them many times and check out which of the sites are getting the most sales of the item you also want to sell.

eBay Seller Sites

Take note on the auction sites that get more sales than the others, how they are set up, designed, and their overall look.

You can also compare these seller sites to the other auctions that didn’t do as well as they did.

When you start setting up and designing your own eBay seller site you’ll have alot of other auctions to compare to that have already run or are up and running.

This part of your plan will save you a lot of time and you’ll also get better results.

Compare Prices

Add up the price that you could sell the item for at a profit after paying
your best priced and reliable supplier.

Compare your price to the prices of the other eBay seller sites that had a good amount of sales.

If you can make a profit by coming close to, matching, or beating these prices you have found a good product to sell on your eBay seller site.

eBay Tools

You can find a lot of articles, eBooks, eBay tools, and resources that will show you how to set up an eBay seller site that looks like it was designed by an experienced eBay store owner.
This will increase your eBay sales and success as an eBay seller.

eBay Sales

Start off with a small to medium inventory. After your auction begins you can lower the price just enough as needed to get more sales or raise the price just enough as needed to cover your costs and profits.

There will be more new visitors and customers going to your eBay seller site or eBay store and any improvements you add to the setup and design will increase your eBay sales in your current and future auctions.

After a while if the item sells well, then you can buy more from your supplier than you did on the first order.

Buyer Discounts

You can offer your customers a discount when they buy more than one item from your eBay auction site or sites that are listed in your eBay store.

Your customers will appreciate any discounts that you offer to them. They will feel that they got a good deal from an eBay seller on something that they needed and/or wanted.

eBay Shipping

If two or more items are ordered from your auction site that can be shipped to the customer together in the same box or as part of the same eBay shipping order you can offer a discount on the s/h cost.

Your customers will appreciate it if you use a shipping calculator in your auctions because they will be getting an accurate s/h cost based on their location.

This eBay tool is offered for use in all eBay seller auctions and can be found on the eBay business shipping page.

Auction Details

Put all of the buyer discount, shipping, and other important details in your auction where your customers and visitors can easily find them.

If you have an eBay store with other related auction items you can mention that and you can list some of them with their description and picture towards the bottom of your auction listing.

eBay Seller Plan

A good eBay seller plan will help you find the right products to sell in your eBay auctions.

It will also help you set up and design an effective eBay seller site that will increase your eBay sales.

Follow your eBay seller plan and you will be a successful eBay seller !

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eBay has become a great way to sell all kind of merchandise on the web. A person can start out by selling personal items they wish to get rid of and graduate to selling merchandise that they find or contract for. An eBay business can become a full time business and for some be a very profitable enterprise.

How to get started on eBay

eBay has a website that can be found on the Net that describes exactly what a potential seller on eBay needs to do. There are many other sites that offer to help and or teach you how to be successful on eBay. There is obviously no lack of information and websites that are willing to help you get started.

This information will help any new eBay seller get started and hopefully reduce the learning curve toward success. There are many missteps that can make getting started filled with potential errors. All new enterprises are learning situations and eBay is no exception.

What to sell

There is an alternative to selling your own merchandise on eBay. Drop off eBay stores have become a creative way to enter the eBay business. These stores advertise that they will help sell items for you on eBay. The reason this works is people do not know how to use eBay or they are too busy to try selling anything in this way. The customer with something to sell is willing to pay a fee for help in selling whatever the item is. This has big advantages to the storeowner. They have a constant flow of new items to sell and they do not have to spend any money buying the items they then sell. New inventory keeps buyers coming back to their listings on eBay.

If you do not want to sell other people’s items, you can buy items and sell them for yourself. College auctions of equipment, state and city auctions are excellent sources for merchandise that can be purchased for a song and sold for a decent amount. A fellow I knew bought a palette of Hulk Hogan VCR tapes and sold them all on eBay for each. His cost per tape was about 5 cents each. How he knew he could make money on them is a mystery. It may have been that he could buy them so cheap he figured he could not lose. Stories like this are common for people who go to these auctions. When the equipment that is owned by the military comes up for auction there will be some real bargains. Items like this will be very profitably sold on eBay.

Specialization selling

The success stories on eBay seem to have one common factor for those that sell merchandise. They specialize in a very specific area of items they sell. It could be clothes, toys, diamonds, cutlery, art pieces or any thing you can think of selling. It is possible on eBay to build a reputation for selling things that are always in a similar category. If you want to branch out, there is no reason that you cannot start a new company and list the new products under that name.

If you enjoy a solid eBay reputation, your reputation will help get you business. The reputation is made up from timely service and fair treatment of the customer. The delivered merchandise is what it was claimed to be. All three of these elements are critical to a good eBay reputation.

Learn by reading

There are many books about selling on eBay in a successful way. Reading these books will speed up the learning curve and prevent common mistakes. Some very successful eBay business people have seminars that will enhance what you have read. Websites on the Net are also available for free and at modest prices to learn the ins and outs of eBay. Knowing what to do and how to do it is worth time and money. Emulating pros is not a bad way to learn what to do and how to do it. Ebay pros are willing to give solid advice in books, websites and seminars. There is no better group to learn from in the eBay business.

Finding things to sell

Finding things to sell other than through auctions takes some work. You can locate companies that offer items to sell and you can go to garage sales, pawnshops and thrift shops. You could specialize in estate sale items such as antiques. The smaller the niche is the better you might become at finding great buys that can then be sold on eBay at a better than average profit. When you are an expert in certain areas it is easy to recognize when you are offered a bargain priced item. These can then be turned around and sold on eBay.

Payment for eBay purchases

Many sellers on eBay take credit cards or PayPal for payment. Others will take money orders or bank drafts. Very few will take a personal check, or if they do, shipment is not made until the check clears the bank. PayPal and credit cards are the most popular forms of payment. The reasons are pretty clear. The payment is almost instantaneous and will be good funds. Once the payment is made, the seller has the obligation to deliver the purchased item.

Keeping your record clean and clear

It is difficult to sell anything and not at some time have a dispute with the customer. The secret is to settle the matter as quickly as possible and as fairly as possible. Keep your eBay record clean and the customers will rate you better.

A good eBay rating by customers will lead to more sales. Lack of problems is good; solving the few problems that happen is critical.

Conclusions

An eBay business is easy to start and does not take a lot of money to get up and running. A person could start by selling items they already own and slowly buy and sell other items. If the profits were put back into the business this would help grow the business. A growing eBay business can be sustained over time by having items to sell that people want. Finding these items is the area that will take work to find. Products that are wanted will sell, finding them is the job of the eBay business owner. Think outside of the box and find unique items that are not commonly seen. Find useful and helpful items. These will sell also and help the company turn a profit. The items need to be purchased right so they can be sold at an attractive price and still make a profit.

A person should study the successful eBay companies and what they do to remain successful. These business people have found ways to be successful and their techniques should be studied.

Read everything that eBay puts out for information. Sure some of it will be promotional, but some of it is very helpful. Read and decide for yourself what is true and important. The more you read and study, the better you will be prepared to make good decisions.

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Ch 7, Today tonight report on Ebay and paypal

Our introduction to creating a niche store on Ebay will include the basics, which will be followed by a more in depth look at making money on Ebay..

When you consider”eBay” and “money” in the same phrase you perhaps think of being a eBay seller.

You place product listings in the eBay marketplace, buyers bid, you pay your eBay seller fees and what you have left is your profit margin.

There is, however, another way to create a business which still revolves around eBay but which doesn’t entail you selling a specific item in the eBay marketplace.

This “other way” opportunity is based on the eBay affiliate program and a great tool which makes entry into this opportunity not only likely but also super easy. This tool is called “Create A Niche Store “.

Now if you don’t know – an affiliate program permits you as an individual internet entrepreneur to promote the products of a company in exchange for a commission on all sales that you refer.

You are mostly working as an internet middleman and connecting internet browsers to particular products and companies through your own network of websites and marketing methods.

If we revisit to the eBay affiliate program, eBay actually invites you to promote all of the product listings in the eBay marketplace and in exchange for your efforts it will pay you up to 75% of the revenue they make from each transaction you refer plus up to for each new active eBay member you refer.

What this means is that you can earn up to three quarters of eBay’s revenue plainly for connecting people to the products listed in the eBay marketplace.

Not only do you get to partner with the best branded marketplace in the world, you also get access to and monitor over ALL of the products listed in this marketplace. The eBay product inventory becomes YOUR product inventory and yet you do NOT have to keep inventory products, be involved with customers, manage shipping or handle refunds.

You are no longer regulated to selling only those products which you can buy and sell for a profit margin. You can select ANY niche market and promote those eBay products relevant to your selected niche outside of the eBay marketplace, directling targeted traffic through to eBay and into your own affiliate commissions.

Golf clubs, sewing kits, laptops, dog collars, diamond rings, Florida real estate…

If you know eBay you know how BIG it is – there are NO confines.

At this stage you might be wondering – well this sounds interesting but in reality is there any money in it? Well, here’s the bombshell – eBay’s top affiliates make over 1 million dollars a month. That’s right – 8 figures a year without stocking, selling or shipping a specific thing!

Now eBay does grant some necessary tools to help you thrive as an eBay affiliate and create an affiliate business BUT it has been the development of a tool outside of eBay that has really opened this up as a legitimate business opportunity.

The tool, as I mentioned previous, is called “Build A Niche Store ” and what it permits you to do is create eBay affiliate websites targeted to any eBay niche you want. These act as the avenue through which you direct targeted visitors to eBay.

Here are a pair of examples, one targeting Race Cars and the other Golf gear:

Race Car eBay Affiliate Website

Golf eBay Affiliate Website

As you can see, these are professional looking websites that includes all of those eBay products related to their target niche inside a searchable store front format, each of which automatically encloses your eBay affiliate id.

These stores then automatically revised as new products are listed for sale and old listing expire from the eBay marketplace and the software has built in development features which permit you to produce new store pages, add content to these pages, create content pages, alter your template etc etc.

In the space of about 10 minutes (once you are acquainted with how the software operates) you can produce a fully functional eBay affiliate website targeted to the niche market of your choosing.

Your store content is all search engine friendly which will allow the foundation for drawing targeted traffic from the search engines and you can then use the development features to draw more targeted visitors which will in time mean more eBay affiliate commissions.

It really is a brilliant model and I’ve been hearing great things about the guys behind the project and the member forum which you get time access to when you buy the product.

Create A Niche Store comes with a step by step manual which will walk even the most technically inexperienced through setting up their eBay affiliate website, 9 professional template layouts which can be customized (from inside your admin panel) to attain your target niche, lifetime member forum access, comprehensive product support and perhaps most importantly – an INFINITE domain license which means you can create as many of these niche websites as you want.

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