[RTTY] Ebay question

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>--- k4fj at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I have used Ebay only a few times and don't really like it.
>>
>> The problem is that I am receiving stuff from aw-confirm at ebay.com saying that
>> I bid and didn't pay, dah dit dah dit dah.......
>>
>> I presume this is spam and treat it as so.? But, I am sick of getting the
>> crap.
>
>It's spam, but it's NOT coming from eBay.  It's coming from spammers who fake
>the messages to *look* like they are coming from eBay.  These are no different
>than the messages from various banks who have upgraded their security systems.
>They are meant to trick you into supplying private information.
>
>There's not much you can do except to ignore them.
>

All genuine messages from eBay will contain your user name, which is 
confidential between yourself and eBay. However, that can only be a 
first layer of security, because too many eBay names are not secure... 
for example, amateur callsigns.

As a second layer of security, the only genuine messages from eBay that 
you *need* to respond to will be about an ongoing or recent transaction.

As a third layer of security, don't even respond to genuine e-mails from 
eBay. Instead, go to the website and log in. If the message was genuine, 
you'll find the same message in your 'My Ebay' area, where you can 
respond to it under https security.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK