eBay hackage

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Today, 35 items appeared for sale under my eBay account. Needless to say, I did not put them up for sale. An inquiry to eBay has removed the items and all charges. They said that my account had been breached by a third party. I find that hard to believe given my password, but anyway.

So here's my question: Why? What good does it do anyone to list items for sale under my account? I don't have the items, and any money would come to me anyway. If they wanted to take over my account, why didn't they change the password?

~~ Paul

[DoubtingStephen]

Perhaps nobody did hack your eBay account at all. Perhaps a database error caused some other persons' items to appear under your account, and eBay used a convenient excuse to deny responsibility.

[CFLarsen]

Havoc.

[El Greco]

The items are stolen and somebody wants to incriminate you.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

How could they incriminate me when I don't have the items?

The eBay rep said that people do this, then arrange to receive payment through some other route. Why someone would pay any other way I cannot imagine.

~~ Paul

[El Greco]

How could they incriminate me when I don't have the items?

Ha! That's what you say, boy! You'll come with us and in few hours you'll be singing like a bird. We'll find out where you've hidden the stuff.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

I've changed my email password and my eBay password. They tossed the listed items. I seem to be back in order.

~~ Paul

[Ed]

I've changed my email password and my eBay password. They tossed the listed items. I seem to be back in order.

~~ Paul

You can run but you can't hide. To Gitmo with you my son.

Clever. Steal things, list them to create a market then deny responsibility, change your password and all and sit there innocent as you please. Wellllllll ... we've seen it all before. So, you going to tell us where the 12 gross of "Big Paul's Penis X-Tenders (tm)" are or do we have to get rough?

[NoZed Avenger]

So, you going to tell us where the 12 gross of "Big Paul's Penis X-Tenders (tm)" are or do we have to get rough?


Um. Is that a threat or merely foreplay?

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

I do not sell my patented Penis X(treme)-tenders on eBay. I sell them down on the street corner out of a huge floor-length coat I have.

~~ Paul

[Melendwyr]

There's also the possibility that some people are looking to bypass the reputation system, and list their wares under the name of someone with a sterling reputation.

Of course, that's assuming Mr. Anagnostopoulos has a sterling reputation in the first place...

[thrombus29]

So here's my question: Why? What good does it do anyone to list items for sale under my account? I don't have the items, and any money would come to me anyway. If they wanted to take over my account, why didn't they change the password?

~~ Paul[/QUOTE]

Not if they told the winners of the auction to send a check, or money order or made up a story about sending the money to a different pay-pal address.

If they rake in 1 person out of 25 they are still ahead of the game.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

My eBay reputation is as sterling as they come. :D

But how do these scammers intercept all the email back and forth between me, the buyers, and eBay? For example, how do they know who won an item?

~~ Paul

[thrombus29]

maybe they have your E-mail account also.

[Ed]

My eBay reputation is as sterling as they come. :D

But how do these scammers intercept all the email back and forth between me, the buyers, and eBay? For example, how do they know who won an item?

~~ Paul

They don't.

It just becomes clearer and clearer that the only person, sir, who could benefit from this alledged "scam" is none other than YOU!! All of this, the destruction of your good name, the suborning of your lovely wife, your Mom and Dad, all done to make an illicit profit on Penis X-Tenders (tm).

Have you not a shred of shame.:(

It become clear too what your role was in the terrible medical episode that afflicted James Randi. He found out about your little scheme, didn't he? He found out and you, sir, broke his heart necessitating heroic medical action.

Get out of my sight.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Oh Ed, forgive me, for I have sinned.

~~ Paul

[Ed]

Post #8: Ed smells and correctly identifies a rat.
Post #15: Ed, thru his brilliant x-examination skills unmasks the X-Tender bandit!
Post #16: Full confession, reconcilliation w/ Jesus, resumption of legitimate Penis X-Tender sales to a greatful market.

A job well done.

[kevin]

I do not sell my patented Penis X(treme)-tenders on eBay. I sell them down on the street corner out of a huge floor-length coat I have.

~~ Paul

So is the floor-length coat a testament to the power of said X-tenders?

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

No, that testament is the pair of zoot-suit pants that I also wear.

~~ Paul

[ihaunter]

maybe they have your E-mail account also.

This actually happened to a friend of mine. Someone gained access to his e-mail account and set it to forward all messages to them. They then set up a bunch of ebay auctions using his good reputation. With control of e-mail, he could control where the money was sent. not send any items, and have pure profit. He caught it only because he checks his ebay sales regularly.

[Soapy Sam]

He'd have got away with it , if it hadn't been for that pesky Ed!

[Ed]

He'd have got away with it , if it hadn't been for that pesky Ed!

All in a day's work, Sir. Now, move along please.

[ChristineR]

If there was something in the auctions that led buyers to send money to some other address, I can see this working. These guys probably sniff e-bay traffic 24/7 looking for passwords and set up hundreds, if not thousands, of these auctions.

If somebody had your password, couldn't he redirect your e-bay correspondence to his own e-mail account?

[rnsmckin]

Someone did just that to my ebay account--they bid on an item under my username, won the auction, and even used my paypal to pay for the item, and I never knew, received no emails, etc. ...until I received my checking statement. Now, Paypal is looking into it, I can't get into Ebay, and some guy in Puerto Rico has $103 of my money. I'm just glad he was happy with $103--seems like alot of effort for such a small pay off. Thank goodness for dumb criminals.