eBay

cumos55 · ‎02-12-2015

An email was received with an Item ID... asking if I would do free shipping, and they would buy a lot of the items listed.

The ID number was checked on eBay... went to the listing... not mine...

But almost immediately I was given a page where I had the sign-in page... My ID and MY password....were required

This sign-in page looked different ... unfamiliar

It is possible that the listing was put up purposefully and then the sender of the email wanted to get my ID and associated password. with that sign-in page linked to the listing

In this sense one has to be very careful.

I did not respond to the email... and was careful not to use the sign-in page

This sign-in page has popped up elsewhere.... It was always ignored...... as I was already signed onto eBay with my password.

This sign-in page did not look right.....

cumos55 · ‎02-12-2015

Did a search for the ID number.... and that sign-in page immediately appeared again....

The eBay l logo was there.

But my eBay ID was missing......

When I normally sign onto eBay my ID is there..... and I have to add my Password.

Hackers are getting better... One has to be careful....

recped · ‎02-12-2015

It's the redirect that first showed up a few weeks ago.

I also go the same email today, it was very similar to the one from January.

I'm surprised eBay hasn't been able to block the hole that allows the script to get posted in the first place.

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cumos55 · ‎02-12-2015

The email had no link.

I took the ID number and looked it up using the Advanced option ... upper right corner beside the Search TAB

Got to the listing and within seconds I had the sign-up page in front of me...

decal-fx · ‎02-12-2015

@cumos55 wrote:
The email had no link.

I took the ID number and looked it up using the Advanced option ... upper right corner beside the Search TAB

Got to the listing and within seconds I had the sign-up page in front of me...

That because it is a Redirect script that has been embedded in the html section of the eBay items description. When you go to the real eBay page of the item# you have, the script then runs redirecting you to the new login & page. It all an attempt to harvest your eBay ID & Pasword