"Pogonip" wrote in message
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Kris Baker wrote:
"Pogonip" wrote in message
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Kris Baker wrote:


According to eBay, the credit card numbers that were posted
did NOT correspond to the credit cards on file on either eBay
or PayPal. That doesn't mean that they weren't a user's
regular cards, only that the data was likely accumulated phish
attempts. That's why they are *calling* members.

They've called, and the credit card numbers were completely phony. Made
up numbers, not belonging to anyone. The contact information was gotten
when these accounts were taken over through phish. The best site
security in the world isn't going to prevent people from responding to
phish if they are gullible.

http://www.ebaychatter.com/
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Joanne


That makes more sense than anything, because if those had been "good" CC
numbers, why post them on eBay's boards when you could use them to buy
stuff?

But read AuctionBytes accusations:
http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m09/i26/s01
When members posted the names of accounts involved, and eBay removed the
AboutMe page, AuctionBytes accuses eBay of "sweeping it under the rug".

IMO, AuctionBytes does nothing but feed paranoia.

Kris
Ina Steiner wants to build readership. So, it's to her benefit to raise
fears/interest in anything she reports on. My opinion is that this hit
eBay in the middle of the night, when very few people are available, and
those are probably sleeping peacefully. It takes time to get someone who
can make a decision, and I've seen complaints that the posts were left up
too long as well as complaints that the posts (and About Me pages) were
hidden. Can't have it both ways.

"Vlad" looks like a good suspect. He's taken a fragment of fact and
constructed a story around it before, and it looks like this is the same
pattern. Some people just live to get vicarious thrills.

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Joanne

I don't know when it hit, but you're probably right. Trolls usually
strike on Friday evenings, even here. That's the number 1 sign
that odd question should be avoided

I wonder if these scary-silly eBay posts hit on a Friday night?

Yup. Vlad is a money-maker for lots of people. He must be
kept alive. Like gojody, there's always a reason someone
doesn't mind spending half their life looking useless.

Kris