eBay Customers Targetted by Credit Card Scam

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eBay Customers Targetted by Credit Card Scam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday December 12, 2002 @09:37PM from the pulling-a-fast-one dept.

hether writes "Customers of the auction site eBay have been targeted by a site called ebayupdates.com. The site attempts to steal credit card details from eBay's 55 million customers. The SANS Institute Internet Storm Center issued the warning on this one. Info about the scam can be found on the BBC site, CNN, CNet, vnunet, and more. Funny enough there's no mention of this on the eBay site..."

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ebay scam repayments by Toasty16 · 2002-12-12 21:43 · Score: 5, Funny

I have created a database of people ripped off by these ebay scams. if you think you are one of them, please send your name, address, and credit card number with expiration date to ebayscam@scamalert.com Let's get to the bottom of this scam!
1. Re:ebay scam repayments by Caractacus+Potts · 2002-12-12 21:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You should sell your database on eBay!
What? by bace · 2002-12-12 21:43 · Score: 1, Funny

A scam regarding Ebay, No i refuse to believe it.

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Slashdot Brings Justice to the People! by JayBees · 2002-12-12 21:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Problem: Credit card theft by a scam artist web site.

Solution: /.ing the slimey bastards til their servers cry out for mercy.

Kudos to /. for using their powers for good instead of evil (this time). Hey, someone start submitting stories with links to riaa.org.
1. Re:Slashdot Brings Justice to the People! by Flounder · 2002-12-12 22:36 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Hey, someone start submitting stories with links to riaa.org.
  Why the automatic assumption that the riaa is a scam? They support the development and careers of many talented musicians. All they are doing is rightfully protecting their own copyrighted interests, in the name of protecting the earnings of the hard working artists and musicians. The RIAA and MPAA's only goal is the advancement of the arts.
  Oh, wait.
  [engage Slashdot filter]
  KILL THEM ALL!! MAKE THEIR SCSI DRIVES BLEED!! THE RIAA AND MPAA ARE AS EVIL AS MICROSOFT AND CONGRESS!! ALL INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE!!
  [disengage Slashdot filter]
  There, that makes sense now.
  
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Amazon.com sues ebayupdates.com by raehl · 2002-12-12 21:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Citing intellectual property violations, Amazon.com quickly filed a lawsuit in reaction to ebayupdate.com's new website.

"The one-click credit card number stealing algorithm employed by ebayupdates.com is a clear violation of amazon.com's one click transaction patent," said amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement. "Let this be a message to other sites like ebayupdates.com: Amazon.com will not tolerate one-click theft."

When reached for comment, an amazon.com spokeswoman clarified that amazon.com would not take action against a process that used at least two mouse clicks.

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Re:Yet another example of DUMBASS NOT READING ARTI by mbogosian · 2002-12-12 21:56 · Score: 3, Funny

The information was stolen by getting users to go to a site that LOOKED like an eBay site and get them to give that site the information directly.

CNN is reporting: "HUNDREDS FOOLED AS EBAY SCAM STORY IS POSTED TO FAKE SLASHDOT SITE". The article goes on to say, "Many SlashDot regulars looking for easy karma were duped into posting their carefully crafted trolls and comments to a fraudulent site set up at http://brak.slashdot.org/ officials said early Friday morning. CmdrTaco has been unavailable for comment."

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Yup -- been around for CENTURIES by uptownguy · 2002-12-12 22:24 · Score: 2, Funny

just new take on a tried and true con that has been around for probably centuries.

Yup. Getting people to offer up their credit card numbers has been around for centuries.

The Spanish and English coming to North America and STEALING the American Indians' land? Nope -- they got them to offer up their credit card numbers and then purchased the land fraudulantly.

The Soviets STEALING the soverignty of Eastern Bloc nations? Nope -- they just got them to offer up their credit card numbers...

Don't even get me STARTED about the 2000 election...

(Its all a joke, folks, relax.)

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Re:strange.. seems to be down.. =) by korny69 · 2002-12-13 02:56 · Score: 3, Funny
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Package includes:
- Domain name (i.e. www.ebayaccounts.com)
- Web Card or Web Address Forwarding
- Email Account (to fool the best of 'em)
- Online access to your ebay-accounts database!
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Re:strange.. seems to be down.. =) by robson · 2002-12-13 04:24 · Score: 3, Funny

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...and, of course, it's straight out of America's wang... er, I mean, Florida.