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eBay Customers Targetted by Credit Card Scam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. ebay scam repayments by Toasty16 · · 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 · · Score: 4, Funny

      You should sell your database on eBay!

  2. Slashdot Brings Justice to the People! by JayBees · · 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.

  3. Amazon.com sues ebayupdates.com by raehl · · 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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