bay is the world’s largest have a link asking you to submit
marketplace with millions your details on that webpage.
of dollars of transactions
taking place every day. As such Do not submit any personal
it also attracts a fair number of information regarding your ebay
unwanted personnel, ebay login account through it. If you
scammers. are not sure whether it is
authentic, call ebay and asked
Here are a few tips you should whether an email was sent to you.
note when buying and selling on In all my years with ebay, they
ebay to avoid falling into the have never me an email asking to
traps set by ebay scammers verify my ebay account login or
credit card details or any of
1) Payment Terms that sort. This also applies for
Paypal.
Whether you are selling or buying
anything on ebay, never agree to 3) Monitor Your Ebay Account
use Western Union or Money Gram
for your transaction. It has been You need to monitor your ebay
proven unsafe by numerous ebay account closely for any
users and it is also against suspicious activity. Examples may
ebay’s safe payment policy. be any feedback left,
transactions closed, auctions you
2) Beware of Phishing have listed
Without your knowledge. Inform
Phishing is when someone sends ebay the moment you suspected
you a spoofed email asking for your ebay account is being
your personal details usually compromised.
from a recognized company or
authority. Usually, they will 4) Second Chance Offers
5) Ebay Toolbar and PayPal
This seems to be the new favorite SafetyBar
scam with ebay scammers and I’ve
seen a couple of them. If you Ebay provides a toolbar which can
receive a second chance offer for determine whether you are on a
an item you recently bid, check legitimate ebay or paypal site.
it is from your ebay Messages My advise is to install it since
inbox with the title “ebay Second it’s free. Paypal Safetybar can
Chance Offer for …”If it is, it also detect scam emails in your
is authentic. If the email is not inbox
in your ebay message inbox or the
email title is different, then By Following the five points
chances are it is from an ebay above, you will reduce your
scammer. If you are not sure, chances of being scammed by a
contact ebay and ask to verify ebay con artist.
it.
About the Author:
Ricky Lim is an ebay powerseller who runs an ebay selling on ebay site. Visit his site for more ebay selling tips and ebay car auctions tips
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