Posted by Kris Baker on 09/27/07 20:43

"Pogonip" <nobody3@nowhere.org> wrote in message
news:46fc12fa$1@news.bnb-lp.com...
> 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/
> --
> 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

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