Posted by Pogonip on 09/27/07 23:03

Kris Baker wrote:
> "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
>
>
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.

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

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