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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Default My ebay account has been hacked

I have shit loads of messages asking about items im not selling ,,I have clicked on the item number and it does show my name etc as the seller .

I have mailed ebay / changed my password etc , but have heard nothing back from ebay

is there any other way i can contactebay ,,a phone number etc because the system seems crap and im not happy they will sort this asap
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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Rob from SCC had his account hacked last night as well.....
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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its not been hacked, its just people trying to get you to respond, when you responde it will ask for your password, and user name. don't reply to them.

oh just reread it again. When you log into your ebay, does it actually show it as you selling them?

as they may have just made the link and added your name up the top to make you think its yours.

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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rssteve
its not been hacked, its just people trying to get you to respond, when you responde it will ask for your password, and user name. don't reply to them.
But there is a item for sale and people have bid on it ,,i have checked and its defo there
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rssteve
its not been hacked, its just people trying to get you to respond, when you responde it will ask for your password, and user name. don't reply to them.

oh just reread it again. When you log into your ebay, does it actually show it as you selling them?

as they may have just made the link and added your name up the top to make you think its yours.

It doesnt show in my ebay
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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ok must of been hacked then, did you report to ebay under the one that says "my account has been hijacked"?

Can you end item early or will it not let you as it has bids?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
It doesnt show in my ebay
it hasn't been hacked then. they will have made a link for an item, then added your user name and feedback up the top.( the feedback may not even be exactly as yours check, but don;t log in) they message you, you click on the link and the idea is you put your password in for them to see it.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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if you are a power seller you will have a number to ring
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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also whats the item number for said item?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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if you are a power seller you will have a number to ring

Im not a power seller
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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item number? ill search for it and see if it actually exists
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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290213829809
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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whats the itema s thats an atom.

but not your user name as far a si know. so must be a hoax
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rssteve
whats the itema s thats an atom.

but not your user name as far a si know. so must be a hoax
thats it ,,my user name is A5 MUC
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
290213829809

thats a bargin for 6k
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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ok it is genuine then but not sure why its NOT showing in your ebay as an item for sale. You won't be able to end early either as its less than 12hrs to go. You changed your password already, have you checked your email address is the same still?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rssteve
ok it is genuine then but not sure why its NOT showing in your ebay as an item for sale. You won't be able to end early either as its less than 12hrs to go. You changed your password already, have you checked your email address is the same still?

what do you mean ??? my email addy with ebay ???

I havent changed it so it will be
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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what will you take for it
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
what do you mean ??? my email addy with ebay ???

I havent changed it so it will be
unless your hacker change it to his? but if he done that i would have thought he would have changed the pass word too, which he obviously hasn't.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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a dont understand it either mate , did u get any random messages from another users with a link to click on at all , as av heard of them doing that and as soon as u click on it , it sends them ure username and password .
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pm sent Paul
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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just noticed ure in to bmx,s . av got one ov they diamond back venoms in my hut . been there for years unless its been nicked not checked for years , u can have it for nothing if u want paul .
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Dam I just thought i had bought your black 500 for 3K!!
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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I had this happen a few years ago and ebay dealt with it quickly. Because the item number above doesn't exist I'm guessing they have dealt with it.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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had the same twice contacted ebay changed password then was ok ..
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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ebay helpline mate

02080 802105

see if they can help at all, open from 9-5pm the email response will just be an automated bullshit thing etc, best off phoning them and getting it sorted asap
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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Many thanks to all who have replied on here and those who pm"ed me with help and info

Its good to see some of the old PF spirit still remains

Ebay have now shut down my account until i sort a new email addy and they will then start it back up , so should be ok

thanks again fellas

Paul
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 07:53 AM
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i just see a number on beya 2 call,a helpline.....0208 080 2105....give that a try....
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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When this happened to me I emailed them at around midnight and by 2 am they had closed all the listings down that I had, had a top service from em.

I was allegedly selling over 300 mobile phones on a 1 day listing.... marvellous.

You must have replied to an email at some point which has allowed them to hack your account. The trick is, never to reply to any questions or mails, UNLESS they are actually in your e-bay Messages list.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 08:14 AM
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i had same as XRdodgybird, checked my ebay one day and had hundreds of mobile fones for sale, f**king scammers aint got not nothing betta to do.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 08:41 AM
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Phone number for the bay.....
02086 053 000.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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ebay sucks imho along with sister company paypal
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by XRdodgybird
You must have replied to an email at some point which has allowed them to hack your account.
Not necessarily.

My mum had her account hacked in exactly the same way, and she didn't answer a single message from Ebay or any other phishing email...
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