[pchelpers] Ebay scams

You better watch yourself if you buy things on line. The following are 
just a few of the scams out there on Ebay.

eBay 'Verify Your Identity' Scam
How to tell if it's really an e-mail from eBay
http://daol.aol.com/articles/scams/ebayscam

eScams - Second Chance Ebay Purchase (from Ray's Computer Tips)
A few months ago my son was bidding on a motorcycle on eBay but it went 
higher than he was willing to pay. A week or so later he called me 
excitedly on the phone and told me that the motorcycle did not sell and 
the seller was offering it to him at the price that he had bid for it. I 
mentioned this scam to him. A few moments later he sadly admitted that 
this offer probably was a scam because it had not come from the same 
address as the original seller.
         Recently, someone posted a message on our discussion board who 
had got taken by this scam. The fake seller had asked to be paid by a 
Western Union Money Transfer. This person paid him $1000 and got nothing 
for it.

The powerbook prank:
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

List of online scams:
http://scams.flipshark.com/

These are only a small sample. The list is extensive.
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