Fake eBay sites Phish For Your Information Bank

The other day I received a call from a customer in a panic. She was upset by a recent email received on eBay. Apparently, eBay was asking for his bank details in an e-mail. This e-mail said that they had lost their entire database online and needed to contact and verify any information with you. These types of email messages are very misleading and often false in every way. They are built with the intention to obtain sensitive information and to obtain funds from your bank account. This is a very common practice online and its something you need to be aware of.

Giving these kinds of emails online is a bad thing to be involved in. I have seen a lot of tragedy fall on people who are called to verify bank info. Once the hand of this type of information you can expect to get ripped off. This is nothing but a scam and trick eBay is one of many. This type of scam operation can come in many forms interesting, well-known banks, universities, mortgages, PayPal, online services like AOL and many others. These sites often look like the real thing, but they are nothing but a con artist on-line working over time to obtain your sensitive information.

You must remember that the online companies like AOL, Citibank, and PayPal will never ask for bank details or credit card. Or call them directly to your phone or contact you via email and have you call a service center directly. Having a company to apply for credit cards through an e-mail is a rare situation and you should have your radar when you receive something similar in your inbox. Do not distribute sensitive information into account in the bank when you get an e-mail in your inbox. You're asking for trouble giving this type of e-mail and you can find in some ways more important financial September.

Phishing is just one of many adverse situations that may occur in the online world. This type of situation comes in many variants. There is a classic scam that comes in the form of a rich uncle dies from Nigeria. Unless they actually family in Nigeria I would not worry about that. But according to the ABC television program 20/20 a lot of online surfers fall victim to this scam year after year. This is a bit 'amazing to me. This is such a ridiculous scene. Yet, year after year, people seeking an easy buck to shell out thousands of dollars from his account to participate in this great "payout".

Be smart to educate yourself about online scams and rip situations. This is something that you want to consider as you go through your inbox and check email. It's a rough world out there and there are plenty of scammers who want nothing but empty your bank account.

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