Mike- I'm not sure what the scam is. They might possibly learn your PayPal e-mail address if you respond to the 'question', but without your PayPal password, what good is it?
On a separate note, I always thought it was a good idea to have a dedicated PayPal account that has only a small amount of money in it, and use it only for PayPal transactions. I have read posts from eBayers (do not know if they are true or not) that if there is a screw up, they are hard to deal with. And since there is not a local branch to march into or a phone number (that I am aware of) to raise heck, you are on the short end of the stick and in a bad position to sort things out.
Ken S. Naylor Fargo, ND eBay Feedback Score 184, 100% positive
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Mike Schmidt Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 6:52 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Fw: Question from eBay Member-Latest Scam
I just received this. It is a scam in the guise of a an ebay member asking a seller a question. A creative ploy, don' t you think? Since I
have nothing for sale at the moment, a big red flag went up. But many members have stuff on ebay so before youse sign in, beware.
Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
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