Posted on April 7, 2022 Caller type: Scam call Location: Australia
Caller: eBay Scammer I got a robo-calll stating that a suspicious eBay purchase for $299 had been made and that I had to press 1 to talk to someone to stop it.
Since I knew it was a scammer, I pressed 1. Person said someone in the U.S.A. had made a $299 purchase on my eBay account and asked if It was me. So I played along and said No.
He wanted me to go to my computer to fill out a form to stop the transaction. I asked why he could not simply do this since he would have had all my information right there. He said that he did not have it since he was in the technical services department and I needed to fill out the form for the billing department.
If he was acutally from eBay he would easily have access to my eBay account and be able to process everything in one go (without me filling out forms). Also, eBay would have sent me an email. He knew nothing about me and there was no email.
He continued trying to get me to fill out the "form" until I asked him this question: How could somebody make an eBay purchase on my eBay account when I do not have an eBay account?
He immediately hung up. Total scam call.
I am pretty sure that it was an phishing call aimed at I.D. theft or an attempt to take over a person's eBay account.
They would get you to fill out your personal details on the form which would probably include account access details (so that they could change them, lock you out of your account and start buying stuff).
Alternatively the site to complete the form could infect your computer with a virus, spyware or ransomware.
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Posted on April 7, 2022Caller type: Scam call
Location: Australia
I got a robo-calll stating that a suspicious eBay purchase for $299 had been made and that I had to press 1 to talk to someone to stop it.
Since I knew it was a scammer, I pressed 1.
Person said someone in the U.S.A. had made a $299 purchase on my eBay account and asked if It was me. So I played along and said No.
He wanted me to go to my computer to fill out a form to stop the transaction.
I asked why he could not simply do this since he would have had all my information right there. He said that he did not have it since he was in the technical services department and I needed to fill out the form for the billing department.
If he was acutally from eBay he would easily have access to my eBay account and be able to process everything in one go (without me filling out forms). Also, eBay would have sent me an email. He knew nothing about me and there was no email.
He continued trying to get me to fill out the "form" until I asked him this question:
How could somebody make an eBay purchase on my eBay account when I do not have an eBay account?
He immediately hung up. Total scam call.
I am pretty sure that it was an phishing call aimed at I.D. theft or an attempt to take over a person's eBay account.
They would get you to fill out your personal details on the form which would probably include account access details (so that they could change them, lock you out of your account and start buying stuff).
Alternatively the site to complete the form could infect your computer with a virus, spyware or ransomware.
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