EBay Scammers Working Hard Against Sellers

Beware of aggressive attempts by Nigerian scam artists who work somewhat sophisticated ploys to separate people from their merchandise without paying.

If anything, the scammers have a good understanding of human nature. They play on greed to entice people into handing over their goods in exchange for a richer than expected payday. It's also the reason why 419 scams persist to this day: people still fall for them.

An example of how fraudsters misuse eBay played out on the McAfee Avert Labs blog. Research Seth Purdy put an item up for bids, and was delighted when his $250 asking price ended up with a winning bid of $395. Joy turned to frustration quickly as an eBay takedown notice hit Purdy's inbox.

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