eBay is dangerous!

[TechnoPro]

This thread post linked to a bizarre eBay auction. I was curious what other auctions would be under this category, so I ended up here. As one can see, there is a thumbnail of a nude woman. Careful clicking on that link.

It took me to a page asking me to log in. I figured since it was adult content, that was par for the course. So I typed in my credentials, which oddly enough were rejected. Then I looked at the address bar:

http://dfghdhfgdfgdfghdfghjdgfdhsfghfg.50megs.com/

I'd been had. But I logged into the real ebay.com and immediately changed my password, so all is good.

After visiting the site 4 or 5 times, Firefox warned me about it.

How does stuff like this even happen? How can a legit eBay link be redirected to a scam site? Craziness...

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Edit:

Five minutes later, eBay has removed the offending auction.

 

[jpeyton]

You clicked on a phishing link?

Grandma, is that you?

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You clicked on a phishing link?

Grandma, is that you?

Try again. I clicked on a eBay auction listed on eBay.

 

[hollowman]

Oh.. this explains it.

Recently I noticed so many people with hacked accounts. Damn, those scammers are getting smarter by minutes.

 

[pray4mojo]

you shouldnt really have to, but i think you should remove the link to that website.

 

[AAjax]

firefox caught it in about 1.5 sec


makes me fell better that my folks use firefox

 

[shoRunner]

i sent them some nice messages

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: AAjax
firefox caught it in about 1.5 sec


makes me fell better that my folks use firefox

Firefox caught it for me after the 4th or 5th visit. Would have liked it to be the 1st. Wonder what gives...

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: pray4mojo
you shouldnt really have to, but i think you should remove the link to that website.

Why is that?

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: AAjax
firefox caught it in about 1.5 sec


makes me fell better that my folks use firefox

ie7 got it in .0000002 seconds !

 

[Stumps]

hey even IE7 caught that one in about 1 second flat, as soon as the page loaded

 

[Googer]

Topic Title: eBay is dangerous!
Topic Summary: Just became a victim of fraud.

Welcome to the internet.

 

[So]

FF caught it immediately here too.

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: Googer

Topic Title: eBay is dangerous!
Topic Summary: Just became a victim of fraud.

Welcome to the internet.

Really? So you've seen this before when an auction link listed on eBay redirects away from eBay? First time I've seen it.

 

[iamaelephant]

I've never seen it link directly from eBay, that's interesting for sure. Wonder how they did that.

 

[Kelnoen]

well they allow HTML so they may have just used forwarding or some such to that 50megs site.

 

[sswingle]

TechnoPro eh?

 

[ForumMaster]

your username is mistaken. you don't check to where the link goes too?

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You clicked on a phishing link?

Grandma, is that you?

:laugh:

 

[j00fek]

you got served.

another reason why i don't buy from ebay

 

[Syringer]

I'm using Opera, what does IE/Firefox do when it "Catches" the link?

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: AAjax
firefox caught it in about 1.5 sec


makes me fell better that my folks use firefox

wasnt sure what you were talking about. So i clicked on the link this time.
hah! didnt know ffx did that! good to know

 

[villageidiot111]

Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm using Opera, what does IE/Firefox do when it "Catches" the link?

Page dims and a big warning balloon comes up.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm using Opera, what does IE/Firefox do when it "Catches" the link?

ffx_catch.jpg

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm using Opera, what does IE/Firefox do when it "Catches" the link?

ffx_catch.jpg

Hmmmm. I must have that disabled.