Ebay and other online auction powerselling tips and information

AuctionBytes recently did a very interesting survey of online sellers. One of the many interesting topics was eBay related Phishing scams.

In a recent survey of readers, AuctionBytes.com discovered that 98% of respondents have received phishing emails purporting to be from eBay, and 14% have responded to them. These hoax attempts come in the form of emails purporting to be from eBay that try to trick recipients into revealing sensitive information, such as passwords.

Phishing emails are used by scammers to conduct identity theft scams, and are also used to hijack eBay accounts to perpetrate further fraud on the auction site.