iPod Scams on Ebay

[CAG]

If you bid on an iPod, you may be buying in to a "pyramid" scheme...http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62226,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

[TheAngryIntern]

Bastages!!!! what will the scammers come up with next...good thing i generally don't by electronic stuff on ebay...I generally stick to LP's

[RobertKeenan]

Oh come on, if you fall for this shit you're stupid. If you spend any amount of time on Ebay you can smell schemes like this a mile away.

What pisses me off is that shit like this keeps me from encouraging the less techno savvy from joining Ebay.

[firstadopter]

The sad thing is A LOT of techno-phobes are trying eBay for the first time and they all think everything is authentic on eBay since everyone else is doing it.

I know lots of friends and relatives that are trying eBay for the first time and don't know how dangerous it is out there, especially for expensive items.

[s1ash]

I admit I am stupid, I am new and I want an iPod, I was currently searching for iPod's, I come across this item http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=75522&item=5785065689&rd=1 It was priced at 10million, I checked it and read it and like a stupid idiot and went to link, the link was Ok, but I fell for it and entered my details in like Full name, Address, Post code etc. It then said I have to join a company for a period to get free iPod, I was about to and my mate said dont, AM I OK OR HAVE I DONE SOMETHING BAD BY ENTERING IN MY DETAILS? LET ME NO PLEASE ASAP THANX

[TheAngryIntern]

as long as you didn't give your SSN or bank information, you should be ok. Although you'll probably be getting a ton of junk mail now!!!