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eBay Essential Training: Phishing

How to avoid the scam

By Mark Abdelnour

With nearly 170 million members worldwide and close to a million people in the U.S. alone who report it as their primary or secondary source of income, eBay is a powerful resource. Gaining an advantage over competitors is key to the success of buyers and sellers, and eBay Essential Training offers tools to build this advantage.

Mark Abdelnour shares invaluable insider tips on everything from understanding the eBay interface and bidding structure to searching for items to setting up individual auctions or a full-fledged eBay store. eBay Essential Training also teaches users how to best present items for sale, including how to prepare effective photos and descriptions, and provides an overview of fees, shipping methods, and pricing. In addition, the training offers advice on how to avoid scams and untrustworthy eBayers.

In this clip, host Mark Abdelnour looks at Phishing, a scam that exists on eBay. He details how the scam works, and how the scammer sends an email pretending to be from eBay or PayPal. He gives an example of what the email scam looks like.   He details how to avoid this scam.

Phishing

Phishing

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