Hi all - I just got done talking to a friend and had to pass this one along. A couple of weeks ago, he started getting e-mails from strangers asking about an auction that he was running. Except he wasn't running one. So he went to eBay, found the auction in question and as all the information indicated that he was the originator of the auction, he posted a $10,000 bid on the item, a digital camera. From what he said, there was a day or so left on the auction and the high bid was about $300.00. Well, the auction ended on schedule and he was contacted by the person claiming to be - him. This person wanted a payment of cash, money order (not postal) or credit card, no PayPal, BidPay or anything like that. The moron also included his address and ISP address. My friend had enough information on this yutz to get his sorry ass arrested. Just another tool in our arsenal against crooks. Regards,
...............................The Old Timer