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eBay giving out Personal Information to scammers. How would you feel?

ocavocav Posts: 2,341
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Unfortunately this weekend, selling an old laptop on eBay wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, eBay gave my name, email, postal address, and phone number to scammers who then used that information to create spoof emails pretending payment had gone through.

Full details of my experience - http://bzfd.it/1xIRNAo

Do you think its okay for eBay to be giving this information out so easily?

Does it make you think differently before selling on eBay?

Additional report on BBC News - http://bbc.in/1xfnJ0j

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  • QT 3.14QT 3.14 Posts: 1,771
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    Would that not be a breach of the DPA?
  • killjoykilljoy Posts: 7,920
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    No because you agree to in the Terms and Conditions.
  • duffsdadduffsdad Posts: 11,143
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    Ebay and Paypal are a laugh unto themselves.

    I re[ported an item not received, they asked for my phone number which wouldn't be passed to the seller. except it was and cue harassing phone calls telling me to withdraw my complaint.

    Dont use it now, they're a disgrace. They dont give a shit about the people that use it.
  • ocavocav Posts: 2,341
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    killjoy wrote: »
    No because you agree to in the Terms and Conditions.

    Exactly but until I researched it I didn't understand how easy it was for people to access it.
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