I Found a Security Breach on eBay

nospam@example.com (Randy Bryan) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:53:19 -0700

I found a security breach on eBay that needs to be made public. This hole has already been abused to scam me out of money. Scammers are probably already using it. eBay should be accountable for not making it harder to rip people off.

Here's the hole: 1) Sell something on eBay. Make it something expensive like an iPhone. 2) Get a shipping label somehow. You can use usps.com if you want. You need to show that you have shipped the item. 3) Don't actually ship the item but hold on to it. 4) Wait until the person files a complaint with PayPal. 5) Once they file a complaint, ship them ANYTHING with the label you printed earlier. A blank piece of paper would be perfect. 6) Once the item is delivered, give the tracking numbers to PayPal. They will see an item has been delivered and will close the dispute. 7) Don't worry, PayPal only allows one dispute to be filed per item bought. YOU ARE NOW IN THE CLEAR WITH YOUR SCAM! When the person leaves negative feedback, just reply that PayPal resolved in your favor. Just say the people are whiney.

There you go, obviously this information is to be used for good for your protection, not evil. My hope is that eBay will change their ways.

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I Found a Security Breach on eBay