[Tech2]

I was browsing some digital SLRs on ebay and came across a listing for a Canon body. When I clicked on the listing to check it out, my browser was re-routed to an identical looking listing, but it had a Buy It Now price of $2250 (vs the $.17 starting bid price in the list view) and my browser (Firefox) came up with a security warning regarding phishing. On top of that, it's being offered by a zero-feedback seller. I've never seen this happen before and reported it to ebay. Has this happened to anyone else?

Here's the link, if you want to check it out. I don't think it's harmful to just look at, but view at your own risk. I'm pretty much convinced it's a scam, but I would be interested to know what others think:

ebay link

 

[Mr. Tadashi]

It is a scam. When it re-routes to the new page the web address is a fake front for phishing. it changes the main part of the address in the link form cgi.ebay.com to ecgi-center.com when it re-routes it.

 

[spacecoyote]

First I opened a seperate window and logged in to my eBay profile, then closed the window.
Then I clicked on the link that Tech2 provided and clicked on "ask the seller a question" before it re-routed me. Hopefully the dirty pimp will read my pm.

 

[wafflesomd]

Firefox actually gave me a message saying it was a fake site.

 

[fatcat28037]

Wow! I clicked on the link and Norton Immediately grabbed it and said it was phishing and suggested I back out. Not good.

 

[Dimitris]

This is a $6.5k camera that is for sale for $2250. Erhm

 

[Hermitt]

IE7 on xp also blocked entry and advised that it is a phishing site.

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

Good to see that browser securities are a little bit more beefed up than before. I really really despise scammers and phishers.

 

[wixy]

I've had my password stolen on ebay before (my own fault). You have to be very vigilant!

 

[h-man]

I too had my ebay identity stolen and have subsequently closed my account - not worth the hassle if you don't use it very frequently

 

[ShinyFalcon]

I've never seen an auction that reroutes itself... I wonder how it works o_O..

 

[Sh0eBoX]

whoa never seen this before... extreme! firefox also alerted me of suspected phishing... i as well am glad to see that security is improving

 

[FallenAngel]

Total scam. I don't have a lot of anti-spyware software and such, but I do set my PC's up to be secure and all my red-flags went up on that site. Firefox blocked it, my firewall went up screaming redirect-packets are fake, even my antivirus+firewall warned about it.

 

[islewind]

They are half a step ahead of eBay with this scam, unsuspecting buyers can easily be fooled by these shenanigans.

 

[adanac061]

How would they do that?

Whats strange is all the links around the center part are real.