eBay Corralling Users Toward PayPal

eBay's terms of service are changing, and not in favor of user choice."Beginning in late October 2008, checks and money orders will no longer be allowed as payment methods on eBay. All items appearing on eBay.com must be paid for using either: PayPal (funded by PayPal...

Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

Fighting phishing with eBay and PayPal

"Phishing messages are a form of spam that attempt to deceive recipients to gain access to their personal information. A classic one is a message that appears to come from PayPal and attempts to get someone's PayPal password in order to drain his or her account. These...

eBay Australia Retracts PayPal Scheme

eBay Australia is dropping its efforts at forcing users to conduct transactions via its PayPal system in the face of user outcry and investigatino by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Meanwhile, the...

Scam Artist Think Of New Ideas Everyday

"I got this mail this morning and felt i should share it to all. Scammers are always busy devising different means of getting money from others . So others should always learn not to be greedy. Remember you only fall victim if you are greedy too."

PayPal Fails, Wreaking E-Commerce Havoc

An enhancement can very easily- and very quickly- turn into a bug, as Paypal is learning... Basically, Paypal users are finding that their payments are not getting accepted by merchants, though their linked credit...

Get $25 just for signing up

As I browse through Xomba,I realize that there is a service which is similar to PayPal but it isavailable only for US resident. Alright, although I am not eligible andI get no benefit of introducing it or linking it to my blog, butinformation is for sharing. Cut the crap, you...

Get $25 just for signing up

As I browse through Xomba,I realize that there is a service which is similar to PayPal but it isavailable only for US resident. Alright, although I am not eligible andI get no benefit of introducing it or linking it to my blog, butinformation is for sharing. Cut the crap, you...

Playing With Dolls or Daddy's Wallet?

OPINION PIECE:I don't know about anyone else, but when I played with dolls as a child, it involved feeding them with a bottle, changing their diapers and wheeling them around in their pram while I played Mommy.Today...

Teen porn bought using PayPal Mobile payments

While the guy is a sicko, one wonders about the girls willing to do this...."A London, UK, man has been charged with obtaining pornographic images from local schoolgirls and paying them using is PayPal cellphone account.  Police claim that John Filcher, 27, based his...

" NIGERIA SCAM "

VANCOUVER , CANADA - November 10,2007     When it comes to scams this one tops the cake ,I just purchased a new professional camera system about three weeks ago so i thought it would be nice to put my other camera on craigslist in Vancouver ,Edmonton...

Ponzi Scams….Digital Currency’s Dirty (not so little) Secret

It is widely discussed in my Internet circles and suggested in many others that ‘online porn’ helped to fuel the Internet’s growth during it’s early years. Not something that makes us all proud, but you can’t argue with the facts no matter how ugly they are…. It...

Amazon challenges PayPal and Google Checkout. Is this going to be the war of ...

Amazon challenges PayPal and Google Checkout. Is this going to be the war of Goliath vs. Goliath vs. Goliath?

Kiva.org: give to charity and it may cost you nothing!

http://www.kiva.org/ FINALLY A GREAT IDEA AND SOMETHING POSITIVE TO CELBRATE! Maybe you guys have heard of this website? On KQED Forum and PBS Frontline they are raving about Kiva.org, a new web-based lending service that combines Nobel-winning microfinance principles...

eBay Takes All Its Adverts Off Google

"eBay has pulled all its advertising from Google after learning of the search giant’s plan to gatecrash its user conference this week to promote Checkout, a rival to eBay’s PayPal payment service. The online...

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