Joe
Austin,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, September 20, 2008
Maybe it is my criminal justice background or maybe my German-Mexican father who was a CPA auditor who was called in to catch the embezzlers and financial crooks in corporations worldwide... In any case, when I saw the establishment of "eCommerce" I saw a golden opportunity for the hackers to steal money from online accounts and credit card numbers and for the scamsters, crooks and no-goods to con the unwary and idiots who put their awe of this electronic wonder in place of their own good common sense. DO NOT PUT YOUR FINANCIAL BUSINESS ONLINE. DO NOT PUT YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITY ONLINE EITHER --FOR INSTANCE, YOUR AGE, DATE OF BIRTH, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER,PHYSICAL STREET ADDRESS AND LANDLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER! ( If I have your name and date of birth, I will be able to get the rest of your information so don't give out ANY of it because the CROOKS will be able to get it too, and probably faster and better than I would so WATCH OUT! I don't steal. They do!) IF IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS. STOP THE GREED -- QUESTION THE NEED! eBay is a GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY to move stolen merchandise, false advertising, etc. with not a hell of a lot of accountability. That is why I only deal with local businesses OR I send my payments to bricks and mortar addresses that I have checked out in advance and I only use US Postal Orders to pay for things. Therefore, I have the PROTECTION of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT if somebody tries to rip me off. USE COMMON SENSE AND DON'T GET GREEDY! CON MEN PREY UPON YOUR GREED AND LACK OF HONESTY! THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO GET A GOOD BARGAIN IS TO SHOP YOUR LOCAL OUTLET STORES!