LA MULTI ANI, FEMEIE!

Citind articolul de mai jos, incep sa inteleg de ce, dupa mai bine de 10 ani,  scamerii eBay inca scot bani frumosi din acel site. Totodata, ma surprinde faptul ca eBay inca mai este o companie prospera, in conditiile in care majoritatea clientilor din Marea Britanie apeleaza la acest site doar atunci cand vor sa cumpere chich-uri (accesorii GSM, huse, tocuri, etc), neavand incredere in calitatea produselor cumparate de pe acest site. Cei mai multi aleg amazon.co.uk, pentru calitatea produselor, preturile OK si  livrarea in cel mult 24 de ore in orice colt al angliei.  Personal, din trei telefoane mobile cumparate de pe eBay, niciunul nu a fost conform descrierii vanzatorului (unul avea joystick-ul blocat, unul un buton stricat, unul fara accesoriile descrise pe site). Am cumparat un Modulator FM auto, pe care l-am aruncat dupa 5 zile. Campaniile anti-frauda pe care le fac ei au efectul picaturii din Ocean. Au dotat specialistii din Romania cu calculatoare, au efectuat training-uri, au trimis agenti, au facut, au dres, dar unii judecatori inca mai pronunta “parte vatamata, SC eBay S.A”. Nu o spun de la mine, pe cuvant! Daca nu ma credeti, mergeti la un termen de judecata avand pe ordine dosar eBay. Departamentul “safety” al celor de la eBay iti spun sa nu trimiti bani prin Western Union sau MoneyGram, mai ales daca trimiti in Romania… de tot rasul! Desi se practica de mai bine de 10 ani, ei nu stiu de “sageti”, imprastiate prin toata Europa si nu numai, capabili sa ridice oricand, orice suma, sub orice nume. Un text aruncat la misto in mail-ul victimei, face cat toata campania lor anti-frauda. Scamer: Mi-a fost spart contul Paypal si nu ma simt in siguranta sa-l folosesc in acest moment, hai te rog sa apelam la o metoda mai rapida, buna pt mine, buna pt tine. Cu cat primesc banii mai rapid, cu atat produsul ajunge la tine mai curand. Numele meu este John Muchinfasole, adresa mea este… tara(asta depinde din ce tara e victima). Te rog nu declara ca platesti un produs de pe eBay pentru ca ma vor suprataxa pe mine / nu declara tranzactie ebay pentru ca nu poti trimite banii iar eu nu pot trimite produsul” E doar unul dintre sutele de mii de texte, care, desi pare incredibil, are efect mult mai rapid decat campaniile lor.  Cele mai bune masuri, sunt acelea de protejare a identitatii utilizatorului  si  securizarea eficienta a site-ului, nu sa lasi gauri prin care pot afla numele de utilizator participant la licitatie,  pentru ca, dupa parerea mea, toate pleaca de la proasta lor securizare. Eu imi pun urmatoarele intrebari:

• cum afla scamerul numele de utilizator al unui participant la licitatie, daca acesta nu este vizibil pe site?
• cum afla scamerul adresa de email aferenta acelui ID, acestea nefiind vizibile pe site?
• cum ajunge scamerul sa contacteze ID-ul victimei, daca acesta nu este vizibil pe site?
• cum poate intra in contact scamerul cu victima, din moment ce nu exista aceasta optiune, singura posibilitate de a comunica fiind  BUYER-SELLER(atentie la ordine!), or de cele mai multe ori scamerul este SELLER?
• cum pot fi toate astea posibile -in conditiile de mai sus- fara a accesa baza de date?

Si-atunci, ce-ar trebui sa faci? Conferinte de presa  neputinta, aruncand cu cacat in romani,  sau securizare draconica a site-ului, cand de mai bine de 10 ani, scamerii isi fac scripturi pestre scripturi iar voi va faceti munca grea incercand sa combateti fenomenul, in loc sa-l preveniti…

Inteleg situatia in care scamerul, printr-o carte de credit furata isi face un cont si “vinde” un produs. Nu e vina site-ului, acesta a inregistrat un client si este  un site  fericit. Vina e a aluia care, dupa ce ca a ramas fara card, a mai si uitat sa-l inchida, si a victimei tepuite prin intermediul acelui cont, pentru ca site-ul avertizeaza  mare si citet,  sa nu trimita bani prin Western Union, recomanda  cu caldura PayPal, Escrow (care o fi comisionu`?), scrie la fel de  mare s de i frumusel ca nu este responsabil pentru daunele pricinuite ca urmare a unei tranzactii in afara site-ului. Raman totusi la parerera ca si aceste metode pot fi combatute printr-un telefon la banca sau card holder, dar nu cred ca sunt eu in masura sa dau sfaturi unui colos precum eBay..

eBay has taken the extraordinary step of calling a press conference in Australia to discuss the problem posed by Romanian fraudsters.

 

eBay said it was shocked to discover that many Romanian police stations, prosecutors and magistrates had never used a computer. This lack of access to cyber crime fighting tools was allowing internet crime to go unchecked.

The company found law enforcement agencies had been trying to investigate online fraud at the same internet cafes being used by the fraudsters, “which was a huge concern to us”, said Mat Henley, of the eBay global fraud investigation team.

Although eBay does not have a Romanian office, the problem was so large for eBay and other companies like Visa and Mastercard, that the company has since established a dedicated fraud team in Romania.

“We discovered that Romania had a huge technology gap between generations,” said Henley.

“It was enormous: 25-30 year old criminals were some of the brightest people we’ve dealt with, but when you mix in the prosecutors, law enforcement and magistrates, some of them had never been on a computer – period,” he said.

eBay was forced to purchase computers and internet access for Romanian law enforcement agencies and train them on prosecuting internet fraud. The company also supplied digital cameras so agencies could more easily collaborate on photos of the scammers.

Incredibly, eBay even involved the US Secret Service (which plays a dual role alongside protecting the President in investigating US treasury fraud). The USSS provided intelligence from agents in Romania who were able to help Romanian law enforcement unpick the criminal internet fraud networks.

The Romanian M.O.

According to Henley, the Romanian scammers’ preferred mode of operation is to try to lure people off the eBay site to complete transactions outside of eBay’s framework.

“They do a very specific attack, and they’ve gotten really good at it as we’ve tightened our platform: their number one goal is to pull users off eBay.

“If an auction goes through all the way, they will not touch that auction. They know that we have all the details of that auction. They want to pull them away from our security cameras.

“They’re also kind of famous for the second-chance offer scams – those are 100% off the site. They look at people who bid on auctions but didn’t win the item; they know that for example, eBay user Banana123 is interested in an item and willing to pay $140 for it.”

“Then they’ll start trying to blindly guess the person’s email address – banana123@gmail.com, banana123@hotmail.com, for example. That’s where we have to work with Romanian law enforcement – it’s entirely off the eBay system. They’re just using eBay to find and target users,” Henley said.

eBay has since implemented a system whereby once bids for an item reach over $AU200, the bidders’ names are concealed.

According to Henley, the Romanian scammers had concocted elaborate stories to convince their victims to send money via unrecoverable methods such as Western Union – even though Western Union asks every customer as a matter of policy whether the payment is for an eBay auction, and advises of the risk.

“Romanian fraudsters will ask for certain payment methods – generally they aren’t PayPal or credit card. Generally it’ll be Western Union. They tailor their scam to instruct people not to be honest with Western Union that the payment is for an eBay transaction – they’ll claim Western Union will charge them an eBay surcharge of 10% more, so they just say they’re sending money to their Romanian cousin,” Henley said.

The auction house has recently removed the administration fees involved in making claims through the PayPal buyer protection program, meaning that shoppers are covered against fraud even for smaller purchases.

However, eBay also admitted it has simultaneously cancelled the eBay buyer protection program, meaning that shoppers are only protected against fraud if they pay through PayPal.

Scammers arrested

eBay’s Henley said “hundreds” of internet fraudsters had been arrested since the company had put its operation into play with Romanian law enforcement.

Though he repeatedly refused to provide any firm numbers on the actual impact on internet fraud, eBay Australia Trust and Safety Director Alastair MacGibbon said that overall fraud on eBay was now less than the “one hundredth of one per cent” figure the company used to tout frequently.

The company now uses a large number of proactive measures to try to honeypot scammers, and is “constantly watching for the next Romania,” according to Henley. eBay has taken the extraordinary step of calling a press conference in Australia to discuss the problem posed by Romanian fraudsters.

 

eBay said it was shocked to discover that many Romanian police stations, prosecutors and magistrates had never used a computer. This lack of access to cyber crime fighting tools was allowing internet crime to go unchecked.

The company found law enforcement agencies had been trying to investigate online fraud at the same internet cafes being used by the fraudsters, “which was a huge concern to us”, said Mat Henley, of the eBay global fraud investigation team.

Although eBay does not have a Romanian office, the problem was so large for eBay and other companies like Visa and Mastercard, that the company has since established a dedicated fraud team in Romania.

“We discovered that Romania had a huge technology gap between generations,” said Henley.

“It was enormous: 25-30 year old criminals were some of the brightest people we’ve dealt with, but when you mix in the prosecutors, law enforcement and magistrates, some of them had never been on a computer – period,” he said.

eBay was forced to purchase computers and internet access for Romanian law enforcement agencies and train them on prosecuting internet fraud. The company also supplied digital cameras so agencies could more easily collaborate on photos of the scammers.

Incredibly, eBay even involved the US Secret Service (which plays a dual role alongside protecting the President in investigating US treasury fraud). The USSS provided intelligence from agents in Romania who were able to help Romanian law enforcement unpick the criminal internet fraud networks.

The Romanian M.O.

According to Henley, the Romanian scammers’ preferred mode of operation is to try to lure people off the eBay site to complete transactions outside of eBay’s framework.

“They do a very specific attack, and they’ve gotten really good at it as we’ve tightened our platform: their number one goal is to pull users off eBay.

“If an auction goes through all the way, they will not touch that auction. They know that we have all the details of that auction. They want to pull them away from our security cameras.

“They’re also kind of famous for the second-chance offer scams – those are 100% off the site. They look at people who bid on auctions but didn’t win the item; they know that for example, eBay user Banana123 is interested in an item and willing to pay $140 for it.”

“Then they’ll start trying to blindly guess the person’s email address – banana123@gmail.com, banana123@hotmail.com, for example. That’s where we have to work with Romanian law enforcement – it’s entirely off the eBay system. They’re just using eBay to find and target users,” Henley said.

eBay has since implemented a system whereby once bids for an item reach over $AU200, the bidders’ names are concealed.

According to Henley, the Romanian scammers had concocted elaborate stories to convince their victims to send money via unrecoverable methods such as Western Union – even though Western Union asks every customer as a matter of policy whether the payment is for an eBay auction, and advises of the risk.

“Romanian fraudsters will ask for certain payment methods – generally they aren’t PayPal or credit card. Generally it’ll be Western Union. They tailor their scam to instruct people not to be honest with Western Union that the payment is for an eBay transaction – they’ll claim Western Union will charge them an eBay surcharge of 10% more, so they just say they’re sending money to their Romanian cousin,” Henley said.

The auction house has recently removed the administration fees involved in making claims through the PayPal buyer protection program, meaning that shoppers are covered against fraud even for smaller purchases.

However, eBay also admitted it has simultaneously cancelled the eBay buyer protection program, meaning that shoppers are only protected against fraud if they pay through PayPal.

Scammers arrested

eBay’s Henley said “hundreds” of internet fraudsters had been arrested since the company had put its operation into play with Romanian law enforcement.

Though he repeatedly refused to provide any firm numbers on the actual impact on internet fraud, eBay Australia Trust and Safety Director Alastair MacGibbon said that overall fraud on eBay was now less than the “one hundredth of one per cent” figure the company used to tout frequently.

The company now uses a large number of proactive measures to try to honeypot scammers, and is “constantly watching for the next Romania,” according to Henley. 

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Am stat pret de 10 minute, gandindu-ma cum sa cataloghez filmul acesta, dar nu-mi gasesc cuvintele…
Initial, am vazut o copie, un fel de remake al filmului,  despre dragostea si loialitatea unui caine.  Un film inspirat dintr-o intamplare reala. Trebuie vazut. Neaparat!

Trailer-ul filmului pe care l-am vazut eu:

(HACHI -2008, Richard Gere)

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Trailer-ul filmului pe care vi-l recomand. Pare mult mai original..

(HACHIKO MONOGATARI -1987-)

Dupa ce-l vedeti, lasati un comentariu in care sa-mi spuneti cum a fost…:)

Povestea lui Hachiko o gasiti si pe Wikipedia 

Avea numere de franta si  era plina de indieni:)

Provided by my other half:)

Am fost la meci, dar nu in galeria romanilor, pentru ca sunt fan Liverpool. si-asa mi-am ales prost momentul sa merg pe stadion, pentru ca, atatia tarambeti pe metrul patrat n-am mai vazut de cand am mers la vot (in primul tur) pentru presedintele romaniei. Oameni care muncesc de ceva ani prin Anglia, da` inca le mai curge tarana din buletine, inca isi mai baga dejtele`n nas pana`n cot, zdranganindu-si bratara la vedere, cheia masinii sau telefonul mobil. In timpul meciului, englezii ii aplaudau, taranii injurau, pentru ca atata stiau. Altfel spus, atmosfera a fost de vis, iar cacatul mancat de cei de la gsp, legat de atmosfera din stadion, nu reflecta realitatea. Probabil “ziaristii” gsp se uitau in reluare la unirea-ceahlaul. Mai jos am incarcat secvente filmate de Daria. Urziceniul s-a comportat exact ca o echipa romaneasca aplicand tactica “curu`n poarta” , practicand dupa parerea mea un anti-joc, privand cei cateva zeci de mii de fani de spectacolul fotbalistic.