Identity Theft on eBay
Please note that I was a victim of identity theft through the Want It Now program recently, an eBay service I had never used before. Since I often have to re-sign into secure sites on my computer, a phishing web site was able to get my username and password from me. Because of this incident, I have changed much of my financial information as well as my username. It has given me extensive troubles. My tips if you get caught up by this sort of fraudulent activity are:

• Contact eBay through LiveHelp immediately. I just kept contacting them through their form letters and spend several days wondering why eBay was not listening to me.
• 2) Go beyond just following the list of steps they give you to do after you have been a victim of fraud. I thought I was following every eBay point to the letter, but I didn't know the phishers could put a forwarding notice on all of my emails, which is why eBay had been unable to get in touch with me. therefore, make sure you have locked down every outlet in your email and other Web sites that use the same username or password.
• 3) Be vigilant! Don't ever let your guard down - even when you think you are dealing with a trusted site, you may be in the process of being tricked! Always check the address bar to make sure you are at a legitimate web address.

I hope this helps save someone else from going through the struggles I had - it caused problems not only financially, but also created issues with my customers and my purchases.