Where, oh where, can I begin with this one? Well, I guess, with the good news. They gave me my money back! YaY!

I’ve been involved with wordpress for many years, as a so-so developer (plugins, etc), a content author, and an all around guy. Never, ever, have I seen anything this horrific though. Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?
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Do you E-Bay? Well, you’ll want to read through this experience quite well, and make sure that you have read through and understood the actual implications of changes that they have made penalizing BOTH sellers AND buyers, because, if you don’t, you COULD potentially end up like me, thrown out on your ass for doing nothing wrong, like me.

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One of the many things wrong with the internet is you don’t know who you’re doing business with. You could be dealing with someone good, someone bad, someone that wants to help out, someone that doesn’t really give a damn about their clients, or someone who just doesn’t care about anything but stealing your money.

Vshare is a case for all of the above. Read on for more information (more…)

Yeah, so we’ve got a new category in here. I’m not sure how often I’ll post stuff in here, but I figured I would start something new and shiny. The first post/warning will be put out there shortly (sometime this morning).

I logged into paypal, and saw the following transaction on my report:
DIGITAL AGE 888-529-98 CYPRUS
Doing a simple search(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22+DIGITAL+AGE+888-529-98+CYPRUS%22&btnG=Google+Search)showed that this wasn’t the only transaction they’d tried to make fraudulently. Thankfully, my card @ paypal never (ever) has monies on it, unless I’m specifically expecting the charge. That’s just a default card to take funds OUT of it, without waiting the 3 days for the bank transfer.

I’m curious as to HOW they got the info (I NEVER use that card online), but the lesson learned was quite simple. Check everything DAILY. Not that I DON’T mind you, but it is still a very very valid lesson. If you don’t know where the charge came from, report it to your cardholder.

Anyways, a tip for security. There’s more out there, but this one came up when doing this. Good luck, and enjoy!!!

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