Someone just hacked my craigslist account

Someone JUST hacked my craigslist account. I don't have a clue as to how they did it, but they posted four ads in the Westchester, NY area using my craigslist e-mail. Beats my four aces as to how they did it. I've deleted the cell phone ads, changed my password AND changed the receiving e-mail on the account. Does anyone have ANY idea as to how they hacked my craigslist account? Or, has craigslist suffered a major identity theft from its database?

“An automated script probably ran on a website, surreptitiously injected Javascript, used the your current browser session or possibly a save cookie.”

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Bear with me: http://www.saleably.com/info.asp?id=37

Noticed first...site is Chinese from the looks of all the sales models, then I read the location and phone number listed which then was obvious it was based in China and has a “live chat” box which responds “in how can I help you”. Has a feedback revolving box as well. That “address part” seems pasted on to the whole design of the add—looks unprofessionally done.

Phone number I did reverse like you did.

(661) 247-5033

Cellular
Arvin, CA

Which you can pay to find the owner of that number..for .99 Intelius, Inc.

But as you said..you are still contacted but then they can still get business in the time you take to fix the hack job.

I am sure you contacted Craig's list—what did they say as in eBay there is a link for immediate response when you have something sent to your e-mail pretending to be eBay or a fake “seller”.

..and maybe they are not that good at “hacking”..and someone is playing with you just because they can ? Now we look at who “would want to do you wrong”. [kidding] ;)

Notice they have PayPal at the bottom—so PayPal might like to know your story . They are good on security.

Found this site: http://clscambuster.blogspot.com/

I had a friend who had his email [msn] hijacked by a company out of Canada selling prescription drugs-Viagra. He had a hotmail address so I would open it—thought why is he sending me this stuff—3 times went by and asked! See at the CC line was a list of people I knew to be parents and friends so
I thought it legit to open. He somehow got it taken care of. I was the only one who eventually said something after 3 months of getting one each month. No one purchased anything from this company. They stopped coming.

Those use to come to me from a fake eBay and eBayer..I just gave them to eBay so they can investigate—good to do so they can do their security job. I tracked one guy as Mexican living in Florida was trying to sell me a new stainless commercial refrigerator for $200. They knew what I was looking at /aka bidding on from a company legit in Calif.

It was ridiculous—one would have to be really dumb to think you could get something of that value for nothing.

Ebay said I should not have followed him down like I did as not safe responding back and forth on eBay..but was playing with it..he was all excited waiting for my CC# lol. THEN gave it to eBay! No one should give out that information ..the scam is as old as the Internet..but people still worry they will lose an acct etc..or get money for doing nothing.

AT&T uses your social security number for identification if you have questions on your acct or service. Social security does not like that..if fact you do not have to give it up and can make them use a pin you decide on. They had flagged my account a year ago little known to me or anyone esle at AT&T "billing" etc til I had an issue with my iPhone and checked their computer for my account and would not take a passport, my drivers license, my real estate tax papers just happened to have with me.. but needed my actual social security card--to prove I was me. I asked for some consideration in purchases etc for the inconvenience and they issued me that.

Craigslist is interesting.

It used to be like the classifieds

You put something up there and you delete it when done

Then a few years ago they changed and everything you ever placed out on your craigslist account was put up there, it had never been fully deleted, going back years.

And everything that is done on the accounts is kept, everything. Totally trackable for eternity.

So one asks, why? Why does this company keep 8 year old information on me selling a kiddie pool? What is this information for?

Like FB and Google, the business model of Craigslist does not support the amount of monies and profits made, so the obvious answer is that it is another government information vacuum.

Think about it.

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