Posts Tagged ‘fraud’
Busy on the Boards today…
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Two more General Announcements went up today that caught my eye…
***A Message from John Canfield: Update on our Fraud Prevention Efforts***
John Canfield, Senior Director of eBay’s Trust & Safety team, made an AB post earlier today updating folks on eBay fraud prevention efforts. On the whole, the post makes for a one-stop repository of all [...]
The Arrest of Vladuz: A Team Effort
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
On Wednesday, May 14, a joint press conference was conducted by General Inspector of Romanian Police, Questor Gheorghe Popa; Directorate for Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), Codrut Olaru; and eBay VP & Chief Information Security Office, Dave Cullinane regarding the the arrest of Vlad Duiculescu (”Vladuz”).
The press conference was an opportunity for [...]
Romanian Fraudster, Vladuz, Arrested Thursday Morning
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Romanian fraudster, Vladuz, who had continued to attempt to compromise the identities of a number of eBay users (ultimately unsuccessfuly), was arrested early Thursday morning by Romanian law enforcement.
“We are delighted that Vladuz is in custody thanks to the hard work of Romanian law enforcement,” said eBay’s CISO Chief Information Security Officer, Dave Cullinane, [...]
A timely message from John Canfield
Monday, April 14th, 2008
A message from John Canfield, Senior Director for Trust & Safety policy management, went up on the General Announcements board earlier today, talking about a newly launched safety initiative.
In the announcement, John talked about a common fraud practice in which individuals access another user’s account and set up listings in that person’s name. He said, [...]
