I think business is very cut throat somebody always wants a piece of you (leg and arm again) like trying to con you on PayPal by reversing payment (yes it works) or by using the product and demanding a refund or else they will give you bad feedback.

eBay is dominated by feedback if you have bad feedback then you basically can't buy or sell much or anything. So people can threaten you by saying they will leave bad feedback and get away with anything. In this case it's a good thing not to back down. Report them on eBay, then report them on PayPal,give them bad feedback and if they try get or are let get away with one of your products report them to the FBI (How are you doing now Pedro!).

Problems with eBay and PayPal are they don't care what's happening as long as they are getting their food (money!) its very cut throat and people who usually go in to this kind of thing have lots of capital to start with. That's what makes them successful. There maybe other ways but you have to search long and hard for that and most people don't even have the time do a search on a yahoo search engine. Right now i do OK making small profits back while they get a big bite. For now it's a definite E for eBay.

This scam is in the same nature of those e-mails that tell you that you have won the lottery or inheritance. The thinking is that if you think it is legit, the more likely you are to give out your personal information.

You should know that the FBI do not send e-mails to people they always talk to people on the phone or face to face, so that they can prove you are the right person. They will not ask personal information type questions. If they are the FBI, they will already know the information, so why would they ask?

These scam e-mails have an official looking appearance thank to utilizing pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead and banners. These e-mails also appear to come from domestic and overseas FBI offices.

The scam covers a wide range of threats from extortion, phishing, malware and online action scams.

To get more information on this or future cyber scams go to the official FBI website and visit the FBI page “New E-Scams and Warnings” webpage.

Every time a person fills out a contest entry, sweepstakes form, survey application or joins an online community, then chances are the personal information that is used to complete these things are sold, rented or shared with second and third parties without our knowledge.

Most reputable companies or websites will have a privacy statement that explains clearly how they will use the personal information that they collect from their members or customers. Not all websites or companies are reputable, so it is extremely wise to read their privacy statements before handing over any revealing or personal information about you to strangers.

The following websites are extremely useful to help stop big brother from snooping into your personal business and private lives.

1. PGP

   PGP provides cryptographic privacy and authentication that is designed to protect email sent and received between two or more parties from being compromised by outside sources. This is an awesome email encryption program that really works great and is especially useful for sending and receiving important business email.

2. GuerrillaMail

   An excellent way to stop potentially a bunch of unwanted spam from clogging up your inbox is to use GuerrillaMail, so to get a disposable email address to use anytime your personal email address in required. The email expires in 15 minutes, just long enough to send or receive whatever is desired.

3. PookMail

   Stop sharing your real email address with every website that ask for it, but instead make up an imaginary email address using this website. Using this service for a while I have noticed a noticeable difference in the amount of spam that I have been receiving…considerably less. The email associated with your account is cleared every 24 hours allowing you to remain anonymous and still have fun.

4. Anonymous Speech

   Every time you send or receive a traditional email there are companies, governments and private individuals tracking your every move and storing these emails on both public and private servers. Anonymous Speech has an extremely secure email service that continues to provide outstanding email protection long after the email has been sent or received. This company does not share their client's personal information or email access with anyone and that does include government agencies and corporate entities. This program will not disappoint anyone who wants to remain anonymous when surfing the web.

5. Obviously

   This is an outstanding Do-It-Yourself website that shows you how to stop those pesky telemarketing phone calls and how to remove your personal information from marketing mailing lists, so to stop junk mail.

6. Double Click

   This company is the nerve center of digital marketing as the company self describes its self, but in reality, Double Click has probably collected some personal information about every person using the Internet at some point and time. They sell personal information collected to third parties for marketing purposes and the company will share the information that they collect on you with judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants or orders. Have your name and information removed from Double Click servers using the link above.

7. The Cloak

   Hide your web surfing activities from prying eyes and snoops while using this website to surf the net anonymously. The encrypted connection hides your identity from the sites that you are visiting using an http and https anonymous proxy. Your privacy is personal - get it.

8. BeHidden

   Here is another anonymous web surfing search engine that protects the surfer's person identity and web activities from being compromised by nosy webmasters, corporations, and governments. Also, BeHidden can be used to send anonymous email, so to further protect your identity. Awesome site!

9. Government Public Records Database

   Access the same databases as law enforcement and government officials do, so to request a copy of your FBI file. Yes it is true, the FBI compiles records concerning private citizens within the United States and you may be one of the people that the FBI has been watching. Excellent website tool for business operators, too.

10. Snarfed

    This is an outstanding blog about protecting your privacy when shopping on the Internet and what type of disposable credit or debit cards to use and how they work. Not all-disposable credit cards are made equally as some card programs will protect you better than others will. There is a lot of information here on this blog about privacy issues and there is a little something on here for everyone.

Remember, every time that you fill-out a contest or sweepstakes entry form or complete a survey your personal information is being collected and stored in some stranger's computer server somewhere. Each time a person joins another social network ( MySpace, Facebook ) or signs up to participate in an online forum; your personal information is being collected.

What or how these companies use your personal and private information depends on the company doing the collecting. Before doing business with or disclosing your personal information to, be sure to read the company's or website's privacy statement carefully, before disclosing anything to them. If the company or website does not have a privacy statement or the privacy statement looks suspicious, then avoid disclosing anything about you or anyone else to these types of companies and/or websites.