Great going that you caught them, before more could be done in your identity theft.

It's not eBay, Paypal or any other service, it's the crooks.

Even though you probably have read the warnings before, as have I, eBay says in bold print, they will never eMail you to verify your account information. Live and learn, hopefully none of this will harm you or cost you one cent.

Best of all, your bad experience, will warn the rest of us, to be more careful. There is a positive.

The Milwaukee paper had the top of the front page story about identity theft ring that stole 37 million dollars using this scam. It was Tuesday, which was after you had to go through all of this.

Your swift action is what saved you. Nice going.

If you used the same password for other things or services, it's time to change them all. I use different with the exception of fantasy sports games. If someone wants to bodge my football picks, it's their silly game, and it won't hurt me.

I can't remember all these passwords, so for many years, I have used a small notebook, so I can look up what I tend to forget.