Scammers and fraudsters are becoming increasingly creative on eBay. We present typical scams and explain how you can protect yourself.

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Krontz called Five on Your Side, who found that the e-mails Krontz received were not from eBay. The scammer made it look like they were, even using the eBay logo.

Here's how these scams work: Third-party sellers on Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces pay people to write fake, positive reviews about their products, or do it themselves.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane man was scammed out of $2,000 online after attempting to buy a second car, only priced at $800 in Montana, using eBay gift cards.

A federal judge sentenced 21-year-old Charles Stergios of Brunswick, Maine, to more than six years in prison for perpetrating an extensive Internet fraud scheme using the eBay Web site.

While the book simplifies the scams, it also has the look of a Grade 10 textbook. The font is bland and the writing uninspiring. The pages desperately need a splash of colour to enliven the text.

He posted a listing on eBay for what he said was the late monarch's walking stick, claiming to have been a senior footman at Windsor Castle. He said any money would go to cancer research.