a twist on traditional eBay spoofs...

I've received at least one e-mail a day for the last few days that are eBay "spoofs." You've seen these before, where a thief will set up what appears to be a legitimate email from eBay that entices you to log into the service. You do that, but the thief captures your password.

The latest twist on this is an e-mail that says an item you're selling is involved in a dispute. Thing is, of course, most of us don't have eBay items up for sale, so our first impulse is to follow the links and clear up our good names. When you do this, though, you give your identity to the thieves, so BEWARE!