05-21-2006, 10:46 AM
Quote:SCOTLAND has appointed its first "eBay detective" as levels of fraud at online auction sites continue to soar.
Scott Rennie, a detective constable with Strathclyde Police, deals with dozens of complaints each month from Scots who are scammed on eBay and tracks down stolen items which are sold online.
Scotland on Sunday can also reveal that internet auction crime levels have reached such a high rate that eBay has set up its own "crime academy" dedicated to teaching police officers across the UK how to track down cybercriminals...
full article: http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ind...=753462006