Fraudsters try to scam security expert on EBay - Business Center - PC World

When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled payment.

Schneier, the chief security technology officer at BT, is an authority on cryptography and frequently speaks and writes on security-related issues...