 I just got the ebay spoof email, and it looks real |
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| seanery |
 Dec 12 2003, 05:08 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
These people are good. Although, poor spelling is a dead giveaway. But really, this is good. It even opens up a real ebay page when you click on it.
------------------------------------------ Dear valued eBay member, It has come to our attention that your eBay billing information records are out of date . This requiers you to update your billing information with no delay in order to avoid any future problems with eBay's online service. Please click here to update your billing records. Once you have updated your account records, your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. However failure to update may result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems. Thank you for your time! Marry Kimmel, eBay Billing Department team. Announcements | Register | SafeHarbor (Rules & Safety) | Feedback Forum | About eBay Copyright © 1995-2003 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy. -------------------------------------------------------- there were a couple links that I didn't make active here. Can you catch the spelling error? |
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| redshift |
Dec 12 2003, 05:12 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Spelling
All criminals are genius! M |
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| Jeff Bonanno |
Dec 12 2003, 05:15 PM
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il dottore Group: Members Posts: 421 Joined: 30-April 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 636 |
requiers
i've been getting email like this too. |
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| redshift |
Dec 12 2003, 05:22 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Yes, but when you signed up for the Nigerian check fraud scam, you left the '[x] Yes! I want to be the victim of other fraudulent activities' checked.
You have to be on your toes. M |
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| GWN7 |
Dec 12 2003, 06:20 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Send it to scams@ebay.com ....oh wait, that takes you to the auction pages (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| redshift |
Dec 12 2003, 06:48 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
ROFLMAO!
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| skline |
Dec 13 2003, 01:16 AM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
The page may look real, but read the address at the top. I would bet it doesnt even have ebay in it. That is how they get your username and password to pull off other scams. Like trying to sell 50" Plasma screens for $2000.00. All you have to do is send them the money through Western Union and they will ship it right off to you from Spain or Italy or someplace like that. Once you do it, they have your money and you have no recourse what so ever. Never use Western union to send money to someone you do not know. It is not recoverable.
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| Rgreen914 |
Dec 13 2003, 02:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 285 Joined: 20-October 03 From: West Covina, Ca. Member No.: 1,266 |
I got one of those messages (the "real" ebay called it a "spoof" message) and even clicked on the link to see what it said. It asked me to fill in the blanks about my bank and credit card accounts, including my pin number and Social Security Number...yeah, right! Trip me if I run!
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| Part Pricer |
Dec 13 2003, 07:05 AM
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Believe everything I post Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,825 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Danbury, CT Member No.: 35  |
You have to be extremely careful. Just looking at a URL in the address bar is no indication that you are on the proper site.
A security flaw in many web browsers has been discovered and is being exploited by a few criminals. They can explot the vulnerability to overlay Web addresses with any URL name they wish in the address and status bars of the browser. By obscuring the fake Web address in this way, the scammers can effectively trick e-mail recipients into thinking they're visiting a legitimate web site, rather than a virtual facade erected to capture user security details. The flaw has been confirmed in IE 6.0 and possibly older versions. Outlook Express 6.0 and Mozilla Firebird 0.7 are also thought to be at risk. Check this out to see how it works. Click on the link that says, "Click Here to Perform Test!" http://www.secunia.com/internet_explorer_a..._spoofing_test/ |
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| seanery |
Dec 13 2003, 08:25 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
damn paul!
how do I fix that? |
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| Part Pricer |
Dec 13 2003, 09:02 AM
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Believe everything I post Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,825 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Danbury, CT Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE(seanery @ Dec 13 2003, 09:25 AM) damn paul! how do I fix that? Well, Microsoft has decided that their Monthly Security Update will not be released this month. (What happened to Balmer saying, "Security is the top priority"?) For the official Microsoft fix, you'll have to wait until sometime in January. In the meantime, the most suggested solutions are to either: Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a proxy server or firewall with URL filtering capabilities. or Use a browser that is not vulnerable. |
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| rhodyguy |
Dec 13 2003, 09:18 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,240 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
if you give you social security # to anyone you're crazy. when sam's club was open in tacoma they wanted mine for membership (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) . i told the guy no way, they didn't need it. he assured me it would be safe and they "used it for filling puposes only". nearly had a dust up in the store. i got heated and told the cust service guy and the manager to fuck off and jeanne started tugging on my sleeve. i'm pretty impolite at times. oh, i didn't join.
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| 914werke |
Dec 13 2003, 02:12 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,246 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Your not alone Kevin it seems I have that same interchange at least once a week now. Filling in a form or some such asking for your Drivers Lic, SSN, and or birthdate.
FU (IMG:style_emoticons/default/finger.gif) Unless that enitity is the Social security Administration the IRS or they are extended you credit they dont need ANY of that info. |
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