Tech: Possible EBay Scam

Subject: Tech: Possilbe EBay Scam
From: Hillheader
Date: 19 Oct 03 - 05:22 AM

I've just received an Email supposedly from E-bay asking me to update my record. It provides a link to an official looking site which has Name, Address, Social Security, and Credit Card details as mandatory!!!

Clearly a scam, but I would not want anyone to be caught up in it.

Subject: RE: Tech: Possilbe EBay Scam
From: GUEST,Ebay told us so
Date: 19 Oct 03 - 10:44 AM

This is a well know scam - eBay has information and has inform all it's members that they DO NOT send out emails requesting personal information bank details etc....

Subject: RE: Tech: Possilbe EBay Scam
From: open mike
Date: 19 Oct 03 - 12:02 PM

i had the same thing and her is what e-bay advises...
forward any such messages to them so they can investigate.

account security > account security issues > report email or websites
impersonating ebay

E-Bay says:

If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it immediately to [e-mail] and do not respond to it or click on any of the links in the email message. Please do not change the subject line or forward the email as an attachment.



and they will reply thusly:

Hello,


Thank you for contacting eBay's Trust and Safety Department about email
solicitations that are falsely made to appear to have come from eBay.
These emails, commonly referred to as "spoof" messages, are sent in an
attempt to collect sensitive personal information from recipients who
reply to the message or click on a link to a Web page requesting this
information.


The email you reported did not originate from, nor is it endorsed by,
eBay. We are very concerned about this problem and are working
diligently to address the situation. We have investigated the source of
this email and have taken appropriate action. You may rest assured that
your account standing has not changed and that your listings have not
been affected.


We advise you to be very cautious of email messages that ask you to
submit information such as your credit card number or your email
password. eBay will never ask you for sensitive personal information
such as passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, Personal
Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security numbers in an email
itself. If you ever need to provide information to eBay please open a
new Web browser, type www.ebay.com, and click on the "site map" link
located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.



If you entered personal information such as your password, social
security number or credit card numbers into a Website based on a request
from a spoofed email, you need to take immediate action to protect your
identity. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable information
regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.


To get to the "Protecting Your Identity" Help page from the eBay site,
please click on the "help" link located at the top of most eBay pages
and select the following topics when the "eBay Help Center" window
appears:


Safe Trading > If Something Goes Wrong > Identity Theft


We encourage you to review additional information about protecting your
identity found in the eBay Help system. Please click on the "help" link
located at the top of most eBay pages and select the following topics
when the "eBay Help Center" window appears:


Safe Trading > If Something Goes Wrong& > Account Theft > Account
Protection


Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your vigilance helps us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant
online marketplace.
Regards,


Ian
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
______________________________
eBay
Your Personal Trading Community (tm)


*******************************************


Important: eBay will not ask you for sensitive personal information
(such as your password, credit card and bank account numbers, Social
Security numbers, etc.) in an email. Learn more account protection tips
at:


http://www.pages.ebay.com/help/account_protection.html
_____________________________________________


For our latest announcements, please check:


http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml

Subject: RE: Tech: Possilbe EBay Scam
From: Arnie
Date: 19 Oct 03 - 12:42 PM

I've just bought a camcorder from e-bay and the vendor wanted a cheque. I see the cheque has now been cashed and just hope that the camcorder appears in the post!! I got one e-mail from the vendor telling me that his computer had crashed and he had to use a friend's system -so I cannot e-mail him to check progress although I do have a postal address. I believe that e-bay will re-imburse if the paid-for goods fail to appear - at least I hope so!!

Subject: RE: Tech: Possible MSN Scam
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 07:30 PM

I got this e-mail today:

Dear MSN User,

It has become noticeable that another party has been trying to login your MSN account
and has violated our USER AGREEMENT policy. This attempt of fraudulent misconduct will
force us to close your MSN account unless otherwise verified. You will have 48 hours to
login and verify your account before it will become inactive. Thank you for your
cooperation in this matter.

Click here to verify your MSN account information


Carry Mitchel
MSN Fraud Team
www.msn.com

Good thing I checked here (click) before I responded. It sure looked official, but something seemed fishy. Another scam, for sure.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Tech: Possible EBay Scam
From: GUEST,amergin
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 08:20 PM

There is alot of this going around...banks are getting targeted with this as well so be careful.

Subject: RE: Tech: Possible EBay Scam
From: GUEST,Dale
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 08:29 PM

I got pretty much the same message today as Joe, except it was for my eBay account instead. Putting your mouse over the supposed address will show where it is actually leading to. I wasn't fooled in the least, but it was very official looking, even to the eBay logo.

Subject: RE: Tech: Possible EBay Scam
From: GUEST,John Hindsill
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 08:30 PM

I know a lot of personal information about me (and, for that matter, us all) over which I have no control. But I will not, will not, ever put SS# or credit card numbers over the internet because there is no such a thing as a secure computer. What people devise, others can exploit. I miss a good deal now and again, but BSTS [better safe than sorry].----John
P.S. - I see my cookie has gone down; I rest my case

Subject: 10 rules to follow
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jul 04 - 12:08 AM

RULE #1:

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE RESPOND TO AN EMAIL
ASKING FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR TO VERIFY ANYTHING!

RULES 2 thru 10: REPEAT THE ABOVE

Subject: RE: Tech: Possible EBay Scam
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 16 Jul 04 - 12:12 AM

Yup. I got the same thing from a supposed employee of Wells Fargo bank a few months back. I forwarded it to Wells Fargo and let them sort it out.

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: Possible EBay Scam
From: GUEST,KateG whose cookie has been eaten.
Date: 16 Jul 04 - 07:39 PM

I gotten similar ones from PayPal and BankAmerica...and I don't even have accounts with them. In each case I've forwarded the offending message to the company it perports to come from so that their fraud folks can deal with it.

Lately I've been getting messages telling me I've won vast sums in an international lottery. No e-mail response, rather an overseas phone number, which I presume is one of those $100 a minute sites. Lovely folks!