A new Email Scam directed at eBay users

John Sabato · 01-04-2006, 12:36 PM

Got this in the morning email... looks genuine, except that I don't have anything for sale on ebay... click on the link and it would take you to a Paypal looking website for you to login... but what is really happening is they are capturing your paypal credentials to use your account...

Be Afraid... be very afraid of any unsolicited email from folks you don't know...no matter how genuine the email looks.

Edward Tinker · 01-04-2006, 12:42 PM

John, very much like the thread that Herb started around Christmas... I hate this scam stuff

Ed

policeluger · 01-04-2006, 12:47 PM

My friend lost 1k to an ebay scam dealer, it was over high $ L.A. Laker tickets...be careful brothers....happy new years to all

Brent B. · 01-04-2006, 01:45 PM

Make sure you report any/all suspicious emails to Ebay. They will also confirm if it's a scam. You can also log onto your Ebay account and see what messages they're really sent you (and what they haven't).

policeluger · 01-04-2006, 02:02 PM

thanks....my friend is working on it, but was so computer/auction untrained, she sent the money to a London England address.....

tudorbug · 01-04-2006, 02:26 PM

John:

I have received a number of these, in fact, just opened one about five minutes ago.

I open all headers and forward each one to "spoof@ebay.com" and then process them thru SpamCopy.

Internet scum is still hard at work and there doesn't seem to be much we can do about them.

Very kindly, David

Ponyman · 01-04-2006, 05:36 PM

PayPal and eBay - inspite of being anti second amendment - are very polite: they will ALWAYS greet you by the FIRST AND LAST NAME that you registered when you opened the account. Spammers / scammers do NOT have access to that information!!! If you are not greeted by name, DO NOT RESPOND. Forward immediately to spoof@eBay.com or spoof@paypal.com. Hint: put both of those addresses in your email address book, with nicknames beginning with a letter not used for any other nicknames in your book. As soon as you type that first letter in the TO window, you'll be offered a dropdown choice of only those two.

Herb · 01-04-2006, 09:30 PM

Ponyman, it is not true that spammers don't have, or can't get, your name, the one I posted a week or so ago came with my full name in the TO: line, it looked totally authentic. I use Firefox as my browser and when I put the cursor on the blue highlited link that I was to click to dispute the transaction, it showed me the real address just above the toolbar, in the one I got that supposed had the PayPal link it gave me the following: http://www.cradelofdreams.com/.us/deny.htm, that sure is not a PayPal address.

01-04-2006, 12:36 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	A new Email Scam directed at eBay users Got this in the morning email... looks genuine, except that I don't have anything for sale on ebay... click on the link and it would take you to a Paypal looking website for you to login... but what is really happening is they are capturing your paypal credentials to use your account... Be Afraid... be very afraid of any unsolicited email from folks you don't know...no matter how genuine the email looks. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-04-2006, 12:42 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,591 Times in 2,114 Posts	John, very much like the thread that Herb started around Christmas... I hate this scam stuff Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-04-2006, 05:36 PM	#7
Ponyman User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlantic County, NJ, USA Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	PayPal and eBay - inspite of being anti second amendment - are very polite: they will ALWAYS greet you by the FIRST AND LAST NAME that you registered when you opened the account. Spammers / scammers do NOT have access to that information!!! If you are not greeted by name, DO NOT RESPOND. Forward immediately to spoof@eBay.com or spoof@paypal.com. Hint: put both of those addresses in your email address book, with nicknames beginning with a letter not used for any other nicknames in your book. As soon as you type that first letter in the TO window, you'll be offered a dropdown choice of only those two. __________________ "The Constitution is intended for use by a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other." ~ John Quincy Adams

01-04-2006, 09:30 PM	#8
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ponyman, it is not true that spammers don't have, or can't get, your name, the one I posted a week or so ago came with my full name in the TO: line, it looked totally authentic. I use Firefox as my browser and when I put the cursor on the blue highlited link that I was to click to dispute the transaction, it showed me the real address just above the toolbar, in the one I got that supposed had the PayPal link it gave me the following: http://www.cradelofdreams.com/.us/deny.htm, that sure is not a PayPal address. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

01-04-2006, 12:47 PM	#3
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	My friend lost 1k to an ebay scam dealer, it was over high $ L.A. Laker tickets...be careful brothers....happy new years to all

01-04-2006, 01:45 PM	#4
Brent B. User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Make sure you report any/all suspicious emails to Ebay. They will also confirm if it's a scam. You can also log onto your Ebay account and see what messages they're really sent you (and what they haven't).

01-04-2006, 02:02 PM	#5
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	thanks....my friend is working on it, but was so computer/auction untrained, she sent the money to a London England address.....

01-04-2006, 02:26 PM	#6
tudorbug Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 387 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	John: I have received a number of these, in fact, just opened one about five minutes ago. I open all headers and forward each one to "spoof@ebay.com" and then process them thru SpamCopy. Internet scum is still hard at work and there doesn't seem to be much we can do about them. Very kindly, David