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Post by parfive on Oct 27, 2005 16:37:01 GMT -5
Beware email from "suspension@ebay.com" saying your account has been suspended due to concerns . . . .
I had a reason to think it could be from eBay, and clicked on the link to "act on this alert". Got an authentic looking sign in page and then the page looking for every important number in your life.
Too late - I had already "signed in" with my password.
I'm normally immune to this crap, but this one got by me.
If anyone else gets it, just forward it to "spoof@ebay.com"
and/or delete.
Rich
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Post by Cher on Oct 27, 2005 17:44:06 GMT -5
Oh no Rich did you contact eBay right away or go in and change your password? Any time you click on a link look at the status bar of your browser window, it will tell you where you're really going. If it's got numbers or something other than ebay.com or paypal.com don't go there.
There's also the "Paypal Has Limited You Account" spoof that's going around again phishing for your account number and password. I got two of those today.
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 27, 2005 17:48:34 GMT -5
We got one saying we added a new address to our paypal account....which we didn't.
We never click on any link provided in a email when it comes to accounts. We always go to the site by typing in the offical url of that site. It pays to be very carefull in opening emails. If it don't look right...don't open it.
Rich...you now need to go in and change every password to every account you have. Good idea to do that once every quarter anyway.
Pho
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Post by docone31 on Oct 27, 2005 18:41:03 GMT -5
Arrrrrgh! I got one of those once. I was lucky, I sent it in, and to all of us here, and my friends with a warning. It comes once in a while, be aware.
I forwarded it out to Ebay.
Never give out your password to anyone. My wife does not even know my password.
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Post by parfive on Oct 27, 2005 22:18:11 GMT -5
Cher and Chas - Yes, forwarded it to eBay and changed password right away.
This happened at work (DSL) so at least it was a quick fix.
At home on a Mac, the email didn't even show text when opened, just html gibbberish. Bad timing on my part.
Rich
I'm gonna open it again at work tomorrow and type in a real proper password, if you know what I mean.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 27, 2005 23:11:20 GMT -5
i got that one pho got and never opened it just deleted it but went and changed my password anyway.
kim
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walrusleather
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by walrusleather on Oct 27, 2005 23:29:06 GMT -5
between my e-mail accounts i get an avg of 5 to 6 phishing mails like those every day. banks e-bay paypal etc etc,, not to mention the nigerian scams, lottery scams free ***** scams etc.
so much junk. rule # 1 is its all crap rule #2 is see rule #1
there are 50 characters in other alphabets (cyrillic) that mimic english all it take sis one of them and a mirrored webpage to steal your info. use no e-mail links and you are fine.
if in doubt forward to spam / spoof e-mails for whatever bank, auction site etc and if the reply comes back yes that was us,, then worry, the whole key to these is to give a sense of urgency to make you act before thinking.
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Post by parfive on Oct 28, 2005 16:49:19 GMT -5
Drats - my real proper password didn't work . . . 'Invalid entry'.
Rich
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Post by LCARS on Oct 28, 2005 21:49:53 GMT -5
It sucks they got to you!
Goes to show you they keep getting seakier all the time.
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Post by Alice on Oct 31, 2005 8:44:14 GMT -5
I get "spoof" mail all the time.
From e-bay, from Paypal, from the bank, and other accounts I have as well.
An easy way to tell if it's a spoof e-mail when you roll over the links in the e-mail with your mouse (no need to click on it). Usually the actual link shows up at the bottom of your browser. If the 2 addresses (the one in the e-mail, and the one at the bottom of your browser) don't match, it's spoof and the e-mail should be forwarded to the actual company they are representing.
forward the entire e-mail over to spoof@ebay.com, or spoof@paypal.com, or spoof@____.com
they'll take care of it.
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carolelgin
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by carolelgin on Oct 31, 2005 19:48:09 GMT -5
I almost fell for the 'Your auction has been cancelled' one. Whatever spirit protects me from my own lack of sharpness chimed in just prior to entering my information. Whew!
So glad things worked out for you. Could have been bad bad bad.
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Post by Alice on Oct 31, 2005 21:39:05 GMT -5
the best one I've seen was "Win this EBAY car"
It showed a car with the ebay logo on it.
I clicked on the link and I noticed that they were asking for a password and credit card #. THAT'S when I knew it was fake (ebay will NEVER ask you for that sort of info).
I always feel more comfortable going to the site, loging in and find what ever offer they are offering in e-mails. ... Whatever you get in your e-mail should be in the ebay site somewhere. If it's a contest, then you'll be able to enter directly from the site (not through an e-mail).
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Post by cookie3rocks on Nov 2, 2005 22:44:48 GMT -5
The Ad Aware program I have seems to knock it all out before it reaches me. When I open a "your favorite Bbayer" letter, it usually says "Virus has been quarantined' www.lavasoft.de/cookie |
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