[meteorite-list] WARNING: New twist on eBay spoof (scam)

From: Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Mar 4 17:13:22 2006
Message-ID: <440A1109.70001_at_fascination.com>

Dear Ron, List;
I have experience this exact same spoof problem with ebay a few times
last fall. What seems to work for me with ebay issues/spoofs is to
only answer the emails in your "message box" on the secure "my ebay"
page. I have not tried the ebay tool bar security option that they tout
as the good security program.
Never answer anyone who hasn't bid your auctions if they ask for your
checking account, passwords, personal info.
Be assured that ebay and paypal will call you if they need to contact
you over some "need to update your information". Most spoofs tend to
try that ploy.
Hope this helps,
Dave F.


almitt wrote:

> Hi Ron and all,
>
> Some of the new ebay spoofs are designed so you can't even forward the
> spoof to ebay. There have been a couple where I couldn't forward it to
> them. I did try to tell them about the spoof but there damn automated
> software won't acknowledge your complaint. So beware!
>
> --AL Mitterling
> Mitterling Meteorites
>
> R. N. Hartman wrote:
>
>> As I have not seen this posted yet, I will send this warning along.
>>
>> It appears as if you are getting a message from an eBay member re: an
>> auction #6436472319. The sender wants a reply and the message form
>> looks
>> quite real. In fact, it is an ebay message reply template. It may
>> state
>> that they bid on one of your auctions and is a request for shipping
>> rates,
>> it may be an inquiry about a non-delivered auction, or many other
>> variations. If you click to tell the person that it isn't your
>> auction, you
>> will get a sign in screen requesting your ID and sign in password.
>> THIS IS
>> NOT FROM EBAY. If you go to the actual auction number you will get a
>> warning message from the owner of that auction number who states that
>> his
>> auction number was stolen, etc. and to beware of a very clever scam.
>> If you
>> have done these things, best to change your password (and report it to
>> spoof_at_ebay.com).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Received on Sat 04 Mar 2006 05:13:29 PM PST