Post by va3css on Mar 21, 2005 22:49:29 GMT -5
Email arrives from SPAMMER with the subject of "Update your Info" in the subject line and reads as follows:
I forwarded this to Ebay's "spoof email reporting" email, and got this response:
Beware everybody...
Update your account
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It has come to our attention that your eBay billing updates are out of order. If you could please take 1-2 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records.
Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.
To update your eBay records now click here:
http: //signin.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll (links to 85.186.231.222/po90210/ebay/index.php)
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eBay sent this e-mail to you because your Notification Preferences
indicate that you want to receive information about your eBay Credit Card Statement.
To change your communication preferences, click here (links to pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/idverify-login.html). Or, simply reply to this e-mail
with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Please note that it may take up to 14 days
to process your request. Visit our Privacy Policy (links to pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-priv.html) and User Agreement (links to pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-user.html) if you have any questions.
Copyright © 2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.
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It has come to our attention that your eBay billing updates are out of order. If you could please take 1-2 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records.
Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.
To update your eBay records now click here:
http: //signin.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll (links to 85.186.231.222/po90210/ebay/index.php)
(Image ignored)(Image ignored) (links to 85.186.231.222/po90210/ebay/index.html)
eBay sent this e-mail to you because your Notification Preferences
indicate that you want to receive information about your eBay Credit Card Statement.
To change your communication preferences, click here (links to pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/idverify-login.html). Or, simply reply to this e-mail
with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Please note that it may take up to 14 days
to process your request. Visit our Privacy Policy (links to pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-priv.html) and User Agreement (links to pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-user.html) if you have any questions.
Copyright © 2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.
I forwarded this to Ebay's "spoof email reporting" email, and got this response:
Hello,
Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.
Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished" messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients.
The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email to the appropriate authorities.
In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit information such as your credit card number or your email password. If you are ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, open a new Web browser, type www.ebay.com into your browser address field, and click on the "site map" link located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.
If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay, please forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.com. Do not respond to it or click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or
change the email in any way when you forward it to us.
If you have already entered sensitive financial information or your password into a Web site based on a request from a spoofed email, you should take immediate action to protect your identity and all of your
online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable information regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.
pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-account-theft-reporting.html
To review eBay's new tutorial about Spoof Emails, please see the following Web page:
pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/
To help you better protect yourself from fake eBay and PayPal Web sites, we have developed a feature for the eBay Toolbar called "Account Guard." Account Guard includes an indicator of when you are on an eBay or PayPal Web site or a known spoof (or "phishing") site, buttons to report fake eBay Web sites, and a password notification feature that warns you when you may be entering your eBay password on an unverified site.
To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard go to www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.
Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received. Your efforts help keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade.
Regards,
Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
______________________________
eBay
The World's Online Marketplace! ®
*******************************************
Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.
Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished" messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients.
The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email to the appropriate authorities.
In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit information such as your credit card number or your email password. If you are ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, open a new Web browser, type www.ebay.com into your browser address field, and click on the "site map" link located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.
If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay, please forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.com. Do not respond to it or click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or
change the email in any way when you forward it to us.
If you have already entered sensitive financial information or your password into a Web site based on a request from a spoofed email, you should take immediate action to protect your identity and all of your
online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable information regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.
pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-account-theft-reporting.html
To review eBay's new tutorial about Spoof Emails, please see the following Web page:
pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/
To help you better protect yourself from fake eBay and PayPal Web sites, we have developed a feature for the eBay Toolbar called "Account Guard." Account Guard includes an indicator of when you are on an eBay or PayPal Web site or a known spoof (or "phishing") site, buttons to report fake eBay Web sites, and a password notification feature that warns you when you may be entering your eBay password on an unverified site.
To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard go to www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.
Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received. Your efforts help keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade.
Regards,
Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
______________________________
eBay
The World's Online Marketplace! ®
*******************************************
Beware everybody...
