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Topic: PLEASE don't get taken in by this one!! |
Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 11:02 am |
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This might belong in "computers", but I'm posting here in case it helps somebody skip some anguish. There are loads of Nigerian scams out there, but these really bug me... messages purporting to be from PayPal or Ebay, often looking entirely "real" and threatening you with closing your account. A scared person will hit the link, enter their account information, and get hijacked. Don't fall for it! Ebay and Paypal both have links for reporting this stuff. Here's one I got today. I'm leaving off the link so no one can get suckered.
We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to the violation of our site policy below:
False or missing contact information - Falsifying or omitting your name, address, and/or telephone number (including use of fax machines pager numbers, modems or disconnected numbers).
Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This prohibition includes the registering of a new account.
Please note that any seller fees due to eBay will immediately become due and payable.
eBay will charge any amounts you have not previously disputed to the billing method currently on file.
If you would like your account to be considered for reinstatement, please click on the link below, and provide us additional information.
(FOLLOWED HERE BY BOGUS LINK WHERE YOUR INFO GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SCAMMER)
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Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 11:13 am
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Mark you are so correct and I think there are many that do get caught up in this scam.
This may be obvious for most but for those who are not sure..
Each reputable Internet account that you have with passwords and financial information will never send you an EMAIL to make changes or updates with direct HOT LINKS to your accounts.
You may get an EMAIL requesting that you log onto your account through the normal process and update your profile.That being through the home page of the Institution. That is the only method in which you would be requested to make a change..not thru a HOT LINK.
This is a good heads up by Mark to address this as it is happening it seems daily now.
If you're not sure..don't do anything..whats the worst that will happen..some off the wall account will get suspended ?
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Mark Herrick
From:
Bakersfield, CA
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 11:25 am
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I think Ebay itself is a Nigerian scam...
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Terry VunCannon
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 12:02 pm
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| Mark....This is a great post & I think it should be posted to every topic room to protect forum members. I have recieved 3 of this type of email. 2 of them had the ebay background that the scamer had saved & used as background...very real looking. The first two I contacted ebay about & forwarded to them...everyone watch out!!! |
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 12:47 pm
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Mark,
Thanks for posting the info. I recieved that very email and just thought, well, ok ,so my ebay account is no longer in service. So a few weeks later, forgetting about the email, I was able to use my account anyway. Turns out, your are correct. Just another twist on scamming.
T.W.
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johnnyb
From:
Wendell, NC, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 2:16 pm
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 2:41 pm
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I usually get one of these every couple of days. Ebay and Paypal both request that you forward questionable emails like this to them at spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com. They then try to track down the scammers.
Ebay is hardly a Nigerian scam, they provide a very good service, and their stock has done very well. Its made me way more money than any other stock I've owned in the last 10 years.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Donna Dodd
From:
Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 4:16 pm
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| I received an email from my bank, SunTrust with similar instructions. Interestingly, the link from the email WAS a secure site – However once it actually “linked,” it was a different address. The page LOOKED identical, but was merely a clone. I sent the email on to SunTrust security. Wonder if this is realllllllly the FORUM?????? Hummmmm. Seriously, don’t EVER address security matters from an email link!!! |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 4:53 pm
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| Yeah, This is called phish e-mail, or spoof e-mail. Forward it to spoof@ebay.com, as mentioned above. They will forward it to their cyber cops. No biggee, if you don't open it. If you suspect any ebay e-mail, send it to spoof. If it was a legitimate E-bay mail, they will tell you, and prove it. Usually, they won't contact you except to update you about your bidding/auction status. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 29 Sep 2004 4:56 pm
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US Bank emails have recently come my way asking for my account credit card number,on-line banking login & password, PIN, etc. Got the Sun Trust Bank email just today asking for the same thing. I don't have an account w/either of these institutions. Talk about fishing...
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Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Posted 30 Sep 2004 6:57 am
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Man, that's one of the most effectively worded scam emails I've ever read. It seems almost too real.
I've sometimes wondered what would happen if you clicked on such email hot links. Well, here's the answer:
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| Some internet scams come with a virus. In this type of scam they may be trying to trick you to go to the scammer's website and enter your account information for an account such as Paypal or E-Bay. Usually you will receive a very official looking e-mail stating that someone has attempted to break into your account and/or you must verify your account information in order to continue using your account. You are given links to what looks like the legitimate site for your account but the actual location is hidden. If you click the link and the authorities have not shut down the site you may get a virus from the website you have visited. Then your computer may be used to try to send more scam/virus e-mails to other people not to mention the fact that the attacker could get information from your computer once it is infected. |
So DON'T CLICK ON ANY EMAIL HOTLINK. (The above info came from here.)
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Bill, steelin' since '99 | Steel page | My music | Steelers' birthdays | Over 50?[This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 30 September 2004 at 08:09 AM.] |
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Forrest Lee Jr
From:
Waverly, TN
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Posted 30 Sep 2004 7:14 am
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That's how I figuered it out!
I GOT BIT BY THIS ONE! But caught it before they got any money.
I had to change everything, all my passwords, and what saved me is I recognized it about 1/2 hour after I gave them my password.
1st is you have to log in... They get your password and username.
2nd (this is where I caught on) They want all your personal info.
Now that raised a red flag, so I went back to log in again and this time used a fictitious password... guess what, It let me in! So I immediately changed every password for everything, banking, Pal Pal, Ebay, ArtistGigs, everything. I even went to my bank and put them on alert, I cleaned out my Pay Pal and disabled the bank draft.
Took me a week to calm down.
Another thing I noticed is the Pay Pal logo is pixilated like a .tif or .gif file, you would think they would come up with a better counterfeit logo.
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Mark Herrick
From:
Bakersfield, CA
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 30 Sep 2004 12:40 pm
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I received a message a little while ago from the German Police, informing me that they are taking legal action against me because I had misused my account - for I website I had never visited before!
I deleted the whole thing immediately and guess what: A few days later they posted warnings in all major newspapers here that a lot of scam mails are sent, looking like official notifications from law enforcement agencies, informing you of previous fraud conducted by the receiver!
What a nasty way of attacking us! 
Kind Regards, Walter
www.lloydgreentribute.com
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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erik
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Posted 30 Sep 2004 6:34 pm
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Well, 1)I have been too lazy to even read any eBay emails (I know what my balance is). 2) Whenever you receive a questionable, possibly spoofed email, just click on your "full headers" option and you will see the origin of the message and where your response is headed.
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 30 Sep 2004 6:40 pm
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Just fooling around, no trojans or virii. Go to the above link and click on Add A Reply to see how easy this stuff is to do.
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Donna Dodd
From:
Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2004 4:42 am
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now, THAT's scary, Cal!!!!!
Wow. |
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