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eBay spoofs
This will probably be old hat to some people, but in the last couple of
days I've had several spoof e-mails purporting to be from eBay. The spoofers are getting better at the game, so people new to this may be fooled. This is the text of one of the spoofs I received, accompanied with the eBay logos: __________________________________________________ _____________ Dear eBay user, As part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website, we are undertaking a period review of our member accounts. You are requested to visit our site by following the link given below http://www.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...n/%?7088080019 Please fill in the required information. This is required for us to continue to offer you a safe and risk free environment to run your auctions, and maintain the eBay Experience. Thank you Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. Visit our Privacy Policy and *User Agreement* if you have any questions. Copyright 2002 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 *Announcements* |* Register* | *SafeHarbor (Rules & Safety)* | *Feedback Forum* | *About eBay* Copyright ゥ 1995-2001 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay *User* __________________________________________________ _____________ Right-clicking on the link as it appears in the original e-mail shows that it has been encoded so as to direct victims to quite a different website, where they will then be asked to provide sensitive information. The words I've put inside *asterisks* link to bona fide pages on the eBay site, which adds to the plausibility of the spoof. Some tips for the uninitiated (these are things I've gleaned; if anyone has any additions/amendments please post them!): 1. Never click on a link; copy the link and paste it into the address box of your browser. 2. If you suspect the link may be falsely encoded, right-click on it and check the properties of the link; if it gives a different URL, it is likely to be a spoof. 3. Before giving sensitive information online, check the URL very carefully; it should generally begin "https://..." 4. Any request for PIN numbers is automatically fraud. 5. Report eBay spoofs (or anything you think may be a spoof) to . 6. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...eft-spoof.html and http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...eft-spoof.html for further details. -- John http://rarebooksinjapan.com |
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