I think this is how they get you.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:48 am

I think this is how they get you.

I just received this Email from an official looking Ebay source.

Dear Ebay member ,

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning,temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this problems please use the link below and re-enter your account information. If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will be terminated. .
Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

To update your record please click here:
It is highly recommended that you right click on the link and select "Open in new window" option
as some mail clients will not allow you to proceed!
https://users.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers, and so on) in this email.

Thank you for using eBay!
www.ebay.com

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Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:52 am

I can't tell you how many of those I've received, or like suspensions. It looks like the real deal until you carefully look at the return web addresses.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:01 am

When you get one of these, you should forward the email with full header to [email protected], and let them know you think you're being phished.

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:34 am

I fell for this one time about 5 years ago, and my account got taken over for a few days. Luckily, I was able to reconcile and keep my username, as I had alot of positive feedback that I didn't want to lose. That's the only email scam I ever fell for (and last I hope).

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:51 am

I'm getting these scam Paypal ones at the moment...

Hello ,

Your PayPal payment by bank transfer to [email protected] for $120.00
USD has been processed and automatically credited to the PayPal account
of the payment's recipient. Thus, this transaction is completed.

Transaction ID: 2ML79207VL292013S

Show details for this transaction online by clicking
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_history

View the details of this transaction online at:

https://www.paypal.com/us/vst/id=2ML79207VL292013S

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Security Advisory: When you log in to your PayPal account, be sure to
open up a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type
in the PayPal URL to make sure you are on the real PayPal website.
For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review
the Security Tips in our Security Center.

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and
you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal
account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page.

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PayPal Email ID PP051

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:58 am

and these one's too...

Your PayPal account might be compromised
We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been reported as lost or stolen, or that there were additional problems with your card. Therefore, as a prevention measure, we have temporarely limited access to sensitive Paypal account features.

To ensure that your account is not compromised please take a review on your recent account history for any unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure no changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account, report this to Paypal Security Center immediately.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
This e-mail contains information directly related to your account with us, other services to which you have subscribed, and/or any application you may have submitted. Paypal and its service providers are committed to protecting your privacy and ask you not to send sensitive account information through e-mail.

You can view our privacy policy and contact information at
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy

Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account. Please do not reply to this e-mail. For assistance, log in to your Paypal account and choose the "Help" link in the header of any page.

Thank you for using Paypal!
The Paypal Team

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:31 am

I get both the Ebay and Paypal scams at least once a day. Sending them to spoof doesn't seem to help.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:44 am

It does help to send them to spoof@. The links that are in these fake emails never stay up for a day or two.

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:24 am

Never, under any circumstances, respond to an email from any company that asks you to update your information.

With Ebay, never open an email that is sent to your personal email address. Open and respond only to those emails that appear in your Ebay messages after logging into MyEbay.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:28 am

Dave, I just got the "ebay" one that you got!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:55 am

Looks to be the Scam of the day Peter.

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:57 am

I've had that eBay email too...its amazing how efficient the scammers are by now.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:08 am

I got another three the same today!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:51 am

Never follow their links ... instead logon onto ebay or paypal and check your account ...

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:58 am

I tried to send them a "pleasant" email, but it bounced!!!