The return address I use for News Groups is unique. The current one is only a couple of days old.
The link leads to a page that lets you give them all your credit card data and other stuff like your social security number.
--------------------------------------------------------------- Dear eBay Member, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you.
The login attempt was made from: IP address: 172.25.210.66 ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system to help you evaluate with whom you are dealing with.
click on the link below, fill the form and then submit as we will verify
----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet > News==----> http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ > Newsgroups> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =----
The return address I use for News Groups is unique. The current one is only >a couple of days old.
I don't answer anything from either ebay or paypal especially if they call me "Dear eBay Member". They KNOW my name, so if they don't use it, it isn't eBay.>
The link leads to a page that lets you give them all your credit card data >and other stuff like your social security number.>
---------------------------------------------------------------> Dear eBay Member,> We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay >account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your >account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you >recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts >may have been initiated by you.>
The login attempt was made from:> IP address: 172.25.210.66> ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com> By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the >information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, >because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does >not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an >offline verification system to help you evaluate with whom you are dealing >with.>
click on the link below, fill the form and then submit as we >will verify>
Anything addressed to newsgroups@rudybenner.com automatically is suspect and goes into its own folder. This is not the address I use for online transactions, not even the same domain.
Funny how I did not pick up on the "Dear eBay Member" thing. You are right.
Cocoview - April 23 - May 7, 2005.
"Rosalie B." <gmbeasley@mindspring.com> wrote in message news206615rj028v0pic3ehsmal7cs0srjksl@4ax.com...> "Rudy Benner" <newsgroups@rudybenner.com> wrote:>
The return address I use for News Groups is unique. The current one is >>only>>a couple of days old.>
I don't answer anything from either ebay or paypal especially if they> call me "Dear eBay Member". They KNOW my name, so if they don't use> it, it isn't eBay.>>
The link leads to a page that lets you give them all your credit card data>>and other stuff like your social security number.>>
--------------------------------------------------------------->> Dear eBay Member,>> We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay>>account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your>>account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you>>recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts>>may have been initiated by you.>>
The login attempt was made from:>> IP address: 172.25.210.66>> ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com>> By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the>>information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However,>>because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and >>does>>not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an>>offline verification system to help you evaluate with whom you are dealing>>with.>>
click on the link below, fill the form and then submit as we>>will verify>>
Yes, did so, also to the police. I suppose some people fall for it.>
I wonder just how many fall for it. A lot is reported nowadays on the growing problem of ID theft. I wonder how much of it comes from these phishing scams.
Dan Bracuk wrote:> It's none of eBay's business. I have never eBayed so I have no idea> of the specifics involved. They don't actually ask for your e-mail> password, do they?>
Dan Bracuk> If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.>
No ... but they figure that anyone that can fall for a phishing expedition to eBay will most likely give out all kinds of other information as well.
My 72 year old uncle naively answered a Paypal note and then called me within an hour to ask about it. I immediately had him go to Paypal, verify that his funds were still there and change his password.
He then got the ebay phish and called me again saying that "it looks real!" I AGAIN had to explain "phishing" to him.
He is a perfect example of why these guys do it. It is easy to steal from these people. And a good reason for Ebay to ask you to change your passwords regularly.
:I did change my e-bay account password, but I refused to change the>> assword of my email account -- because>>
It's none of eBay's business. I have never eBayed so I have no idea>> of the specifics involved. They don't actually ask for your e-mail>> password, do they?>
No, they didn't ask for either PW, and if they did, they wouldn't>have feeeshed it out of me anyway. >
-- Bob.
It's worth noting that many of these phising sites also install Trojans on your machine to do key logging.
