BASS8BAITS Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I get at least three or four emails a day from people trying to get my password for eBay and paypal. Today I got one that just about got me. I got an email from eBay that an eBay user was letting me know that payment was sent. I searched through my auctions and I could not find this eBay user as one of my customers. The email listed no auction number but it offered a link to reply in my eBay messages. I clicked onto the link and it requested my user name and password even though I was still signed on eBay. We should keep each other informed about these scams. :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefdano Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I get an e-mail claiming to be from PayPal ("from" address is service@paypal.com) about 3 times a week. It's is telling me that there was an unknown IP accessing my account and that I need to verify my information. Now the e-mail is very cheap as it isn't typed e-mail, but a hyper-linked picture made to look like an e-mail. Now anyone who knows anything about the net knows that when you drag the mouse cursor over a link it turns into a hand. Well the entire email is like this with the link showing up as a "xxxxx".aol.de address. It is a very very cheap and amateur scam email. I reported it to PayPal and have not heard any response on it yet. So Beware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charkins Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I am getting emails supposedly from ebay telling my that my account has been suspended and that I need to give them a new credit card. I keep getting this same email. I contacted ebay and they said it was a scam and not to give them anything especially a credit card. The sight the link sent me to looked like ebay, but the address didn't look like ebay and it wasn't. Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hover over the hyperlink in the email and you can see the email address that you are really going to should you click on the link in the email. I get these scams from eBay, Paypal, banks, etc. all day...every day. If I ever am not sure, I go directly to the website of the company requesting my information to see if there is a request on the site!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hover over the hyperlink in the email and you can see the email address that you are really going to should you click on the link in the email.I get these scams from eBay' date=' Paypal, banks, etc. all day...every day. If I ever am not sure, I go directly to the website of the company requesting my information to see if there is a request on the site!! Jim[/quote'] Like jim said never ever click a link from an email claiming its from paypal or ebay 99% of them are scams. if you really must then you need to double check the address in your address bar Delw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 eBay, PayPal, your bank, and any other legitimate provider will never ask you to click on a link in an e-mail and provide information. If there is a legitimate need, they will instruct you to go to your page at their site, and from there follow instructions. Incidentally, most of the sites that the e-mails link to are out of the country. Most of them are in mainland China, and many are in europe, like the German link sited here. If eBay detects something fishy on your account, they will lock it up tighter than a..... , well very tight. Then when you call support, they will systematically verify who you are, and provide you with the links, passwords, etc to repair the account. Usually the damage is caused by a scofflaw that scammed you into providing the password to start with. Been there done that often for my clients. jm (the network guy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayooper Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I forward all of theses "spoofs" to either spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com. Not sure what they do with these but they say they take them all into consideration. They will send you an email back saying that the email was "phishing" and to delete it. I have never gotten a reply back from them saying that it was a legitimate email. Like everybody else has said on hear. If in doubt, go to a new browser window and go directly to the site asking for the info. If they were the ones wanting it it will say so on your account page. Always check the address bar of any links in emails before clicking on them. I just worry about my parents that are not too computer savy clicking on these links in emails they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I just figured I would add one to the list here, even though it makes me look like an idot. I recieved an email a few months back from "EBAY" stating that do to the high volume of sales, they wanted to give me the POWER SALER rating. Like an idot I clicked the link, and bamb it was all over. The next morning I tried to log into my account about 15 times and it would not let me. I emailed EBAY and they sent a reply that my account had been frozen due to some fradulant auctions. Come to find out that someone was trying to sell a $30,000.00 dollar John Deere tracktor for a Buy It now price of $10,000.00 and also another Kubota Tracktor for $5,000.00 buy it now. Luckly no harm was done to my rating or account, and I just had to change my pass words. A word to the wise, delete any and all emails asking for account info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungeonhawk5 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 oh, another scam i have found recently was this. I went to a boat/tackle/rv/sport show, and filled out an entry form for a free vacation. A week later some woman calls me up and says you have won. she said "If you read the rules correctly you would see that it was offering to pay for 80% of your vaction to the carribean. You can check out our website at something.com or whatever and verify we are legit. All we ask is that the 20% you owe be paid up front, then we will send the tickets etc to you" Of course being in IT this threw up a HUGE red flag with me. I asked that the paperwork all be sent to me so that I could go through it. They said it couldnt be done. Researching their site I found all things registered through the cayman islands. Tipoff # 2. I dont know exactly how they got my name and number, but my guess is, one of the scammers just walked by, opened up the box, and grabbed a bunch of names, and called everyone on the list. Just be wary of those giveaways, and I might suggest taking a blank form, or rules with you to review... I imagine they would NEVER ask for payment up front etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I do the same as Dayooper. I forward the to the spoof@ address and 100% have come back as "phishing" Mr B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
