New Twist on eBAY Scam emails

barefoottech · 11-22-2005, 11:20 AM

FYI.
This is also becoming a very common Ebay Scam email

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Please do not reply to this email as you will not receive a response. This email was sent by an eBay member via eBay's email forwarding system.

Message From eBay Member

Marketplace Safety Tip
If this email is an offer to sell an item without winning it on the eBay web site (including "second chance offers" sent through this email system) please do not respond to the sender.
Transactions made outside eBay are unsafe and not covered by eBay's Purchase Protection Programmes.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/142072-new-twist-on-ebay-scam-emails.html

Never pay for your eBay item using instant money transfer services such as Western Union or MoneyGram.
These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.
If this email is inappropriate or breaches eBay policy, please help protect other eBay community members by reporting it to us immediately.

Dear eBay member,

Hey are you going to buy the item from the auction that you won, why dont you answer to my emails, if you dont Respond Now I will contact ebay safeharbor and I will report you ! I am not a fool !
Please respond to the question on eBay by clicking the button below.

Respond Now

Thank you,
ronaldo23

The Clickable Button has a Spoofed URL ,the real one was in Romania
Source of so many Dodgy Emails.

spy69 · 11-22-2005, 12:56 PM

Thanks for the heads up!

Chris · 11-22-2005, 04:07 PM

I always receive atleast one or sometimes a couple of the eBay spoofs daily and they always come to my email addresses that I don't even have associated with my eBay account.

I've got Spam Arrest that I use so those emails never make it to my inbox though, but I can see them in the "unverified mail" area.

This email I haven't received yet, but I'm sure it's a matter of time.

kjmz · 11-22-2005, 08:14 PM

Yeah, this one time I got one and it said my real name I was so confused but I thought my account was actually cancelled until they asked for my SSN #. Anyways the URL said http://www.ebay.com but it was actually some other site. I don't know how they did it but they were good and I reported them to eBay for being so good.

Watch out for this always right click and make sure.

downloadfreak · 11-23-2005, 05:02 AM

kjmz, its simple, its a text link with the text "http://www.ebay.co.uk" linking to a different URL, thats all.

kjmz · 11-23-2005, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by downloadfreak

kjmz, its simple, its a text link with the text "http://www.ebay.co.uk" linking to a different URL, thats all.

No, no I'm talking about when I actually went to the page the "http://www.ebay.com" was in the address bar. That doesn't happen when you click a text link like that.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=142072

http://www.ebay.com

If you click on it, the browser bar does say "http://www.kjmz.com" in the new window.

monRa · 11-23-2005, 01:45 PM

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http://www.ebay.com

If you click on it, the browser bar does say "http://www.kjmz.com" in the new window.

Not always, there is a black Hole in IE(not Mozilla) when hackers may a link for example ebay.com and you click it and you still see ebay.com at the IE bar!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=142072
So take care!

kjmz · 11-23-2005, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by monRa

Not always, there is a black Hole in IE(not Mozilla) when hackers may a link for example ebay.com and you click it and you still see ebay.com at the IE bar!
So take care!

Well I was using FireFox? That's very bad though, that they can do that with IE.

Sergio965 · 11-23-2005, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by kjmz

Well I was using FireFox? That's very bad though, that they can do that with IE.

Em...They can't do it with IE 7...but they can with FireFox...and IE6.

kjmz · 11-23-2005, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by sergio965

Em...They can't do it with IE 7...but they can with FireFox...and IE6.

I didn't know that IE 7 came out yet.

edmarriner · 12-17-2005, 10:42 AM

it hasnt

brewmonkey · 12-20-2005, 04:37 PM

It is in Beta and not available to the general public.

As for Ebay and Pay Pal (owned by Ebay) phishing emails, I get one or more every day on email accounts that I have never used for transactions. Best bet is to manually type in the URL.

Chronos · 01-10-2006, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by kjmz

Yeah, this one time I got one and it said my real name I was so confused but I thought my account was actually cancelled until they asked for my SSN #. Anyways the URL said http://www.ebay.com but it was actually some other site. I don't know how they did it but they were good and I reported them to eBay for being so good.

Watch out for this always right click and make sure.

I posted here how they do that;

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=142072
http://www.namepros.com/showpost.php...61&postcount=4

it is a mapped image, that's why it looks so real and probably attached to the hacking script because the alert of possible fraud points precisely to the IP where the emailed scam comes from.

weblord · 01-10-2006, 09:16 PM

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Question about Item -- Respond Now eBay

eBay sent this message on behalf of an eBay member via My Messages. Responses sent using email will go to the eBay member directly and will include your email address. Click the Respond Now button below to send your response via My Messages (your email address will not be included).

Question from eBay Member
Item: (6436472319)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
Jell is a potential buyer.

Hello ,

Do you accept paypal?

Thank you

Respond to this question in My Messages.
Respond Now

Item Details

Item number: 6436472319
End date: 29-Oct-05 18:56:12 BST

The above posts is spoof even got an item number, the real story here is I don't have paypal and ebay accounts and never transacted with them.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=142072
the spoofed url:
http://singginnebaycom.100free.com/w...der/signin.htm

11-22-2005, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
spy69 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ~USA~ Posts: 1,574	Thanks for the heads up! __________________ Retired.

11-22-2005, 04:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chris Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: United States Posts: 2,317	I always receive atleast one or sometimes a couple of the eBay spoofs daily and they always come to my email addresses that I don't even have associated with my eBay account. I've got Spam Arrest that I use so those emails never make it to my inbox though, but I can see them in the "unverified mail" area. This email I haven't received yet, but I'm sure it's a matter of time. __________________ LIMITED TIME OFFER FOR 3 LUCKY NP'RS ONLY! Mobile website (6 pages) for your business! Reduced heavily to $99 (Reg. $397!) for testimonials! PM Me.

12-17-2005, 10:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
edmarriner NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England :D Posts: 834	it hasnt __________________ Leeds united football club Leeds United , news , rumors , wallpapers and more!

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11-22-2005, 08:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
kjmz Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: .ca Posts: 1,277	Yeah, this one time I got one and it said my real name I was so confused but I thought my account was actually cancelled until they asked for my SSN #. Anyways the URL said http://www.ebay.com but it was actually some other site. I don't know how they did it but they were good and I reported them to eBay for being so good. Watch out for this always right click and make sure.

11-23-2005, 05:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
downloadfreak Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 1,057	kjmz, its simple, its a text link with the text "http://www.ebay.co.uk" linking to a different URL, thats all.

12-20-2005, 04:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
brewmonkey NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 240	It is in Beta and not available to the general public. As for Ebay and Pay Pal (owned by Ebay) phishing emails, I get one or more every day on email accounts that I have never used for transactions. Best bet is to manually type in the URL.

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