Ebay Scam Alert

sdtrader · 11-05-2006, 06:00 PM

I just wanted to warn anyone receiving a message claiming to be an ebay customer asking for information about an item that you are selling, to be wary of a phishing scam.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/254799-ebay-scam-alert.html

I just received one asking for shipping price to California for an item I was selling.The reason I bring it up here is the email account used is one I commonly use at this forum.

Subject Line:Message From E-bay Member
First Line of content:eBay sent this message from keithmar11.

You would think someone trying to pull off this scam would at least try sending it to someone with an item for sale at ebay -LOL. It only again proves my theory that the criminally minded are weak in intelligence rivaling that of doorknob.

Has anyone else at namepros received this one lately?

Ebay recommends that anyone receiving such scam mails simply forward it to
spoof@ebay.com and then delete it.

amosba · 11-05-2006, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by sdtrader

You would think someone trying to pull off this scam would at least try sending it to someone with an item for sale at ebay -LOL. It only again proves my theory that the criminally minded are weak in intelligence rivaling that of doorknob.

Not really, they operate on the same basis as spammers - send out thousands of identical emails and you will get a handful of bites. You don't have anything for sale, or don't use that email address for eBay, but out of the thousands of emails the scammers send, there is a good chance that someone will have an item for sale and will click the link without thinking - success for the phishers.

sdtrader · 11-05-2006, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by amosba

Not really, they operate on the same basis as spammers - send out thousands of identical emails and you will get a handful of bites.

Yes, I know how they operate - it just seems to me it increases the chances of being reported and possibly shut down or charged by a thousand fold.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=254799
Maybe i am not a good criminal and think too much in line with targeted advertising.

**-Nick-** · 11-06-2006, 12:15 AM

Humm... I also recieved emails like Ebay Customers asking for info.

Ebay Scam Alert.

My Ebay account is suspended. [Which I don't have]

Paypal Limited access notification.

Paypal needs to click me one or more links mentioned in the emails.

My domains are Hijacked.

My server is compromised.

Someone wants to give me 2,00,00,000
Don't know how many zeros.....

Someone wants me to have a look at their sites.

And some people wants to give me Money for Free and things with resale rights.

11-05-2006, 06:00 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
sdtrader NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 591	Ebay Scam Alert I just wanted to warn anyone receiving a message claiming to be an ebay customer asking for information about an item that you are selling, to be wary of a phishing scam. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/254799-ebay-scam-alert.html I just received one asking for shipping price to California for an item I was selling.The reason I bring it up here is the email account used is one I commonly use at this forum. Subject Line:Message From E-bay Member First Line of content:eBay sent this message from keithmar11. You would think someone trying to pull off this scam would at least try sending it to someone with an item for sale at ebay -LOL. It only again proves my theory that the criminally minded are weak in intelligence rivaling that of doorknob. Has anyone else at namepros received this one lately? Ebay recommends that anyone receiving such scam mails simply forward it to spoof@ebay.com and then delete it.

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