OT-NEW SCAM----BEWARE!!!!!

danglen

These guys are getting more creative all the time. Here is the latest spoof email I received this morning. All with the eBay logo and looking very official. I wonder how many people will fall for this one?

Redemption Code:GXG55Z9JZW466GEE
Issue Date:Apr. 19, 2005


From: eBay Amount: $25.00 USD


Message:
Thank you for being an important part of our community. As a sign of respect and recognition a little gift from all of us here at eBay.

Redeem this amount: See Instructions below.

How to redeem your Gift Certificate:

Log on to signin.ebay.com/ws2/ISAPI.dll?redeem=GXG55Z9JZW466GEE&action=verify_863482634236427. You must log in using the link provided in 3 days from receiving this message.
Once you have logged in the amount will automatically credited to your account. Please allow up to 5 days for the amount to show off in your account balance.
You can use the redeemed amount to pay for items or to pay your account fees.

Some Important Terms

Resale of eBay Gift Certificates is prohibited. You may be required to verify your identity using a credit card.
Multiple Gift Certificates can be redeemed on a single purchase, up to a maximum of $500.00 USD per purchase. The unused balance may be applied to other eBay purchases.
Gift Certificates have no cash value.
eBay is not responsible for lost or stolen Gift Certificates.
Your use of your Gift Certificate is subject to additional terms and conditions. For complete terms and conditions, please visit http://giftcertificates.ebay.com/terms.html

wybrit

Wow, thanks for the heads up. This is an unsettling development.

AndyBruce

<< <i>Wow, thanks for the heads up. This is an unsettling development. >>



Yes, thanks for letting us know. Not seen it as yet, but no doubt it will surface here soon.

ccrdragon

think how many problems could be solved if these people would just focus thier energy on trying to do something consructive instead of ripping people off....

thanks for the warning, Dan!

AuldFartte

The creativity of the scumbags knows no bounds. Thanks for the heads-up, Dan

cacheman

"Please allow up to 5 days for the amount to show off in your account balance. "

'show off' huh? Red flag right there....

danglen

I received three of these messages today.....WHY ME???? I guess it's because I know how to use the DELETE key

wybrit

I received three of these messages today.....WHY ME????

Perhaps it's because you are a Powerseller. You sell in high volumes so your ID attracts more interest.

I get a number of these bloomin' emails, but my wife's account, which sees very little activity, gets next to none.

ccrdragon

yeah - I got one today that claimed to be a private message from 'the accounts management team' asking that I re-verify everything. It was one of the better written spoofs that I have seen, good spelling, proper English, nice paragraphs, all real good until I got to the last line of the message and saw this:

'If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account. '

'Thank you ,
eBay © Accounts Managent '

I guess that since I'm not going to reply to the request, they will use a time machine to go to either a past date or a future data and 'temporaly' suspend my account...