Warning - New eBay Scan to Steal your Password - Tricky
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I'm not sure if this has been reported yet but there's a new spoof email going around to steal your eBay password. I've never been fooled by them before but this one's really sneaky. They send an email that matches the emails eBay sends when there's a question from a member. The question was asking what happened to the shipment of their item and if they don't get a response, they'll report you to eBay. I clicked on the "respond" button and it comes up with the log-in screen. I logged in and was taken to an auction for a computer from a different seller. At that moment I realized I had been spoofed and had to change my password for the first time in 6 years on eBay.
Hope you all don't get fooled by it.
Hope you all don't get fooled by it.
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only use MY EBAY messages are found there.
Steve D
I got one of these this morning - mine was from "mika485" - a scam account created today. I don't click the links since it's an obvious scam - several subtle differences. If you right click the link, you can see the real link location - this is the scam link
"http://messinfo.i8.com/signin.html?jfxkj9skefp%3iglkdjfjUY4FJ4INHIJYjfyI7JFIyjf7jYFKJIFYjyI
74JFIFJ4IFjfijIJFIyiYFJIjkfoJKykokOJKYojkyoKYFJOyoy4o8kuko8YKOKOjyfiKOFJYioodyjhTYDOKD
FIiloKIopkfuoiFKukfokYJFIJYkouIUFJIyjfoFIYjofkyuOFYIyfjoiUKFOIyijfykoiOyjiuyjOIYofyjoIYFOIy
ofiyjkOIFUojyfoiuKYOyjofyoUFOPUKjofoUKIOPFUoyfyKOFIKUofyi"
certainly not an ebay domain
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As Axtell said, how many people get their PayPal accounts sucked dry because they simply followed instructions they thought came from PayPal? These scammers must have a constantly shifting set of temporary PayPal accounts that they funnel money into. The money is quickly and frequently withdrawn to a bank. When PayPal makes their first inquiry, the connection to that bank is severed and they abandon that particular PP account. How many millions of dollars are lost this way every year?
One easy precaution is never keep more than a few bucks in your PayPal account! When you buy, use your credit card or bank account through PP to pay for it. When you sell for any significant amount, withdraw the money right away.
The other easy rule is to assume ANY email from eBay or PayPal requesting info is a scam. Sign into your account (but not by clicking on the email link) and see if there are any messages for you. Don't even assume an auction notification is legit. How hard can it be for a determined scammer to track when you win an auction (or sell something) and send you a spoof email about it? I go to the auction page and do my business there.
The phishers and spoofers are getting more clever, therefore so must we.
<< <i>The other easy rule is to assume ANY email from eBay or PayPal requesting info is a scam. >>
This goes without saying. Just delete any email you get from either source, if it's important - you'll get the same notification when you properly log in to your account anyway. What a shame that the scum that send these endless emails continue on scamming people.
GG
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On AOL, they mark their official mail very clearly when you receive it. I don't think the spoofers can imitate it. You'd think the technology would be there for every email service to provide this.
Dear eBay Community Member,
The bid that you entered for the item ( 3983196115 ) has been cancelled.
To view the reason provided for the cancellation Click Here
Regards,
eBay
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