I almost got taken by this Spoof E-Mail, beware!

MadMarty

This one almost got me. Looks like an E-Bay question to seller E-Mail.



But I don't think these are E-Bays servers!!!

nwcs

Well, at least you know someone in Austria is thinking about you.

WillieBoyd2

The threats alone would indicate a fake.

MadMarty

<< <i>The threats alone would indicate a fake. >>



Don't kid yourself, some buyers are really like that!

MAD4MORGANS

<< <i>I almost got taken by this Spoof E-Mail, beware! >>



Sounds like you must be used to unhappy customers with threatening e-mails!!

OOPS wrong forum!!

dbldie55

If it isn't in your My Ebay section, then it is a fake.

JadeRareCoin

I have seen similar spoof emails recently and they are much more convincing than the usual. They are getting good!

TorinoCobra71

Mad Marty -

I find it hard to believe that you almost got taken by a SPOOF email. I thought you knew better!

TorinoCobra71

kryptonitecomics

Seen those before....though perhaps I have seen them all at this point and I agree with you Marty........if you aren't careful one might just jump up and bite you one of these days. I still like when folks give the rest of us heads up on this stuff so prepare yourself Marty as you have just easrned yourself the first ever....


Kryptonite Kudos award

cullenbryant

the big story here is the "disgruntled scammer" angle

this one takes some nerve

Tootawl

I searched for that auction number:

Invalid Item
This listing (5801824341) has been removed by eBay or is no longer available. Please make sure that you've entered the item number correctly.
If the item was removed by eBay, please consider this transaction canceled. If anybody contacts you to complete the sale, please ignore the request. Completing the sale outside of eBay may be unsafe and will not be covered by eBay purchase protection programs.

Items that ended more than 90 days ago are no longer accessible through the eBay system.

OffMetal

Something that almost fools Marty must be good!!

BAJJERFAN

I got caught by smoething similar a short time back. Fortunately eBay caught it and froze my account.

quarterjack

Way to go Marty, i recieved a spoof email today saying i was suspended.
I should be so lucky.

Dave

RalphE

I got one similar a few weeks ago, saying that I had not sent payment yet for some item I never heard of. As a rule of thumb, if I get ANYTHING from eBay or Paypal, I send it straight to spoof@eBay or spoof @Paypal.com. They will reply within minutes, usually telling you that this is a phishing email that was not sent by eBay. Once I sent them one that was legit and they responded that it was from them, so I answered that one. Also, as someone mentioned earlier, if it is from eBay it will show up in the "my messages" section on your my eBay page.

Ralph

Conder101

The first thing that tips it off as a fake is that it is missing this paragraph at the very beginning.

eBay sent this message to Micheal Schmidt (conder101).
Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay.
Learn more: http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/name-userid-emails.html


That first paragraph with your real name that you used when you registered on eBay and your current eBay handle must be there. A scammer can easily harvest eBay ID's but getting and linking them to your real registered name isn't as easy.

291fifth

The use of somewhat stilted English (shall) is a giveaway. I received a somewhat similar message a few weeks ago and promptly deleted it.

Barry

It came from a coin doctor. Look at the server name:

redip.etel.at

razorface1027

Hmmh, seems like they're in full swing even after the holidays. I got a few myself.



Tom

LastExitInNY

Anyone who is "loosing his patience" after 2 months would have really lost it after just 1

ksteelheader

<< <i>

<< <i>The threats alone would indicate a fake. >>



Don't kid yourself, some buyers are really like that! >>




I want my coin now!!!!

ILikeDimes

<< <i>Anyone who is "loosing his patience" after 2 months would have really lost it after just 1 >>





he "paied"...................................is that an alt ID? well, is it LOOK?............

Geoman

I got the same type of email about a month ago. And I almost feel for it also. I just about clicked on the link to prove to myself that no, I didn't buy anything. But just before clicking, I remembered I hadn't bought anything on eBay now for 6 months, so it maybe could just be a scam. So even though you look out for scam emails, you may click on the link without thinking. This is one of the slyest ( most clever) email scams I have seen. Thanks for the tip!

BECOKA

Another thing to look for is that the mail only had the item number. If there is an item number e-bay usually has a partial item descriptions next to it.