OT: Picture of a lovely Ebay scam email

coinpictures

We've talked about various Ebay and PayPal scam/phishing emails, but I thought it would be good to post a piture showing the deception.

I like Gmail's interface and features, one of the reasons being that when I let my mouse cursor hover over a link in an email, it shows me the actual URL that is being called down in the status bar. I think that's a function of using a web-based email service as opposed to a 3rd-party client (Outlook, Eudora), and not necessarily a feature of Gmail itself. However, in today's spam-rich environment this ability is an absolute necessity, IMO. You NEED to be able to see what a link is before you click on it. One thing to remember: The web address printed on the screen and the web address you actually go to are NOT necessarily the same. NEVER assume that is the case.

The email below actually made it past Gmail's spam filtering (which is VERY good, by the way), which is unusual; the vast majority of these phishing emails wind up in my spam folder. The phishers must be getting better at forging mail headers.

I've circled all of the links in the message that go to the phoney Ebay address, and you can see what shows up when I hover over one of the links... definitly NOT Ebay.com.

The email itself is perfectly constructed, and you can see where it would be easy for the unwary to get trapped.

Stork

That's a good one alright. Very realistic, and if you are an active ebayer you might not notice the item number right away, or if you do, you might get all outraged your account has been hijakked and click on it looking to see what's going on. Very deceptive, and getting better all the time.

AuldFartte

Forward to spoof@ebay.com

I must get 3 or 4 of these per week, and it's been several months since I listed anything on Ebay.

MyWorldCoinTypeSet

"i will bid and win your action"

ccrdragon

if you are using a web browser to view your e-mail, you can position the cursor on the hyper-link and look at the bottom left hand corner of the browser to see the actual link address (in IE).

There is a way to get the actual hyper-link address in Outlook, but I can't remember how to do it right now.

Conder101

Hovering over the link will show you the actual URL you will go to in Outlook Express as well.

satootoko

<< <i>I've circled all of the links in the message that go to the phoney Ebay address >>

You missed some.

Up at the top (where it says "your registered name is included" even though it isn't) there are "more options" and "learn more" buttons that go the same place. These scammers are getting better and better, d**n their souls.

coinpictures

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<< <i>I've circled all of the links in the message that go to the phoney Ebay address >>

You missed some.

Up at the top (where it says "your registered name is included" even though it isn't) there are "more options" and "learn more" buttons that go the same place. These scammers are getting better and better, d**n their souls. >>



Actually the "More Options" link is a Gmail option and not part of the email message, but you're right; I missed the "Learn More" link...

WillieBoyd2

I get these all the time and just delete them.

laurentyvan

Brrrrr, makes me shiver.