I sent it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and requested
clarifications since we had not seen it before. Here is the
response.
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Thank you for contacting eBay's Trust and
Safety Department about email
solicitations that are falsely made to
appear to have come from eBay.
These emails, commonly referred to as
"spoof" messages, are sent in an
attempt to collect sensitive personal
information from recipients who
reply to the message or click on a link to
a Web page requesting this
information.
The email you
reported did not originate from, nor is it endorsed by,
eBay. We are very
concerned about this problem and are working
diligently to address the
situation. We have investigated the source of
this email and have taken
appropriate action. You may rest assured that
your account standing has
not changed and that your listings have not
been affected.
We advise you to be very cautious of email
messages that ask you to
submit information such as your credit card
number or your email
password. eBay will never ask you for sensitive
personal information
such as passwords, bank account or credit card
numbers, Personal
Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security
numbers in an email
itself. If you ever need to provide information to
eBay please open a
new Web browser, type www.ebay.com, and click on the "site map" link
located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.
If
you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please
forward it immediately to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and do not respond to it
or click on any of the links in the email message.
Please do not change
the subject line or forward the email as an
attachment.
....
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So I guess they
have filters that picked up that URL in their autoresponse.
Regards,
Kami
Yep, been catching this one for quite a while
now. It is surprising, however, that E-Bay has not gone after these
guys since it is so blatant in its attempt to steal E-Bay user account
information.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 1:06
AM
Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] eBay -
scam..
Hi;
An interesting email was just caught with a
barely hold value.
It is asking for the recipient to click to
update their eBay records. The only URL in the body that is suspicious
is: info-update-ebay.com
The Whois is anything but eBay.
The email has full eBay logo and TRUSTe
information - coming with links from eBay.
This is the way the email starts..
================================
Your eBay account is in jeopardy! To secure
your account please continue by clicking the link below.
Secure your eBay account now!
=================================
Has anyone else seen this? You may want to
filter that URL.
Regards,
Kami
