OT: Is this spam?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:OT: Spam query Date: 22 May 2005 10:19:10 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Hi all, This morning I received this email, purportedly from ebay: Dear eBay Member, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you The login attempt was made from: IP address: 172.25.210.66 ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with. below: https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?PlaceCCInfo If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted. Thank you The eBay Billing Deptartment . I was just wondering if this seems slightly suspect (I know fake bank emails have a similar kind of content) or if it's kosher. eBay billing deptartment? verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with Any thoughts are appreciated cheers stew
Re: OT: Is this spam?
I had this one too, and I do not have an eBay account! I just trashed it. I had a similar email from an investment company, E*TRADE Australia, to someone with my surname but different Christian names notifying them of changing their email address - to mine! I did send a reply to that one telling them to amend their records, they do seem to be legitimate . Severin Crisp On 22/05/2005, at 11:07 AM, Stewart Woods wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Spam query Date: 22 May 2005 10:19:10 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Hi all, This morning I received this email, purportedly from ebay: Dear eBay Member, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you The login attempt was made from: IP address: 172.25.210.66 ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with. below: https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?PlaceCCInfo If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted. Thank you The eBay Billing Deptartment . I was just wondering if this seems slightly suspect (I know fake bank emails have a similar kind of content) or if it's kosher. eBay billing deptartment? verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with Any thoughts are appreciated cheers stew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp
Re: OT: Is this spam?
Actually it's phishing If you examine the URL you will notice it points to an IP address rather than a qualified domain name. I had one last night that was pointing at a university server in Honk Kong so I I guess they're trying to make some pocket money for the holidays. When you log in they record your account details and then go use them to sell bogus stuff. The one I had was pretending to be from PayPal. On 22/5/05 11:07 AM, Stewart Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Spam query Date: 22 May 2005 10:19:10 AM To:wamug@wamug.org.au Hi all, This morning I received this email, purportedly from ebay: Dear eBay Member, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you The login attempt was made from: IP address: 172.25.210.66 ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with. below: https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?PlaceCCInfo If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted. Thank you The eBay Billing Deptartment . I was just wondering if this seems slightly suspect (I know fake bank emails have a similar kind of content) or if it's kosher. eBay billing deptartment? verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with Any thoughts are appreciated cheers stew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: OT: Is this spam?
On 22/05/2005, at 11:07 AM, Stewart Woods wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:OT: Spam query Date: 22 May 2005 10:19:10 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Hi all, This morning I received this email, purportedly from ebay: Dear eBay Member, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you The login attempt was made from: IP address: 172.25.210.66 ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with. below: https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?PlaceCCInfo If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted. Golden Rule No 1: For something like this NEVER click on the supplied link. Golden Rule No 2: If you really want to verify something Type into your browser yourself the USUAL web address of the body you want to communicate with. It's not just eBay they try this with ... all the banks suffer the same attacks from people trying to get YOUR Login and Password. I had one for the Barclay Bank during the week . I Never do business with Barclays so it was obvious what was going on. Bob
Re: OT: Is this spam?
[...] I was just wondering if this seems slightly suspect (I know fake bank emails have a similar kind of content) or if it's kosher. eBay billing deptartment? verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with Any thoughts are appreciated If you're ever worried about the veracity of such e-mails, open up your browser and type in the url of e-bay or pay pal or your bank and log in normally. Do *not* use the URL sent to you in the email (as it may take you to a phishing site where they'll capture your login/password information). If the matter's important, your account will warn you that you need to read new terms and conditions, or contact eBay management or whatever. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love Opinions for hire [POQ] of others; the love of power is http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord the love of ourselves - Hazlitt
Re: OT: Is this spam?
Definitely SPAM. eBay don't have a Billing Department as they aren't involved in transactions. Also you can bid on different machines in different locations so of course the IP wanders and bids are made from different ones. 'Offline', yet online verification...hmm Says it all for me :P. Regards Christian On 22/05/2005, at 11:07 AM, Stewart Woods wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:OT: Spam query Date: 22 May 2005 10:19:10 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Hi all, This morning I received this email, purportedly from ebay: Dear eBay Member, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you The login attempt was made from: IP address: 172.25.210.66 ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with. below: https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?PlaceCCInfo If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted. Thank you The eBay Billing Deptartment . I was just wondering if this seems slightly suspect (I know fake bank emails have a similar kind of content) or if it's kosher. eBay billing deptartment? verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with Any thoughts are appreciated cheers stew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: OT: Is this spam?
Shay Telfer wrote: Do *not* use the URL sent to you in the email (as it may take you to a phishing site where they'll capture your login/password information). Further to this, clicking these links, which are sometimes buried in images or obscured by other means, may also cause a record to be kept with the spammers that your email address does respond to bogus emails. This will attract yet more spam to that email address. Have fun Paul
