fraud on ebay watch out...

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

almost purchased 2 rockford t3001bd's certain people know the story anyways i contacted ebay after i received an ebay email concerning protection on international purchases and to confirm it and this is what i got.

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.

Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"

messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or

financial information from the recipients.

The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this

email

to the appropriate authorities.

In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit

information such as your credit card numbers or passwords. If you are

ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, simply follow

these

steps:

1. Open a new Web browser and type http://www.ebay.com into your browser

address field to go directly to the eBay site.

2. On eBay, sign into your account and click the "My eBay" button at

the

top of the page.

3. Check the My Messages section located at the top of the My eBay

page.

If an email affects your eBay account, it's now in My Messages. Any

email sent to your registered eBay email address from eBay or from

another eBay member via eBay's member-to-member communication system

will now appear in My Messages.

Just remember, if you get an email to your registered eBay email

address

that looks like it's from eBay about a problem with your account or

requesting personal information, check My Messages first. If it's not

there, it's a fake email.

If you still have any doubt about whether an email message is from

eBay,

please forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.com. Do not respond to it

or

click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or

change the email in any way when you forward it to us.

If you have already entered sensitive personal information, financial

information, or your password into a Web site based on a request from a

spoofed email, you should take immediate action to protect your

identity

and all of your online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page

with valuable information regarding the steps you should take to

protect

yourself.

CANT TRUST ANYONE ANYMORE //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

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[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Yeah dude, if you put your info in those emails your fuxored... everyone knows that stuff is BS.....they routinely mention this fact on the news on just about every tv network, and usually on the local channels when mentioning senior citizens and internet online scams and purchasing. So if you put your info into one of those emails, your ebay account is fuxored and maybe liable for purchases thats been done on your account.

If you get one of those emails, all you have to do is check the routing source, its usually some odd ass IP or website name that it originates from.

for example, instead of the email comming from http://www.ebay.com/blah blah blah .... in the fake mails its http://84.22.39.11/phpscript?.asp...blah blah blah..

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

yeah its a good thing i didnt cause it looked just like an ebay email

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:49:02 +0300

From: "Marin Tataru" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert

Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by gmail.com. Learn more

To: "chris eggleston"

Subject: Re: rf t3001bd

All right. I'm waiting for your confirmation. Please mail me back asap.

Regards

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

this is what i wrote back to him:

Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:04:58 -0700 (PDT)

From: "chris eggleston" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert

Subject: Re: rf t3001bd

To: "Marin Tataru"

I contacted ebay and this is what they sent me:

The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this

email

to the appropriate authorities.

sorry i cannot purchase those amps.

Marin Tataru wrote:

All right. I'm waiting for your confirmation. Please mail me back asap.

Regards

 

[bigjus 10+ year member]

client departament. nice misspelling scammer! picanic basket.

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

good thing i caught it, it would of been an expensive mistake //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

yeah, always check the headers, smart move

you would think scammers would at least learn to speak english, or at least how to spell dictionary.com, they'd be much more successful //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif