Post by Thevor on Oct 26, 2003 22:05:11 GMT -5
The email title:
Important notice to (Thevor's correct email address@.net) from eBay Inc
The message
Dear eBay account owner!
At 10.24.2003 our company has lost all accounts in the system during the database crash. You must update your account's details immediately otherwise your account will be lost in two days! Please click on the link below to get to the eBay security update page and re-enter your account's and Credit Card's details. If you have any problems, please mail us.
Thank you.
https:// cgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?Update Information
DO NOT TYPE IN THIS ADDRESS - I'VE LISTED IN THE BODY OF MY EMAIL AS IT APPEARED TO GIVE AND EXAMPLE OF HOW AUTHENTIC THE EMAIL CAN LOOK
I contacted eBay security and they sent me the following email message within 5 minutes of submitting a suspected fraudulent website/email.
Hello,
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 are currently investigating the source of this email to take further 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 spoof@ebay.com 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.
Important notice to (Thevor's correct email address@.net) from eBay Inc
The message
Dear eBay account owner!
At 10.24.2003 our company has lost all accounts in the system during the database crash. You must update your account's details immediately otherwise your account will be lost in two days! Please click on the link below to get to the eBay security update page and re-enter your account's and Credit Card's details. If you have any problems, please mail us.
Thank you.
https:// cgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?Update Information
DO NOT TYPE IN THIS ADDRESS - I'VE LISTED IN THE BODY OF MY EMAIL AS IT APPEARED TO GIVE AND EXAMPLE OF HOW AUTHENTIC THE EMAIL CAN LOOK
I contacted eBay security and they sent me the following email message within 5 minutes of submitting a suspected fraudulent website/email.
Hello,
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 are currently investigating the source of this email to take further 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 spoof@ebay.com 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.