eBAY; Verify Information?? - Democratic Underground

oneighty

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Sat Oct-11-03 03:35 PM
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eBAY; Verify Information??

Some time ago some DUers were warning against an eBAY scam. I received this notice in my E mail a little while ago. Should I open it?

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hedda_foil

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Sat Oct-11-03 03:37 PM
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1. NO! Forward it to ebay. Do NOT do anything else with it.

These people are spoofing ebay subscribers to get your information ... and credit card number. It will link to a site that looks official. It isn't.

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oneighty

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Sat Oct-11-03 03:46 PM
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2. Thanks

That is what I thought.

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Fatima

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Sat Oct-11-03 03:52 PM
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3. Do not respond to it

It's an attempt to get your personal information. I've gotten them from eBay, AOL, and other services I subscribe to. One was so badly misspelled it was almost laughable. Again, do not respond to them...just delete or report it to eBay.

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oneighty

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Sat Oct-11-03 03:59 PM
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4. Thanks

I will report it.
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hlthe2b

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Sat Oct-11-03 04:30 PM
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5. If you are ever unsure...

Go directly to the ebay site and follow their links to your account. Never follow a link on an email! Shysters abound out there.

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Kahuna

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Sat Oct-11-03 04:56 PM
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6. Nooo! Forward it to spoof@ebay.com. They will quickly..

let you know the skinny. I got a spoof email earlier this week. I did open the spoof form with my password to see what it was about. But I quickly changed my password afterwards.

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oneighty

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Sat Oct-11-03 06:29 PM
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7. Update

eBAY says it is a fake. A Spam, A ripoff. The answer came back from eBAY about two minutes after I forwarded the spam e mail. I used the E mail address provided by Kahuna in this thread.

Thank you boys and girls.

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VOX

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Sat Oct-11-03 06:33 PM
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8. Good going, 180, for not falling for it!

:toast:

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