|
|
Post by Captain Gary on Oct 6, 2005 15:08:30 GMT -6
We've received several phishing emails from CitiBank, PayPal and E-Bay in the past. The one today from PayPal was VERY GOOD. It was informing you that your purchase of a $80 pair of shoes has gone through. As an apparent after-thought, it adds that if you think there is a problem with the transaction, click here. The email and site it sent you to was very well done. Check out www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/general/Spoof-outside for clues that you are being scammed. Be careful out there... |
|
|
|
Post by jdmcowan on Oct 6, 2005 15:43:19 GMT -6
I recently had a string of fraudulent ebay contacts that I found very interesting. If you follow ebay's advice about how to conduct business, there's no way to fall for it, but someone must be falling for it or they wouldn't try it.
I was bidding for a few items in the $1000-$2000 range and losing. After each one I got one or more messages stating that the winning deal had fallen through and that I was being offered a second chance to purchase the item so I should contact them by email.
Here is the first warning. Second chance offerings happen through ebay, not through email. Ebay's suggestion is that you should never click on a link in an email message that supposedly takes you to ebay. You should always go directly to ebay yourself and check in. If the same information does not appear on MyEbay, then it is fraudulent and you should report them. If the message also appears in your Ebay Inbox, but it asks you to contact them through email, then you should also report them.
The funniest thing was when I got more than one message for the same item all claiming to be the seller and offering me the item.
I followed through on one of them and had some intersting results. The "seller" eventually requested that I send Money via Western Union to a UK address. I received two emails "from" Ebay. One said that the seller had been verified and passed a security check and that he had $10,000 in an account with Ebay which would be locked until I acknowledged completion of the deal. The other message said that Ebay was verifying that the "seller" was in the UK and the item was in the US (since the original auction had said that the item was in the US, but the other email had said that I was to send money to the UK).
While I was communicating with him, I was forwarding all of his messages to Ebay. Finally, when he requested a Western Union payment, I complained to him that I didn't trust Western Union and prefered PayPal as the original auction had indicated. He then complained that PayPal had just locked his account due to a bogus dispute by another customer and he refused to use them any more. He even directed me to a web page with a bunch of complaints about PayPal. I told him I refused to do Western Union and I never heard from him again.
I've noticed that a lot of sellers of big ticket items have started making their auctions private (meaning no one can see who is bidding).
Anyway, I eventually got what I was looking for. And it turns out that it was in a private auction too. I still haven't given feedback on the guy since the appraisal will not be finished for a couple more weeks. Even if it's a fake, the price wasn't too bad. And if it's real, I made a good deal (though I'll probably have to wait until next year to get it actually priced).
Wish me luck!
Jeremy
|
|
|
|
Post by innit Geezer on Oct 6, 2005 15:47:01 GMT -6
Hey Gary,
I just received an e-mail asking for my e-bay password, the mail was very official in appearance. Last week someone was selling a motorcycle using my I.D. I received 5 e-mail questions about this bike. I up dated the on-line ad by stating "Stolen Title" in the space for V.I.N.
This is the second time from the same person using the same motorcycle. In addition, all the info for this 2004 Kawasaki was too good to be true. Example: Must sell because I'm leaving for Iraq, low miles, no reserve....etc
|
|
|
|
Post by Captain Gary on Oct 6, 2005 16:04:49 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by innit Geezer on Oct 6, 2005 18:14:20 GMT -6
Gary, that is VERY good,
thanks, Gary
|
|
|
|
Post by Chicago Jake on Oct 7, 2005 1:16:31 GMT -6
Yep, I receive several phony eBay emails per week. Always go to their website and read carefully, NEVER click on an email link......Jake
|
|
|
|
Post by hardwork-DJ on Oct 9, 2005 19:58:31 GMT -6
We've received several phishing emails from CitiBank, PayPal and E-Bay in the past. The one today from PayPal was VERY GOOD. It was informing you that your purchase of a $80 pair of shoes has gone through. As an apparent after-thought, it adds that if you think there is a problem with the transaction, click here. The email and site it sent you to was very well done. Check out www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/general/Spoof-outside for clues that you are being scammed. Be careful out there... Thanks Gary for putting this on here. My spam catcher caught my first ever "paypal" Shoe order. I printed it and was going to call paypal tomorrow. Didn't know it was a scam. H & K, DJ |
|
|
|
Post by hardwork-DJ on Oct 9, 2005 20:04:03 GMT -6
Yep, I receive several phony eBay emails per week. Always go to their website and read carefully, NEVER click on an email link......Jake Jake, exactly what happens if you click on an email link? I can't remember if I did but I do remember that I clicked on Dispute Transaction. When doing so I was taken to a page that asked for all my information, you know, name, address, phone, MC #, etc. When I saw that I called my son in to advise me on what to do. He said the delete it and forget about it. It was just spam. Any advise would be appreciated. BTW, I wasn't going to read anything on this forum because I am so damned computer illiterate. Now I'm glad my curiosity got the best of me. ~DJ~ |
|
|
|
Post by Chicago Jake on Oct 9, 2005 23:03:11 GMT -6
DJ, what would happen is that they would attempt to steal your identity, with your name, address, phone, MC#, etc. Your son was totally correct: just delete it. You can always log into the website (eBay or whatever) and see if the same information is available there. If not, it is bullshit.
Always read EVERY message on the TNMC! It's the only way to have a full and useful life! Quit your job if necessary, but don't shirk your TNMC reading obligations.....Jake
|
|
|
|
Post by Ardbeg... innit on Oct 10, 2005 4:00:47 GMT -6
Always read EVERY message on the TNMC! It's the only way to have a full and useful life! Quit your job if necessary, but don't shirk your TNMC reading obligations.....Jake Now THAT is a phishy message if their ever was one, obviously a method to get us to post more and get that home page counter spinning faster. I suspect Jake is near a break point in his kickback scheme with Proboards and needs out assistance to continue his drive toward global domination via way of some % of the revenues this site raises for Proboards.... Count me in, I am giving myself 2 weeks notice so I can devote my entire day to posting here, which I seem to do anyways.  |
|
|
|
Post by hardwork-DJ on Oct 10, 2005 15:57:29 GMT -6
Always read EVERY message on the TNMC! It's the only way to have a full and useful life! Quit your job if necessary, but don't shirk your TNMC reading obligations.....Jake Thanks Jake! I have now problem quitting my job as long as you support all my bad habits. Like eating, house payment, clothing, school tuition, fuel , etc. Yeah, yeah, yeah, clothing isn't a necessity, but my family needs to wear clothing around here most of the year otherwise we'll freeze our butts off!!! ;D Hugs, DJ |
|
