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tired of eBay spoof e-mail

Author: ron b
Date: 2003-06-20 05:58

Two more "official-looking" eBay e-mails, requesting account info, this week. The correct procedure is to forward the e-mail to "spoof@ebay.com". You can then delete and empty trash if you wish. eBay advises that these be forwarded and they will investigate, but be advised they probably have a ton of these daily. Twice in one week seems rather frequent to me so I'm planning to change my eBay ID. If you're in this situation, whatever you do, Don't respond directly to the e-mail.
After you're registered, eBay will never ask you to re-submit your account information, or any other personal information.

- r [cool]

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Re: tired of eBay spoof e-mail

Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-06-20 07:29

I've gotten "eBay" emails sent to an email address of mine that has never touched eBay in any way, shape, or form. It's just your garden-variety spam/scam.

-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com

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Re: tired of eBay spoof e-mail

Author: BobD
Date: 2003-06-20 12:31

I just don't know how you get these messages. I've never gotten on(oops, now I'll get one). Perhaps my message controller clears them.

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Re: tired of eBay spoof e-mail

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2003-06-20 12:44

Hi,

I just got another one of these this AM. This makes about one per every two weeks for the last couple of months. Everything seems so "official" but as stated above, eBay will never ask you for additional account information in this form.

If you are uncertain, just go your account at eBay and you'll see that all is well. I do remember having to update an old credit card expiration date but as I recall, eBay said check your account information. I just logged on to my account at eBay and made the correction.

These kinds of crooks are the same kind that bilk older citizens out of there money on various scams. What low-life.

HRL

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Re: tired of eBay spoof e-mail

Author: FrankM
Date: 2003-06-20 13:05

I always delete these, but I sometimes wonder if I sent it back with made up, bogus account numbers if it would get them into trouble and get them caught more readily....anyone know?

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Re: tired of eBay spoof e-mail

Author: jim lande
Date: 2003-06-21 05:17

You won't make any trouble for them. A large portion of spam serves no purpose other than to get a reply. Then they can put you on a list of 'live ones' and sell you to other spammers.

I did respond to one spam. It was a variant of the 'Nigerian Scam' but sent from Hong Kong. I wrote back that I had decoded his message and would be sending the Falun Gong literature through the usual intermediary, but it would take a while to send the explosives. I then said that I was having some trouble using the decoding software, and knew that there was a grave risk if my message was intercepted by the authorities. I closed with "death to ..." and listed communist party names I found on the web.

I got a reply saying that I must be crazy and asking that I never write to him again.

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