Mission Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I'm not one to compliment people unless they really put forth a superior effort, but I must admit this one was pretty clever. I received this email this morning: eBay Unpaid Item Reminder: #4591264353 Dear eBay Member: alex-the-best has informed us that they have not yet received your payment for the following item: Ancient Rome Colosseum Christian Literature Homeschool (#4591264353) No action is being taken against your account at this time. However, it is important to remember that when you bid on or buy an item you are agreeing to a contract between you and the seller. If the situation isn't resolved within 7 days of this reminder, you may receive an Unpaid Item strike under eBay's Unpaid Item Policy. If you don't respond by Apr-08-2006 you may receive an Unpaid Item strike. Most Unpaid Item disputes can be resolved through direct communication between the buyer and seller, and we encourage you to work with your trading partner to reach a resolution. Regards, And then there were a bunch of buttons to respond to the request or take action on it. All lead to a non-eBay website where the first thing you have to do (naturally) is log in. Your first inclination is outrage and to cry out for justice by responding to the request. Pretty clever. All the same, I reported it to spoof@ebay.com. Bloody pirates. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Thanks for the heads-up! My wife keeps getting eBay spoofs, and I have to make sure she doesn't respond to them. Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hand Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I got one once that was asking for my credit card number...... Obviously, I didn't send them any of the information they were asking for....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I used to get some from a fake Paypal. Usually something about suspicious charges on my account, could I please log in and verify my purchases so that payment could proceed. Tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 I got one awhile back that said something like, "You are eligible to become a Power Seller." or something like that. All you had to do was click on the button to sign up. That was another one that I thought was pretty clever. Someone from eBay even emailed me back about finding it (besides the normal "Thanks for reporting..." and "Your recent report proved to be a phishing email. We hope to God you didn't reply to it..."). I don't even give the "Your account is in danger of being deactivated..." or "We have noticed suspicious activity..." emails a second glance. It is but the click of a button and a few keyclicks to send it off to spoof@eBay.com or spoof@Paypal.com. I wonder how they get your email addy? eBay is getting pretty good at closing the gate and protecting the user IDs. They may have mine because my email used to be the same as my ID before eBay made me change it. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 That's the same kind of crap that keeps hitting my wife's inbox. She continually bounces it, and things have gotten better. Thanks for bringing this up. More people need to know about this foolishness. :) Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady snow Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 i get them too nad some branch of citibank about my account that i don't even haveand paypal. i just click the spam button and it gets reported. and let's not foret the nigerian scam that i get at least one or two a week and the foriegn lotteries that i've won that's just a few. i'm not gullible to click on their buttons. ~snow with faith, trust and pixiedust, everything is possible if it be tourist season, why can't we shoot them? IWG #3057 - Local 9 emmf steel rose player - bella donna, 2005 improv cast member and dance instructor - fort tryon medieval festival lady neige - midsummer renaissance faire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Aye. Thankee for the information. Dang scams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Grey Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Just FYI, neither e-Bay nor PayPal will EVER ask you for your log-in information by e-mail. Notifications about your account appear AFTER you log into their sites. I've been using both since 2000 (before PayPal was bought by e-Bay) and I've sent them a TON of spoof e-mails since then. Captain, we always knew you were a whoopsie. Rumors of my death are entirely premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 The best way to protect yourself is obviously to never respond thru links provided in -e- mail. You can't be redirected to a fake site or fooled into given up info if you use your own book-marked sites as for as I know. My wife unfortunately jest had to flag her credit for falling for a credit scam that used a link from -e- mail. I thought she knew better http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Just FYI, neither e-Bay nor PayPal will EVER ask you for your log-in information by e-mail. Notifications about your account appear AFTER you log into their sites. Not only that, when they do email you something about your account, they also put it in the "My Messages" section of your account. All you have to do is log in, go to the My Ebay tab - My Messages is right at the top. Before I did anything with the email this morning, I checked there and noted that 1) I had not, in fact, bought something called "Ancient Rome Colosseum Christian Literature Homeschool" (whatever that is - it sounds slightly nonsensical to me) and 2) There was no warning message in my messages. So I knew I had a phisher, even if it was pretty clever. I clicked on the hotlink anyway and checked out the URL. It wasn't ebay.com. If the page url doesn't match, that's a dead giveaway. (One of the ones I saw was www.ebay2.something or other.com. That was almost clever, but not quite.) Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraccioli Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 This was a pretty good one: "Identity protection matters. And PayPal works day and night to help keep your identity safe. That's why it has come to our attention that your PayPal account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service." And then there's a link to a page whose URL is clearly not Paypal. Very droll. "You're supposed to be dead!" "Am I not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hand Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 OOOOOOHhhhh.... that one is good..... wonder how many people they catch.... And how many send them their credit card numbers....just to stay "safe"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraccioli Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 That's what you call "ironic." "You're supposed to be dead!" "Am I not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Mermaid Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 The scary thing is that you get so used to the phishing that when your account is seriously in trouble you doubt the real e-mails. A few months back my ebay account really was hacked. I never gave anyone my ebay information, so I thought the warning e-mail might be fake. Since the e-mail did seem pretty legit I closed it and opened ebay in a new window. Sure enough couldn't log in because someone stole my ebay idenity. I got help though the ebay online help team and had all 12 of the fake purse auctions under my name killed off immediately. I was impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I get these all the time, the funny thing about it is I receive them to e-mail addresses that aren't linked to my account. Same with Paypal spoofs. The most common for me is the official looking ebay notice page with a message like: "I have pay for item I win, when will ship?" the notice never includes the auction # or item description but dose have an authentic user name attached. They are clever little devils ain't they? I don't sell to many things so I keep a pretty close track on whats going in and out. They ain't got me.....yet......for all I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephaniah W Nash Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 What I enjoy are the PayPal notifications regarding a problem with my account - when I've never had any account whatsoever with PayPal or E-Bay. I'd say that's a weak point in the scam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Just got a new type scam e-mail, it said the cedit card I had on file was expired and gave me a link to some travel agency web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraccioli Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Oooooh, this was a really good one! It appeals to every pirate's most cherished urging: greed. All in nice Paypal formatting with a handy link. The URL on the link almost looks right if you don't study it too closely. This $100 prize will cost you if you follow that link, so keep an eye out for an email like this: Matthew Eldridge just sent you money with PayPal. Matthew Eldridge is a Verified buyer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payment Details Amount: $93.50 USD Transaction ID: 9FW55189WD400453J View the details of this transaction online -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shipping Information Address: Matthew Eldridge 1936 68th Street Windsor Heights, IA 50322 United States Address Status: Confirmed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team PayPal Email ID PP274 "You're supposed to be dead!" "Am I not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Yes, that one's making its way through the net right now. Just sign in through the actual web site (for ebay or paypal) and you never have to worry about these things. Just don't be dumb enough to click on anything you get from either source. Everything you need is in the respective account sections of each site. -- Hurricane -- Hurricane ______________________________________________________________________ http://piratesofthecoast.com/images/pyracy-logo1.jpg Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011) Scurrilous Rogue Stirrer of Pots Fomenter of Mutiny Bon Vivant & Roustabout Part-time Carnival Barker Certified Ex-Wife Collector Experienced Drinking Companion "I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic." "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Ok, Info from an FBI, former SEAL friend of mine,: I disavow any knowledge of this individual or any dealings with him professionally or in private. But he's a hell of a rum drinker and mean as hell when you ask him about his tattoo. 1) Never respond to an e-mail link, they will miss direct you to a "Phis hing hole" sign onto your account and do business there. Always look at the address it should prefix with "https" : 2) Anything that requires a bank #, Social security # or verification# with pin is bad Juju. 3) miss spellings or bad grammar, red flag, and report to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com they"re the same company, but different divisions 4) anything originating from a former soviet block country, Chechnya is a biggie for this, China is another. Beware 5) Anything that eBay or Paypal contacts you about will be sent to your account email as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 There's also one that appeared recently here at the Pub in A Way to A Pyrates Heart. It was someone supposedly trying to find a web address (like they didn't know...), in hopes someone would respond to it. It's phishing for someone to respond so that a link can be formed to the responder and traced to their email. Thankfully no one here did, and it got removed promptly after I notified Iron Bess about it. So my advice to all here, is DO NOT RESPOND IN ANY WAY TO ANY SPAM HERE. It may be a phisher. Rumba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraccioli Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 This morning I found two spam messages in one of my email accounts: From..........Subject Buddy.........It is not over yet Theresa......Think this is it I hope they work it out! "You're supposed to be dead!" "Am I not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyratePhil Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 It seems to be dying out now, but for a while there it seemed the latest thing was to send emails with headings like: "Castle Ford Tillie Wants Goto" and "Shrugging Meatballs Play Candide" Never quite understood what they were trying to accomplish there, unless it was to give me a chuckle with some of the permutations... ...Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum... ~ Vegetius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraccioli Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Maybe not... This is a reprint of something I posted in one of the random topics a week or so ago. (I should have put it here, but I forgot about this topic at that moment, I guess. Perhaps I should get a blog or establish a myspace account and blog there or something so's to stop torturing you folks with whatever random topic pops into my head to essay on...or maybe not.) Dear Ladonna Dalton" <mpqbust@adelphia.com> aka Mrs. and/or possibly Mr. Email Spammer, I am writing you to whinge (sorry, not in the market for Viagra just now). So let's not mince worlds and let me proceed with the whinging: If you're going to send me spam emails, at least try to pretend that your email is something I might be interested in. Is that really too much to ask? Take this last thing I received from you. It was entitled: "It whichever combinatoric." What the hell is that?! "combinatoric" doesn't even sound like a valid word! (Although, in fact, it is. The exercise is left to the reader - presuming you read any of your email.) The sentence structure...or rather phrase structure...is utter nonsense! What about this email is there to tempt me to open it? I already know that it's some flagrant attempt to get me to buy Canadian drugs, the stock pick du Jour or something to increase my performance (or length or financial standing or any number of other insecurities you believe I have.) The only reason to open it is to determine whether Schroedinger's cat is, indeed, dead or alive. (No doubt you'll have to look that up too, you wizard of a spammer, you.) I know, I know, you've probably got some random word generation thing that comes up with such tripe and you've got to get your money's worth out of it. Let me tell ya,' pal (or gal); it was a bad investment. It works against the very desire you have, which is to get me to open this unsolicited piece of electronic media and then proceed, dazed and starstruck, to take whatever action you propose in your purple phrase. I hope you bought it from an email your received entitled, "Wonk sipid space jeebers." That would at least hint that universal justice was at work. Love, Caraccioli PS: Wallaby (ROO) is expected to grow by 3500% in the next 10 minutes. I'd buy some if I were you. "You're supposed to be dead!" "Am I not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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