[Test-Equipment] New eBay phishing scam (FW: Second Chance Offer Item : 3820830518)

[John Miles]

Second Chance Offer Item : 3820830518Watch out, folks, this is a new one, at
least on me.  Forged "second-chance offers" sent to runner-up bidders on
high-$ auctions.

These are particularly insidious because they actually do come from eBay's
mail server via the "Contact Member" button.  Now that eBay has made it
impossible for users to query email addresses associated with seller
accounts and vice-versa, there are few intrinsic clues that the message is
not legitimate.

If (a) I hadn't already corresponded with this seller and realized that
kajaebay at yahoo.com is not her email address; and (b) the scammer had better
grammatical skills than the average US public-school graduate, I might have
fallen for this one myself. :-(  By targetting runner-up bidders, this scam
technique is good at robbing potentially-desperate "marks" who may be too
happy at receiving a second-chance offer to ask questions.

It looks like eBay needs to disallow subject-line editing on their "Contact
Member" forms.

-- john KE5FX

-----Original Message-----
From: gyr74as at ourwest.com [mailto:gyr74as at ourwest.com]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 2:08 PM
To: jmile s(at)  pop (dot) net
Subject: Second Chance Offer Item : 3820830518


            Message From eBay Member

            Dear jmiles(at)pop(dot)net,

            Second Chance Offer Item : 3820830518 You expressed interest in
an item titled Tektronix 494AP Spectrum Analyzer Item number: 3820830518 ,by
bidding,however the auction has ended with another member as the high
bidder.In compliance with eBay policy, the seller, rebekah101 is making this
Second Chance Offer to you at your bid price of US $2,122.25 .The seller has
issued this Second Chance Offer because either the winning bidder was unable
to complete the transaction or the seller has duplicate items for sale. If
you accept this offer, you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller
and will be eligible for eBay services associated with a transaction, such
as fraud protection. This offer expires Monday, Jul 26, 2004 19:01:36 PST.
To purchase this item, don't reply to this mail, just contact the seller at
kajaebay at yahoo.com To see this item, click on the following page:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=25397&item=3820830518
&rd=1 To learn more about Second Chance Offer go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/personal_offer.html Thank you, eBay, Inc.
****************************************************** Do not reply to this
mail , contact the seller at : kajaebay at yahoo.com


            Thank you,
            gyr74as
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