[TheForge] ebay scam alert

Tue May 13 02:29:01 2003

Just got something similar that was supposed to be from Paypal.....watch 
for it too....Pete

Andrew Vida wrote:

>Do you have a copy of the email they sent you?  I'm just curious to see
>how good they were, i.e., what domain name they may have used that
>would look like a legitimate ebay address, etc.  It would be good to
>share the header and any other information with folks so they may
>have some idea what to look for.
>
>Just a thought.
>
>	-Andy
>
>Mike Sweany wrote:
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>>Hey I just got an email claiming my ebay account was under suspension. clicked on the link to reinsate my account typed in the pass word. The next screen asked for credit card info drivers license, social security etc. I got suspiciouse closed it down and contacted ebay. Purely BOGUS. They suggested I change my password, which I did and not to give out any info ....... look out guys the sharks are still in the water. Sweany
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