[TheForge] Re: ebay scam alert
Andrew Vida
[email protected]
Tue May 13 15:38:00 2003
Mike Spencer wrote:
> If you're reading email with an HTML-enabled mailer, you may see
> images in scams/spam that are linked directy from the *real* eBay (or
> other scam-target) site.
That makes all right sense from the scammer's POV.
I suppose then they bury the bogus link in the middle
of all this rigteous real estate in hopes that the
target will ignore the rest of it and go for the bait.
Simple and clever. You have to give them an A for effort.
Shortly thereafter, give them the Louisville Slugger across
the knees.
-A.V