Have any of you been getting bogus email

[underworld]

Definately don't respond to these....also don't click on tje link in the mail.....it could be spyware, key logger etc.

underworld

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[philo426]

Thanks for the info,4kitties,I was a little worried about ID theft!Do not want to have to go through that nightmare!

[Anonymous]

Everyone here has been spot on with thier posts.

Social Engineering or "Phising" is a form of attack against you personally. They seek to gain your ebay account password and any other information so that they can hijack it for personal gain at your loss.

**Edited to include a recent clip about phishing attacks:

Hackers are now focusing their efforts on more lucrative and malicious ventures, Gullotto says.


Phishing scams, for instance, are some of the fastest-growing threats. In this type of scam, hackers use e-mail to direct Internet users to Web sites designed to look like legitimate e-commerce sites, such as online banks and auction services. Hackers actually control the sites and use them to steal sensitive information such as bank account details and passwords.


Phishing is becoming even more nefarious as hackers are targeting their attacks, Gullotto says. Using tools like spyware programs and keystroke loggers, hackers are figuring out which banks Internet users do business with, he says. These kind of focused attacks are already common in Brazil and are set to grow worldwide, he adds.



Never ever ever ever...Diont even think about it! I know you might think oh this is not too dangerous... ever ever touch one of these mails. Delete them on sight. I mark mine as "Spam" thru my ISP.

Now. I do buy and sell on Ebay. ONLY those addressees that match the current customer (Buyer) get thru to me. All else deleted. Even the routine ebay messages touting this and that.

It takes a little time to monitor it all but having a throw away email like a junker hotmail address to give away to websites demanding email just to be viewed (So they can sell it and make money while your email fills with spam) works wonders.

I keep a tight control on my internet at the house. If I was wondering if a site was safe to visit I would visit it from the school library's computer. That way, they can fix it if it became a problem against the computer. If the site is good, I'l use my home computer for that.

emails come by the dozen, keeping junker email accounts reduce spam into your real email.

I probably went up onto a [soapbox] with this one but I cannot stress enough the danger of even opening a suspect email.

I had one some time ago advertising family history based on my last name. Foolishly I opened it without thinking. A C:\ format of the computer and 2 days rebuilding resulted from the infections I got from that one. Even then I continued to ban the Origin IP address for about 6 months until they finally stopped sending. (Firewall block, IP gained using full headers in email)

There is a new form of phishing going around where you are invited to look at pictures.

Check that LINK and make sure there is NO .exe in that field. Pictures and images should never carry a .exe (For executable program) That one almost got me last week.

Keep your head up and smile. Long ago we had strange telephone calls fast talking elderly folks out of money. Now we have faceless computers seeking to hustle you, your identity, credit, passwords etc etc right out of your life. Dont be a dummy. Be watchful.

If that ever becomes a problem I would just as soon throw the entire computer and internet service into the trash can. It is nice to have in the house, but I grew up in a slower time where we did not have these fancy doo-dads.

[4kitties]

Philo426, I believe the BuyItNow emails you have received are what eBay calls second chance offers, sent by eBay on behalf of sellers of auctions you have bid on but didn't win. It is up to the seller whether to do this. You could receive such an email if either you were outbid or the reserve wasn't met. The seller can offer the item to specific bidders or everyone who had bid, making the auction a BuyItNow for whoever gets there first. There is a timeframe of, I think, one day for you to act on the offer. I received one of these emails once when the high bidder didn't complete the auction, and the seller offered the item to me. It worked out fine and I got the one that got away.

As long as the URL for a BuyItNow takes you to the real eBay site, and you're being offered an item you had bid on, it should be legitimate. Just be very careful of the destination you're sent to. And as has been stated above, if the site asks for personal information, it's bogus.

[eZAK]

ebay, and others will never ask for personel info. But they may send you some adds based on your profile and habits.

You may have to adjust your acct. info. and/or selections if you do not want to receive such email.

[IRONROOSTER]

Reputable businesses have phone numbers you can look up (don't call a number in the email) and call if you think it might be real.
Enjoy
Paul

[philo426]

Just curious,but I get E-mails from E-bay that mentions a "Buy it now" option.I have never opened one but I have bid on E-bay(unsucessfully) in the recent past.Is this the same as the dangerous e-mails you are ta;lking about?

[Anonymous]

You mean I won't get that million dollars from my friend in Nigeria?

[Buckeye Riveter]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Allan Miller

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NEVER, NEVER, NEVER open or respond to ANY of this e-mail, no matter how legitimate the header may sound!! If you do open them and/or especially if you respond, you can consider yourself cooked! That's not conjecture; it's just plain, simple fact.

Identity theft is the #1 crime in the U.S. today, and not a sigle day goes by when a great many unwary people open themselves up to become victims of this crime--a crime that can change your entire life for many years to come. It really is that serious (the coumented accounts are numberous and horrific), and you MUST do everything you possibly can to protect yourself.

Ebay and PayPal are the avenues of choice for these scammers because they know that millions of uninformed Americans make use of those two on-line services every day, and some are totally hooked on them. They know that some of these folks will quickly respond to any e-mail header that reads "Account terminated," or "need to verify account information," or some such.

The REAL eBay, PayPal, etc. will NEVER contact you in that way!

Please, people, take this stuff seriously because if you do become a victim of identity theft your life will never again be quite the same. Never open that e-mail; never read that e-mail; and never respond to that e-mail. It's as simple as that!

[#ditto][yeah][yeah]

[Anonymous]

I receive many of these phishing e-mails every day--eBay, PayPal, various banks, widows of rich and now dead Nigerians, etc.

I don't even have eBay or PayPal accounts, and couldn't even locate Nigeria on a map if I wanted to.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER open or respond to ANY of this e-mail, no matter how legitimate the header may sound!! If you do open them and/or especially if you respond, you can consider yourself cooked! That's not conjecture; it's just plain, simple fact.

Identity theft is the #1 crime in the U.S. today, and not a sigle day goes by when a great many unwary people open themselves up to become victims of this crime--a crime that can change your entire life for many years to come. It really is that serious (the coumented accounts are numberous and horrific), and you MUST do everything you possibly can to protect yourself.

Ebay and PayPal are the avenues of choice for these scammers because they know that millions of uninformed Americans make use of those two on-line services every day, and some are totally hooked on them. They know that some of these folks will quickly respond to any e-mail header that reads "Account terminated," or "need to verify account information," or some such.

The REAL eBay, PayPal, etc. will NEVER contact you in that way!

Please, people, take this stuff seriously because if you do become a victim of identity theft your life will never again be quite the same. Never open that e-mail; never read that e-mail; and never respond to that e-mail. It's as simple as that!

[prewardude]

Dave, don't ever open these kind of emails. Like Spanky says, it is someone trying to steal personal information from you (a phenomenon known as "phishing"). Unfortunately, when you open these emails, or click on links embedded in them, you're letting the "phishers" know that your email address is a valid one - and the end result will be more spam!

Delete this kind of spam immediately!!

[Anonymous]

I delete them as soon as they appear.

[Anonymous]

Ebay refers to bogus emails as Spoof Emails. Unfortunately, eBay can do little to protect you from spoof emails, so you need to protect your self. Here's a link to eBay's policy on Spoof Emails: http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/spoof-email.html
Hope this helps,
BillFromWayne
www.modeltrainjournal.com

[Anonymous]

Same here. Just ignore and delete them.
Paul

[Anonymous]

I haven't, but a guy at the office received one this past Thrusday. Spankybirds correct. Never open them.

[spankybird]

Dave,

I have recieved these and have deleted them. I believe it is only someone trying to steel your ID.

My e-bay account is still OK

[Anonymous]

I keep getting a message that says it is from ebay and that my account is screwed up. If I do not respond in 48 hours I will loose my ebay account.
When I click on the respond part the message is not available.
What is the code to send to ebay about this.
Dave.