I get 4 or 5 of those every week. Usually
PayPal or Ebay asking for verification or update on credit card or that my
account has been suspended and I must log on to re-activate it. Slick and very
professional these scammers are!
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Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006
1:16 PM
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Subject: Re: IML: Possible phony
eBay listing
I never thought to say anything at the time, but about
3wks ago, I got an e-mail, a very formal looking one, at that. It wanted to
up-date, and check information, on my e-bay pay-pal account., this was for
security reasons. It sounded good, it looked good,( had all the e-bay,
and Pay- Pal logo's) however I have never bid on, bought anything, or
sold anything on e-bay, and don't have a pay-pal account. I just dumped it as
spam. But now ,you just have to wonder.Ya'll have a nice day, Dave
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From: PNigelW@xxxxxxx
e bay needs to tighten up its
security and stop refering to fraud as "spoof" I get 3 or 4 fradulent
e mails per week pretending to be various e bay mails, all asking for my
account details, if the mail isnt in your "My e bay" file it isnt
from ebay.
However last weekend I posted a listing on the US e bay site, ebay.com, my
account is through ebay.co.uk, with no reference to me e bay removed the
listing and suspended my account.
When this happens it is very difficult to contact e bay, as you cant sign in!
Apparently e bay thought it was an unauthorised third party listing, quite why
as all the details were mine, I do not know and trying to find out from them
their reasoning has been impossible.
be vigilan t as there is much fraud about, it is normally quite obvious if you
look carefully, always read and reread the description and all details before
bidding...
apologies to anyone who doesnt think this is Imperial based.
Regards
Nigel Plant
1929 L*80 Convertible Coupe by Locke