Just got one of those "spoof" emails from a ficticious address (aw-confirm@ebay.com) asking for bank account and CC number and other info... I just thought I'd pass along the warning to my fellow TB'ers to always beware of these scammers. I'm not as think as you stupid I am!
This seems to be the new scam. I have gotten similar ones from banks I don't even deal with, Paypal and others. They do a great job of matching the logos of the companies they pretend to represent. Most of the ones I have received say "your credit card, ending with XXXX (scary, the right numbers) has expired." Well, it hasn't. Don't fall for these things, folks.
fitz, The last four numbers of your credit cards can be easily harvested. That's not a big problem. It's when they have the whole number, plus the security code on the back, that things get horrendous.
Somethings Phishy What they said and: _No_ legitamate organization / company will contact you by email asking for that informaiton. If they do, ___ Call Them ___ on the phone. It is called "Phishing" and is a major scam. A Grym Gryphin
Hey, They showed on the news Friday,how they do it.All ligit companies are being used in this scam.There's nothing they can. It's up to us not to give out our info.Beware,it's not just eBay.
Seriously- It's surprising how many folks forget that eBay has the disclaimer everywhere that they never ask you for this information in that fashion....... Now and then, just for fun, I look at the IP address. It's usually from a little island just off the north coast of South America, China, or a former "Iron Curtain" nation. If you get one of these, turn it in. Or just delete it. If worried about your account, check status via the known eBay web site. Not via the link that a scammer has provided..... Boxcab E50
These things turn up regularly, and I usually forward them to spoof@ebay or paypal or wherever. If you put your mouse pointer over the url you are supposed to click, it shows in the bar at the bottom where it is really going, which is usually very different from the one shown! There are constant reminders by ebay and paypal to never give out these details, but I guess some do so
But it's in a disclaimer. Nobody really reads those (at least the great majority of users out there don't). What amazes me is that people can be so careful not to do such stupid things with their personal information when they're face-to-face with someone, but when they're online and they have even fewer means to prove a message's validity... well, that's a different story.
Not a day goes by that I do not get between 5 and ten of these from people purporting to be eBay or PayPal or one of many banks or other institutions or businesses that I don't even deal with. What really gets me is some of the unique "English" that they use. I received one that said, "We earnestly desire you humbly and lovingly update your account information..." Obviously, most of these are from overseas. Charlie [ 04. October 2004, 14:17: Message edited by: E-8 ]
But these days, so are a lot of the real bank staff! My favourites are the ones from widows of Nigerian oil magnates/Govt ministers/taxi drivers wanting to just give you (or your church, club, business) tens of thousands of dollars. Nice of them.
That's one I haven't seen, but in response, I earnestly desire they humbly and lovingly place their spoof mail where sun does not shine.
How about a gal getting the enlargment thingie and guys getting the other enlargment thingie. Tried to say it delicately
The frauds continue way past the Internet and e-bay. A co-worker recently had her purse stolen at 11 PM. By 2 AM, the perps had a driver's license with her name and someone else's picture. The fake license was good enough to pass a Walmart manager's scrutiny. Walmart's omnipresent security cameras got a good video of the female, but prosecution has not begun yet because the thieves are still under $50K. I had a credit card number and info stolen by a clerk at a gas station. He sold it to someone else, who promptly racked up $4K on pornography sites. Since that's not my style, my wife caught it immediately. The credit card company declined to prosecute because the amount was under their threshhold. The gas station clerk clerk confessed to get his sentence for drug-dealing lowered. I have a third story that's just breaking, so I think I'll wait to see what happens. My point is that, with all the technology out there, we need to be extra careful about any item that will assist a perp in identity theft.
I was offered to enlarge my breast on one message, my p%3#s on the next message and $10000 / week on the next. I think it may be related with the herbal vigara
I keep gettin letters from banks IM not even with. And people telling me they have $40,000,000 to GIVE me.. LOL Have a look at this website, it is awesome. http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm This is a page where people take on these scammers, AND WIN! I actually have on going myself 5 emails back so far, working on gettin $$ out of him and a photo at the moment. My nick is Heywood Jablowme.. This is my favorite! THE TALE OF THE PAINTED BREAST http://www.419eater.com/html/joe_eboh.htm 20th Sept - Scammer out $129!!!!
So they are happy to let you steal $40+k worth and not prosecute? </font>[/QUOTE]That appears to be the case in a city where six ID thefts occur every day. Sad, but true.
