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Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They keep
asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest trick,
presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in their
form email, so I'm not falling for it.
I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to xtra's
spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.

If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam is
going on?

Geopelia

geopelia wrote:
> Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They keep
> asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest trick,
> presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
> fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in their
> form email, so I'm not falling for it.
> I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to xtra's
> spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.
>
> If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam is
> going on?
>
> Geopelia
>
>
ebay is real and hordes of scamers use them as bait.
http://www.ebay.com real company. Internet sales.

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geopelia wrote:
> Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They keep
> asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest trick,
> presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
> fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in their
> form email, so I'm not falling for it.
> I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to xtra's
> spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.
>
> If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam is
> going on?
>
> Geopelia
>
>
Yes, there is; and Yes, they know about the scam... and Yes, it IS a
scam. DO NOT give any information whatsoever.

e-Bay is a reputable "auction house", and does not indulge in any type
of e-mail solicitations.

( No, I'm not "with" them in any way.)



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Yes, Geopelia, there *is* an eBay. And a Citibank. And a Capital One. And a
Washington Mutual. And dozens (hundreds?) of others that are being "phished"
for information.

Rogue programmers are spamming people with false websites and trying to get
people to put their financial information in their system so they can steal
your identity (or at least your money).

At least you had the sense to ask before you offered any personal info...


"geopelia" <> wrote in message
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| Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They keep
| asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest trick,
| presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
| fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in
their
| form email, so I'm not falling for it.
| I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to xtra's
| spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.
|
| If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam is
| going on?
|
| Geopelia
|
|

Geopelia,

There most assuredly IS a company called ebay. You can find out about
them at www.ebay.com . They are a great company! The emails you are
receiving are not from them at all, only imposters. Ebay will never
ask for any of your vital information via email.

The fact that there are spelling errors in these emails is yet more
proof that they are probably originating from teenagers who fancy
themselves hackers.

It IS a pretty widespread scam because ebay is a very widespread
company. I'm sure some of these scams have been successful because
people were not smart enough to question them as you wisely did.

You will probably never rid yourself completely of such spam email.
The best thing you can do is block them and report them as you have
probably already done.

Ebay is constantly working on reports from members who are receiving
these emails, but the threat will never be entirely neutralized.

-Bob



On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:05:50 +1300, "geopelia" <>
wrote:

>Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They keep
>asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest trick,
>presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
>fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in their
>form email, so I'm not falling for it.
>I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to xtra's
>spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.
>
>If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam is
>going on?
>
>Geopelia
>

You just fall off the turnip truck?

"geopelia" <> wrote in message
news:0SOld.1733$...
> Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They keep
> asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest trick,
> presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
> fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in
their
> form email, so I'm not falling for it.
> I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to xtra's
> spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.
>
> If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam is
> going on?
>
> Geopelia
>
>

"geopelia" <> wrote in message
news:0SOld.1733$...
> Is anyone else getting spam emails from something called eBay? They
> keep
> asking me to verify my account (which I don't have) and the latest
> trick,
> presumable to get my credit card number, is to say someone is making
> fraudulent purchases in my name! They can't even spell "appreciate" in
> their
> form email, so I'm not falling for it.
> I'm not replying to any of their junk, and I've passed them on to
> xtra's
> spam department (my ISP). I just wondered how widespread this scam is.
>
> If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam
> is
> going on?
>
You've never heard of ebay!!! ???
http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/

Thanks to all for your very helpful replies. Just another scam as I
suspected.

Geopelia

Steve wrote:

> "geopelia" <> wrote in message

>> If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam

> You've never heard of ebay!!! ???

So I'm not alone in being thoroughly amazed that someone could be online
(or read the newspaper, or watch television, or listen to radio) and not
know about eBay. Crissakes, even the AOLers know about eBay. (Yes, I
know they do...I asked them. <g>)

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"geopelia" <> wrote in
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[snip]
> If there really is a genuine firm called eBay, do they know this scam
> is going on?

Yes:

http://www.ebay.com

Please forward the email, including all the headers, to ebay to help
combat this type of fraud. Send it to the abuse address at the
originating ISP as well if you can decipher the headers.

From the ebay site:
1. Forward the message to .
2. Don't alter the subject line or forward the message as an attachment -
doing so prevents us from investigating it further.
3. Once you have forwarded the email, you can then delete it from your
email account.

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~sethra