OT: Problem with Ebay spoof...

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

to check/test your 'anti-phishing skills':
http://survey.mailfrontier.com/survey/quiztest.cgi?themailfrontierphishingiqtest
Al


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <SequoiaGLX@twcny.rr.com>
To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Problem with Ebay spoof...


> Yeah, dude, it's called a "phishing" attack...
>
> Can never be too careful.
>
> John K. Gates
> --
> '97 Jetta GLX - daily driver
> '85 Scirocco Flash Silver, waiting for my new
> house/shop for a complete
> teardown/buildup sometime soon...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
> Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2004 6:53 pm
> Subject: OT:  Problem with Ebay spoof...
>
>>
>> Anyone else fall victim to this?
>>
>>  Some ass in Italy sends me an email with an
> alleged problem with
>> my account.  I had just changed a few things, so I
> had no reason
>> to think something was up.  I replied with my
> personal
>> information, and I then promptly noticed a 312.87
> dollar charge on
>> my account, taken by someone from an ATM in Italy.
> I figured out
>> what I did wrong, contacted the bank, and I am all
> square now.
>> The trouble is, the fokkers keep trying to get me
> to re-verify my
>> stuff, so I can fall for it again...  I know now
> the way to spot
>> the difference between Ebay and an impersonator,
> so I am safe there...
>>
>>  Is anyone else having this trouble?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>   David
>>
>> PS--  I did report them to both Ebay and the
> proper civil
>> authorities...
>>
>> ---Chrome don't get you home.---
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Scirocco-l mailing list
>> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l