posted on April 29, 2004 10:34:55 PM new
I received the following spoof email that looks real until you check the spellling & grammer and the date (26 april 2004 did not fall on a Friday)....
You have recieved this email because you or someone had used your account to make fake bids at eBay. For security purposes, we are required to open an investigation into this matter.
THE FRAUD ALERT ID CODE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ATTACHED IN OUR FRAUD MEDIATION REQUEST FORM, IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR EBAY ACCOUNT REGISTRATION INFORMATIONS.
Fraud Alert ID CODE: 00937614
(Please save this Fraud Alert ID Code for your reference.)
To help speed up this process, please access the following form to complete the verification of your eBay account registration informations:
http://scgi.ebay.com/verify_id=ebay &fraud alert id code=00937614
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Please Note:
If we do not receive the appropriate eBay account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this eBay account is fraudulent and will be suspended.
The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.
We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc.
Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
posted on April 30, 2004 12:27:44 AM new
Usually, when they get the singulars & plurals incorrect a la "informations," it be from the mysterious Orient
