posted on July 9, 2004 02:59:21 PM new
Got this email
Five password bruteforcing attems were performed on your eBay account.
You must register and ID Verify certificate in order to remain in the eBay Community.
Dear eBay Community Member,
You (or someone else) has attempted to log in with your eBay ID and 5 diffrent wrong passwords.
According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by completing the following form or else your account will be suspended within 24 hours for investigations.
Establish your proof of identity with ID Verify (free of charge) - an easy way to help others trust you as their trading partner. The process takes about 5 minutes to complete and involves updating your eBay information. When you're successfully verified, you will receive an ID Verify icon in your feedback profile. Currently, the service is only available to residents of the United States and U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Guam.)
Confirm my account information and continue beeing a member of the eBay Online Auction Community.
Never share your eBay password to anyone!
Don't you love the spelling. Of course, I didn't confirm my account info, because it is "only available to residents of the United States and U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Guam.)", and I live in Canada LOL!
posted on July 9, 2004 03:33:10 PM new
Sometimes you have to laugh as they are so crude. If they want to fool someone, at least they should learn to spell & use correct punctuation.
posted on July 9, 2004 07:54:29 PM new
It's very tempting to click on the link just to see what kind of information they are phishing for, but I would definitely advise against it. Even though you know it's a scam, clicking that link will likely take you to a spoof page that is obviously phoney, but in the process, it will deposit a trojan horse keystroke logging virus on your computer. Even if you don't fill out the form, they can still get your password. Be sure your anti virus software is updated.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
