posted on May 31, 2005 09:17:38 AM new
Now I've gotten one of those! Someone asked me a question as to the "status of our transaction for item #XXXXXXX." Instead of answering, I searched on Ebay for that item number and it was something I never sold--totally off my beaten track. This just fries my grits, that the scammers are getting so danged clever. If it weren't for Vendio folks, I'd have clicked and answered!
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posted on May 31, 2005 01:52:40 PM new
My favorite so far has been the one that was a question regarding item number:xxxxxxxx Sony Vaio Laptop - Free Shipping.
Looks exactly like the Question From Ebay Member emails. I'm sure that one catches quite a few people that tend to be more paranoid than educated on scams.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on May 31, 2005 04:10:21 PM new
Jefflh12...There's two possible scenarios where they can get you with an email like Roadsmith received. These emails usually always contain a link to the "auction". Clicking that link will take you to a phony sign in page where they can get your Ebay password and hijack your account. The second possibility is that it will take you to a phony "Invalid Item" page which will load a Trojan horse virus, which is usually a keystroke recording type, onto your computer. With this, they can gain access to your Ebay account, as well as any other sites you access with passwords, such as Paypal, Vendio, banks, etc.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on May 31, 2005 05:01:19 PM new
If you get one of those, ALWAYS go to the auction itself instead of clicking on anything they've sent in the e-mail. You can see on the auction page whether you have a seller question you need to answer.
The other day I got two legitimate ones, which I discovered by going to the auction through my Vendio account, and the one I've mentioned here, the scam. I copied the auction number in that scam message, pasted it into the search box on Ebay, which took me to an auction for an item I'd never buy or sell! That's how I knew it was a scam.
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posted on May 31, 2005 05:02:12 PM new
Roadsmith. I received one of these yesterday. like you i checked it out on ebay. and it was not one of my auctions. so i sent the email to ebay. they wrote back. this is what they wrote.
Hello,
Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.
We reviewed your report and found that although the message you received
was made to appear as if it had been sent by eBay or by an eBay user, it
was not. Generally, individuals send messages of this nature hoping that
the recipient will respond and reveal his or her password or email
address.
If you have not replied to the message you received, we ask that you do
not do so. This will help prevent unwanted parties from obtaining your
email address. If you have replied to the message, please review our
Minimizing Unwanted Email help page at the address provided below. On
this page you will find information on steps you can take to prevent the
receipt of unsolicited email offers.
posted on May 31, 2005 10:18:04 PM new
This is why you should never ever respond to any of the questions through ebay or a link. If you use the reply button in your e-mail, you will never have a problem. If is is a scam, the reply will come back as undeliverable. No viruses to worry about. No trojan horses to worry about. And spam, doesn't matter, we already get over 100 spams a day so what is one more? And if it is a legite e-mail, customers always prefer direct contact with the seller as opposed to the cold stale canned correspondences from Ebay.
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Alive in 2005
posted on June 1, 2005 07:19:32 AM new
Thanks alot you all...This one was new to me...I don't come in this forum much, but I appreciate you all letting me know what to look for...Seems as though the scammers are always coming up with something to try to screw people...Thanks again for the heads up!...
posted on June 1, 2005 07:32:49 AM new This is why you should never ever respond to any of the questions through ebay or a link.
Now, that sounds odd to me, stone. If you hit reply through your own isp mail box, arent you bringing the sent mail in? Whereas through ebays system youre not?
