ebay scammers are getting more creative

[nicholas421]

I got a nasty email for an ebay user. It looked legit. When I clicked on the respond button, it took me to an ebay login screen.... as it normally does. Looking closer, I noticed the web address was from a www. mujeb.cz and not ebay.com

I can imagine many unsuspecting users falling for this scam.

I've also seen in the past where you click on an auction directly from ebay and it redirects you to a fake log in page... tricky tricky.

 

[RSO 34]

I have been getting 2-3 of similar type emails per week over the last month. Many are asking me about an item I never listed such as with three separate emails inquiring about a wheelchair they claimed I had up for auction. I don't quite get the angle on that type of scam but I don't even reply to them and just forward them to ebay security.

 

[nchopp]

Once you log into the page, they have your account and password.

 

[RSO 34]

Fortunately I never responded so I never had to log in. I had forgotten that to reply to an email like that you need to log into your account.

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[nsxtasy]

These scams are called "phishing" and they have indeed become popular. I receive them all the time, from scammers pretending to be from eBay, Paypal, Amazon, and umpteen different financial institutions, most of which I don't even have accounts. I forward them to the fraud department of all of the businesses they are pretending to be, or at least the ones with which I have accounts.

There are several ways to tell the difference between these and real e-mails from those businesses. One is exactly what you found, that their links direct you to a different domain. Look closely at the end of the website address and make sure that the part after the period is legitimate. For example, my.ebay.com is legitimately part of eBay's website domain, but ebay.my.com is not. Another way to tell is that the real businesses send you e-mails that show your name in the body of the e-mail, and the scammers don't. Also, if you're not sure, enter the website by typing the web address (such as ebay.com) into your browser, rather than clicking on a link in an e-mail.

 

[schuey1010]

umpteen different financial institutions, most of which I don't even have accounts.

I received one the other day telling me that my account at Lloyd's Bank Of London have been compromised.

Hell, I only wish I had an account at Lloyd's of London.:biggrin:

 

[4AU4LIFE]

I too have gotten a lot lately.
I got one from 'ebay' the other day from someone.
He said that I just deposited $250 into his paypal account and didn't know why. I went to my paypal account and checked to make sure it wasn't true. It wasn't.
However, the emailer provided a link for me to correspond with him/her concerning this matter. I deleted the email entirely. Looked real though.

 

[Osiris_x11]

fight-back...

I don't get any of these ANYMORE!?! :tongue:

I spent a good 2 weeks opening each "spam" email I got in my 'junk' folder or even inbox, then unsubscribing from the list using their given link or drafting a 'delete-me' email as per their instructions (sometimes using my alternate mass-mail address if the instructions say: state UNSUBSCRIBE 'your email address' in the Subject). Sometimes it takes 2, even 3 times for it to work for some domains. But it does ultimately work. The Gov't. anti-spam actions have been effective so some degree in that once you tell the offending domain to bugger off, they comply.

Anytime you enter your email online, other than in an email that you are drafting, your email address is susceptable to spammers. This is especially true of forums/user-lists, or bulletin boards. For such, you should state your email as: Osiris_x11 AT yahoo dot com.

Also, delete cookies regularly as they keep your email and those sneaky email-gathering programs can extract your addie from there (ie. the cookie file of when you entered your CC#, address, and email while buying some knickers from LadyGodiva.com back in February, etc'... :biggrin: )

 

[jalnjr]

the phishing experience is exploding!! i can't believe all the crap
that is sent!!! even with filters, i still get 6 a day that get thru
. i use to play with my nigerian friends years ago, but
no more.
insane, like this addressed to me as "dear paypal" jeeez:tongue:

Dear PayPal,

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account
from a foreign IP address.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in
attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate
the log ins, please visit PayPal as soon as possible to verify your
identity...

 

[sgvnsxrated]

I've been experiencing many of these emails also. Right now the only way to really distinguish the real ones is to log on to your ebay account and check your messages thru their messaging system.

 

[Zuerst]

When I'm prompt for my user name and password in such scam pages I usually put some type of profanity directed at the scammers.

 

[AutoEuphoria]

woot! no spam with gmail (I have accounts to give if anyone wants one, btw...just PM me).

 

[awsomr1]

woot! no spam with gmail (I have accounts to give if anyone wants one, btw...just PM me).

Now that you mention it, you are right, I do not get any spam on Gmail...:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

 

[TonyD]

All the spam I receive in my gmail account is automatically put in the SPAM folder. Looks like gmail does a pretty good job identifying spam.

Today is the first time I found legitimate email in the spam folder. I like that Gmail gives me the opportunity to double check what they marked as spam:smile:

 

[schuey1010]

When I'm prompt for my user name and password in such scam pages I usually put some type of profanity directed at the scammers.

I thought I was the only one who did this! :biggrin: