Another ebay scam

[Royalblue]

Just to warn everyone, I had an email that I nearly fell for informing me that I had an unpaid item dispute with someone on ebay. If you click the link it takes you to a log on page that is a near perfect copy of the ebay log on page. Obviously intending to try to get your account details off you!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Just to warn everyone, I had an email that I nearly fell for informing me that I had an unpaid item dispute with someone on ebay. If you click the link it takes you to a log on page that is a near perfect copy of the ebay log on page. Obviously intending to try to get your account details off you!

If you read it carefully, it says questions @ ebays . com which is not the real Ebay addy.

[axeman]

this is called "phishing", and the e-mail should be reported to ebay safeharbour.

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

eBay should be able to track these people and stop this one from getting very far rather quickly if there on the ball.

Not received it yet but thanks for the warning

[JAMdisco]

on IE7 you can turn the Phishing filter on and it 'should' pick up on these.

[rob1963]

On the same subject, there is a similar scam involving ebay which you should all watch out for. I've had it twice now, and nearly fell for it the first time.

You receive an email from "ebay" informing you that you've won an item and asking you to make payment.

The email contains a link to the item. When you click on the link to see what the item is that you've won, it takes you to the ebay sign on page...except of course it's a fake page designed to obtain your sign-in details.

From what I remember, the "sign in" page is virtually identical to the genuine ebay page...so be very careful!

[Vectis]

On the same subject, there is a similar scam involving ebay which you should all watch out for. I've had it twice now, and nearly fell for it the first time.

You receive an email from "ebay" informing you that you've won an item and asking you to make payment.

The email contains a link to the item. When you click on the link to see what the item is that you've won, it takes you to the ebay sign on page...except of course it's a fake page designed to obtain your sign-in details.

From what I remember, the "sign in" page is virtually identical to the genuine ebay page...so be very careful!

One Simple Rule. NEVER EVER click on links in emails, especially if you don't know the sender.

If you are worried about a potential scam, visit the website directly via the public URLs. So in this case go to www.ebay.co.uk, log in, then check your 'Won' items.

[rob1963]

One Simple Rule. NEVER EVER click on links in emails, especially if you don't know the sender.

If you are worried about a potential scam, visit the website directly via the public URLs. So in this case go to www.ebay.co.uk, log in, then check your 'Won' items.

Good advice.

Another thing is to check the website address when the page first comes up.

Whenever I've had an email from a "bank" I usually click on the link out of curiosity, just to see what the sign-in page looks like.

If the email is from "Barclays bank" and the sign-in page begins with something like "http://www.gateway then you know it's a fake page.

[Vectis]

Whenever I've had an email from a "bank" I usually click on the link out of curiosity, just to see what the sign-in page looks like.


Then I hope you've got very good AV and anti-spyware products loaded... plus ideally IE7, two-way firewall and anti-phishing :)

Insane otherwise...

[Tom]

I had 2 emails this morning. As i know i havent bought anything i just deleted them anyway.

[rob1963]

Then I hope you've got very good AV and anti-spyware products loaded... plus ideally IE7, two-way firewall and anti-phishing :)

I have indeed!

:D

[PropellerHeadCase]

Good advice.

Another thing is to check the website address when the page first comes up.

Whenever I've had an email from a "bank" I usually click on the link out of curiosity, just to see what the sign-in page looks like.

If the email is from "Barclays bank" and the sign-in page begins with something like "http://www.gateway then you know it's a fake page.

Unfortunately a lot of these phishers and fakers use URL-masking, too, so even that isn't always going to work.

[rob1963]

Unfortunately a lot of these phishers and fakers use URL-masking, too, so even that isn't always going to work.

That's true, Al...but it's something to look for.

I spend half my day on the computer, receive loads of emails, including scams, and luckily nobody has caught me out yet!

:)

[BeerFunk]

One Simple Rule. NEVER EVER click on links in emails, especially if you don't know the sender.

If you are worried about a potential scam, visit the website directly via the public URLs. So in this case go to www.ebay.co.uk, log in, then check your 'Won' items.If Carlsberg did advice...

;)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

If Carlsberg did advice...

;)

It would be drink more Carlsberg...:D