verify your account ebay

Another Spoof Email and Phishing Scam report by MillerSmiles.co.uk - click this image to go to our home page.

verify your account ebay
15th February 2005

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported	15th February 2005
Apparent Sender	eBay
Return Address	eBay Security <security@ebay.com>
Subject	verify your account ebay
Format	HTML
Method	Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.
Bogus Web Content?	Yes
URL of web content	http://www.shoptotalmusic.com/
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. Email claims to be from eBay asking you to confirm your account data by clicking on the link. You will be taken to a spoof login page where your details will be captured by the phishers. 2. eBay never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. URL of spoof website disguised as "click here". Always be wary of links that do not refer to a URL. 4. Real URL looks nothing like eBay. 5. Website traced to Sunland, USA. 6. Spoof website was not online at time of report, but may well reapear...

" We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information."

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

The Spoof Email ...

Dear valued customer,

We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this problems please click here and re-enter your account information. If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 3-4 days, after this period your account will be terminated.

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

The Spoof Website ...

Spoof website not online at time of report...


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verify your account ebay 15th February 2005

verify your account ebay
15th February 2005