eBay Verify Information

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

eBay Verify Information
6th April 2004

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

Report Summary
Date Reported	6th April 2004
Apparent Sender	eBay
Return Address	verify-information@ebay.com <verify-information@ebay.com>
Subject	Verify Information
Format	HTML designed to look like text only
Method	1. Disguised link leads to bogus web content 2. Forged page captures submitted form data and sends to scammers via a mailbomber script located on the same server as the forged page.
Bogus Web Content?	Yes
URL of web content	http://200.97.91.210/ebay/verify/ (resolves to a Brazilian ISP).
RISK LEVEL	Medium
WARNINGS	1. Note the URL of the forged eBay web form - not what you would expect to see if visiting any of the genuine ebay domains.

" Dear eBay User, During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete. "...

The Spoof Email ...

eBay Verify Information spoofed email

The bogus web page ...

eBay Verify Information forged web page.


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eBay Verify Information 6th April 2004

eBay Verify Information
6th April 2004