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MMM Important information regarding your eBay account Case # J458DA
14th April 2004

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

 

Report Summary
Date Reported
14th April 2004
Apparent Sender
eBay
Return Address
A72Y52help@ebay.com
Subject
MMM Important information regarding your eBay account Case # J458DA
Format
HTML
Method
link leads to forged eBay web content
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://bb.1asphost.com/ebayhelper/
RISK LEVEL
Low
WARNINGS

1. Note the link text - this is not a genuine eBay URL

 

eBay Feedback Form email is a part of a Phishing Scam...

 

Any information submitted is captured via a third party formmail script and sent to raiders@kidsloveguns.com.

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 ...

Below is the result of your feedback form.  It was submitted by  ( A72Y52help@ebay.com ) on Thursday, April 15, 19104 at 00:37:39

Due to recent activity on your account we need you to update your account information within 24 hours of reciveing this email or your account will be put on hold until you do so. You can access our account update page http://bb.1asphost.com/ebayhelper/

Thank you,
Alan B. Rameriz
eBay Account Speicalist (EAS)

Case# W8BQPY

 

The bogus web page ...

MMM Important information regarding your eBay account Case # J458DA forged web page.

 

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