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eBay Account Suspension
19th April 2004

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

 

Report Summary
Date Reported
19th April 2004
Apparent Sender
eBay
Return Address
support@ebay.com
Subject
eBay Account Suspension
Format
HTML
Method
disguised link leads to bogus web content
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://210.55.105.136:2222/eBay.htm resolves to Web InterNet in New Zealand
RISK LEVEL
Medium
WARNINGS

1. Note the URL of the forged eBay web page - it shows an IP address and not the genuine eBay domain name.
2. Submitted form data is captured by a remote third party script and sent to a Yahoo email address - laastavine@yahoo.com

 

An eBay email threatening account suspension is part of a Phishing Scam ...

 

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 eBay member,

We have reasons to think that there are some problems with your eBay account. It is posible that these problems may cause your account to be temporarily suspended. Please login to your account by clicking here and check if all your personal information are right.

As per 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 that you provide to us.

Good luck trading on eBay! .

Regards, Safeharbor Department eBay, Inc .

Do not reply to this e-mail

 

The bogus web page ...

eBay Account Suspension forged web page.

 

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