eBay Accounts Security Measures

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eBay Accounts Security Measures
13th December 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported	13th December 2004
Apparent Sender	eBay
Return Address	Stephen@eBay.com <Stephen@eBay.com>
Subject	eBay Accounts Security Measures
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://213.212.208.44/~sslserve/~~securitymeasures~~/www.eBay.com/Customer%20Services/New%20Upgrade/~~sql~~!@data@!@base@eBayaccounts-ssl-verifcation/ebay_ssl_check_secure_ssl_server_non-restricted_activations_contine_verify_admin_security_ebay_SSLSECUREDVerifyuser.htm
RISK LEVEL	HIGH
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. Website traced to Amsterdam, Netherlands 4. Quite a bold scam that trys to capture not only your eBay login details but also your address and credit card details. This is a very dangerous scam to fall prey to, so stay alert!

" Dear valued eBay member, It has come to our attention that your eBay Billing Information records are out of date."

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 ...

Billing confirmation center

Dear valued eBay member,

It has come to our attention that your eBay Billing Information records are out of date. That requires you to update the Billing Information If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records, you will not run into any future problems with eBay's online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records in maximum 24 hours. Once you have updated your account records, your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

Please click here to update your billing records.

http://billing.eBay.com

Thank you for your time!

Stephen Dennis,

eBay Billing Department team.

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eBay Accounts Security Measures 13th December 2004

eBay Accounts Security Measures
13th December 2004