Fwd: [OT] Watch out for counterfeit eBay requests

This is part of a thread from another list. I suppose most of us are smart enough to look out for this stuff, but it doesn't hurt to remind ourselves that this crud is out there. --doug

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:04:36 +0000 From: Luis Cupido Subject: Re: [Mw] Re: [Moon-net] Watch out for counterfeit eBay requests Sender: microwave-admin@lists.valinet.com To: moon-net@list-serv.davidv.net, microwave valinet X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-BeenThere: microwave@lists.valinet.com Delivered-to: microwave@lists.valinet.com X-Original-To: microwave@lists.valinet.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 List-Post: mailto:microwave@lists.valinet.com List-Subscribe: http://www.valinet.com/mailman/listinfo/microwave, mailto:microwave-request@lists.valinet.com?subject=subscribe List-Unsubscribe: http://www.valinet.com/mailman/listinfo/microwave, mailto:microwave-request@lists.valinet.com?subject=unsubscribe List-Archive: http://www.valinet.com/mailman/private/microwave/ List-Help: mailto:microwave-request@lists.valinet.com?subject=help List-Id: Amateur Radio Microwave non-commercial Original-recipient: rfc822;dmcgarrett@optonline.net

It is very simple to identify the fake emails. Original ones start with your name + account name and never point you to any links. (if they want you to do anything they just ask you to log in the usual main page, ebay, paypal or whatever but never provide you the link in the form the fake ones do)

Also the fake ones point you to sites that have a completely different URL from expected. (although the url text in the email looks correct, the link is to the criminal's url... see where it links to before you click... usually they point to machines that were invaded and are hosting fake webpages... funny enough too see that so many respectable institutions had their computers being intruded...)

I receive dozens every day !

Luis Cupido. CT1DMK.

----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Edward R. Cole" Cc: ; "microwave valinet" Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Mw] Re: [Moon-net] Watch out for counterfeit eBay requests

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The same kinds of junk also plague PAYPAL with much the same format. Any path is fine with these thieves as all they want is your ID so they can go shopping for free.

Regards

Doc W3GAD

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