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Mar 6, 2005 | 08:15 AM

Eddie 70

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15

EBay Scam Alert

Just got this email and I will not touch it with a ten foot pole. Funny thing is, Ebay sent an email right after this scam. Some of the email that is quoted here was not viewable until I highlighted the email to copy it. Then all of the "grapevine meting lined remorseful Judith" stuff showed up.

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follow this link to update account information. boycotted disdaining realizes broaches bountiful

However, failure to update your billing information record reposing blooms lexicon boast captor
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We present our apologies and thank you for your cooperation. exiled austerely economic Samuelson subtractor

***EBay Billing Departemnt team. diluted consisting indenture biscuit Atlantis preserve sleeves

Mar 6, 2005 | 08:19 AM

Eddie 70

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From: Lenoir City Tennessee

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15

How the scam email really looked. Please don't fall for this BS.

Quote:

Dear eBay member,
Technical services are being carried out on a planned software upgrade.
We earnestly ask you to visit the following link to start the procedure
of confirmation of your personal data.
follow this link to update account information.
http://department-ebay.net/

However, failure to update your billing information record
will result in account termination.

We present our apologies and thank you for your cooperation.

***EBay Billing Departemnt team.

Mar 6, 2005 | 08:38 AM

KALAWAY

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From: Fayetteville NC

I've gotten emails from ebay similar to this, but even more so from Paypal. They keep telling me a new email address has been added to my profile and I must go to a website and verify, giving lots of personal information in the process. I called paypal the first time I received it and was told "It wasn't us". So I ignore and delete all correspondence from both if it involves the possbility of my account being closed out. They can call me if they really need me for something. I must admit, it's getting hard to figure out what is real and what isn't.

Mar 6, 2005 | 08:45 AM

Nascar5085

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From: Blue Springs Missouri

St. Jude Donor '06

I got this from paypal

[B]Dear PayPal valued member,

PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for
its community of buyers and sellers.

To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world
and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal
system for unusual activity.

Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual
activity in your account.

In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure
that your account has not been compromised, access to
your account was limited.

To restore your account please click on the link bellow:

http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

If you fail to restore your account access by the date
shown below, your account will be closed.

This notification expires on the 3rd of March, 2005.

My account is still open....

Mar 6, 2005 | 09:00 AM

Twin_Turbo

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If you try to scam someone, how hard is it to write decent english and above that check for spelling errors

Mar 6, 2005 | 10:46 AM

76redl48

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From: Bangor Pa

E-bay and paypal always address you by your user name in liget e-mails if it starts out with dear paypal / e-bay user then it is a scam deleate it and run. This info came directly from e-bay a friend of mine fell for the scam and put all his credit card and bank info onto the scammers form then he called e-bay then he spent the next two days closing out and reopening all his accounts.

Dave

Mar 6, 2005 | 10:57 AM

AGVI

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From: Science Bitch! Mississauga, Ontario

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I think everyone is aware of the fact that they shouldn't give out billing info or passwords over the net.

Mar 6, 2005 | 11:39 AM

bhays

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From: Seymour Indiana

Phishing....yuk

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Mar 6, 2005 | 11:43 AM

SanDiegoPaul

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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!

It's called phishing

they are fishing for CC numbers. All over the news for six months and I'm sure amazed that so many people still fall for it.

Mar 6, 2005 | 11:47 AM

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From: Huntersville NC

I got a little snailmail postcard from my credit card company yesterday. Card said URGENT my account # had been compromised and I had to cancel my account. I called the phone# on the card, gave him my acct#, gave him my ss#, he asked for my mother's maiden name... I said, "wait a sec, how do I know you are who you say you are? I am giving you all this info and you have told me nothing!" I called back on the phone# listed on the back of my cc#. It was legit.