[AJD] Guys, clever new Ebay scam to watch out for

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

If anyone receives an email saying their bid on item # (whatever) has been cancelled and a link 
is offered to click to see the reason why the bid was cancelled, DON"T CLICK IT! If you do you 
are taken to what is purported to be a genuine Ebay screen and you are required to log in. 
Again, DON"T DO IT!
I nearly did but was suspicious so went to Ebay directly and checked out the item # that I had 
supposedly bid on. Guess what, I hadn't even bid on the item
So this is a new twist on "phishing" or efforts to get your Ebay log in information. Once they 
have that then the problems start.
As a rule of thumb, I usually never click on a link in an email that goes to anything remotely 
security sensitive. Go to the source, the real site and find what they're talking about.

Hope this saves someone some trouble

Greg




Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!