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

[Frank]

thanks Greg!  sure is a lot of that BS out here.....I alway send suspecious 
stuff to spoof at ebay.com .......they will tell if it is good or not


Frank
gremaux at tein.net
Central Montana
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <greg at theoldtractorcompany.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:14 PM
Subject: [AJD] Guys, clever new Ebay scam to watch out for


> 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!
>
>
>
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