eBay Member Message Phishing Scam

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Date: 03 October 2007
Received from "Customers Support" <support@eBay.com>
Subject: Message eBay Members.

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Question from procarparts.com

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Item: (5879770966)

This message was sent while the listing was active.

Hey,I think that we have a problem here,because the item that I bought from you it camed to my door in a really bad condition,and i had payed for it,what should we do now? i can send you some pictures to see,please respond now as soon as you get this message so we can sort this mess up,because the delivery service that you used sayed that that is not theyr fault.Thanks in advance.

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	Item Details


Item number:	5879770966
End date:	05 - OCT - 07 18:56:12 BST

View item description:

htps://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4615976000&sspagename=
ADME:B:AAQ:UK:1

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We guess this scammer wanted to brag with his "power seller" status. Never reply to any eBay member messages if you can't recall doing business with the person. If you really did business with this person, you will also be able to verify the details in the message by typing www.ebay.com into your browser and logging in from there.

"Is this email inappropriate? Does it breach reporting it."

The scammers really screwed up here. eBay will never send e-mails with confusing phrases like this one.

Finally, every link in the e-mail pointed to the phishing link. It is obvious that each link in the e-mail should point to a different page, so it is impossible for all the links to point to the same URL.

Remember, most scammers make silly mistakes. If you read these e-mails carefully, you will be able to spot these inconsistencies, thus protecting yourself from identity theft and financial loss.

For another example, similar to this one, refer to the eBay Member Question Phishing Scam.

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