We've been receiving these emails for a very long time, sometimes 2 to 3 per day! And we see those from the NIGERIA as well, I've come into this very large sum of $$$ which was from my uncle or farther of which was an interior minister!.Bunch of BS! And I'm looking for a way to move it out of the country, geeze as like I'm a dummy or something like that.
I told one to get a news paper, go to the Classifieds and look..............for a job!
BC
Baron C....................And the gang!!
Renaissance-cycles
Eindhoven Holland
<jvs@sonic.net> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Beware Phishing scams! was: [CR]Frejus/pog bikes on e-bay /photos of Pro Tour up
> I totally agree. When I got my first "scam" email on 8/19 from eBay I was
> shaken up a bit since it said that my account was "suspended" and to
> reinstate it, simply "confirm" my name, ID, password, credit-card info,
bank
> info, mother's maiden name, firstborn, pets, etc. I'm exaggerating but it
> raised a flag or two.
>
> There's a way to see who or what the originating email address the sender
is
> using. In my case it was NOT eBay. Just look beyond the "from" address in
> the email header. Anyone can make their "from" address say whatever they
> want it to. In my case, hidden in the text of the email is the "real" from
> address. It was:
>
> >
<http://203.228.115.247/pect_kr/saw-cgi/DllUpdate/signin/ws/ISAPIDll/eBayISA
PI
> >
.dllSignIn_UsingSSL0_pUserId_ruhttp_3A2F2Fsiteid0cgi1.ebay.com_Faw-cgi_eBayI
SA
> > PI.dll_FMyEbayLogin_pppass_co_pxartnerid2_pageType174_ui10.html>
>
> I'm sorry to report that it's STILL active. The page looks JUST LIKE an
eBay
> sign-in page but it isn't.
>
> I reported this to "spoof@ebay.com" immediately. But here it is 3 weeks
> later and the fraud is still going stong.
>
> Be carefull out there.
>
> Fred
>
> **********************************
> Fred Yavorsky
> Jenkintown, PA
> fred@twistcomm.com
> http://twistcomm.com/
>
>
> > From: gpvb1@comcast.net
> > Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 03:16:59 +0000
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Beware Phishing scams! was: [CR]Frejus/pog bikes on e-bay /
photos of
> > Pro Tour up
> >
> > Stop! Never, ever reply to scams like that!
> > I'm 100% sure it was a scammer that was "phishing" for your credit card
> > number. I sure hope you didn't give him your credit card number, but if
you
> > did, call your issuing bank immediately, stop that card, and change your
> > password / PIN just to be safe.
> > Folks, and this bears repeating I think, never give your account ID,
password,
> > or any financial/sensitive information of any kind to one of these
scammers
> > that e-mail you. There is absolutely no legitimate reason for eBay,
PayPal, or
> > your bank, stockbroker, etc. to be asking for sensitive information via
> > e-mail, NONE. The e-mail may look dead-on realistic (like it came from
eBay,
> > or PayPal, or your bank - I got a couple of those last week for the
first time
> > - looked like a legit e-mail from my credit card issuer, but was a
phishing
> > expedition).
> > Delete any such e-mail immediately (or report it to fraud @wherever.com
first,
> > then delete it).
> > End of protective rant.
> > Greg Parker
> > Dexter, Michigan
> > http://www.bicycleclassics.com
> >
> > Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:06:17 -0700
> > From: Jay Sexton <jvs@sonic.net>
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: [CR]Frejus/pog bikes on e-bay / photos of Pro Tour up
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Okay, something strange is going on. I admit to the list that I was the
> > high bidder on the Frejus and (supposed) Pog track bike before the
> > auctions were ended prematurely, and about four hours later I get a
> > fraudulent bidder notice from e-bay, informing me that someone has
> > attempted to bid using my e-bay I.D, and I need to confirm my account
> > using a credit card number. First time ever this has happened. I hope
> > it is just co-incidence. Have any of you had this happen, and if so
> > how did you deal with it? If you decide to reply, please do so off
> > list, as I suspect some would object to me bringing this to the list.
> > Sorry, but it kinda pissed me off, someone trying to fraudulently use my
> > I.D.
> >
> > For classic bike content, I have posted photos of my nearly completed
> > Centurion Pro Tour 15. Photos are here if anyone is interested:
> >
> > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
> >
> > Ignore the saddle and the tires, and obviously I have a few more parts
> > to install, but I'm on a roll! I'll post better photos when the bike is
> > done. And thanks for looking.
> >
> > See ya.
> > Jay Sexton
> > Sebastopol, CA