Scam?

Glad to see you were smart enough to see through this one, Steve. Wonder how many they have suckered in?

Over here, someone contacted people claiming to be one of the Major Banks, updating the details on their client base. They asked people to enter personal stuff and their account Id and Password to update the profile. Dozens of people actually fell for it.

As always, be vigilant.

Theres one like the bank scam over here too, they ask for the last digets of your credit card to make sure its ok??

The authorities need to make stiffer penalties for those crimes. Hard to deter them by slapping their wrists and giving probation or some petty sentence. ID theft is out of control and lives are ruined because of it. It's scary when you think of it. Apparently very easy to get away with too.

Folks these scams are hitting the news now. Hopefully the well will dry up!

Smart move Steve ..... I've heard about this scam.

I recieved the same e-mail, and before i deleted it, i forwarded it to ebay officials.....

Generally, any time some one asks you to "confirm" your personal info, it's a csam!!! I delete more mail then i open!!!! I only open mail from people and places that i know 100%, and even then i virus scan everything before i open it!!!!

I got a virus once, and i'm gunna try like heck to never let that happen again!!!

yeah i got something along the same lines, one was to send an additional $19.95 to Atlanta for shipping and then i got the same exact message with the same exact paragraphs and amount word for word asking me to ship to send it to Massachusets????? sounds kind of fishy to me?
- Chris

All of the above mentioned show up in my email several times a year. I have received bogus emails purporting to be from PayPal and other services. NEVER give out financial or personal information over the 'net unless you absolutely sure you know the source is trustworthy and secure.

I have'nt recieved anylike that, but then again I just recieved my first Nigerian millionare email last week.

It's a scam. I have gotten the same e-mails a month ago. I contacted E-bay personal and they informed me E-bay does not send out those type of e-mails.
mark956

Thanks for the warning, Steve. It's scary to see how they are constanly changing and getting sneakier to trick people.

Dan

QUOTE: Originally posted by lizardqing2 I have'nt recieved anylike that, but then again I just recieved my first Nigerian millionare email last week.

I remember when I first got that one. A couple years ago. It was one of my first ever e-mails. I'm thinking "Yeah, in all the freakin' world you pick me to send this too." *pressed delete*

Forward this type of e-mail to Spoof@ebay.com or Spoof@paypal.com (depending on who they pretend to be). You will get a reply stating that they received your e-mail. A little later they will send another e-mail telling you if that e-mail was real or not. Usually they tell you that they did not send it.

Whatever you do, do not click on the link in the e-mail for any reason. Even if you plan to just "see what's there" and exit out once you do. You may be tempted, but just don't do it.

We recieved the same request for information from "Earthlink" since we have an Earthlink account. My wife traced the E-mail to a hotel in Karachi, Pakistan! I know Earthlink doesn't have offices there, so we knew right away it was a scam. Even so, we received a second one that told us that they haven't received our information and to hurry before we are cut off. That one was also forwarded to Earthlink's Fraud Department and then deleted.

This type of scam is caled "phishing"...where the scammer sends out these types of requests and them "trolls" through the responses seeing who answered, and then collects the information for fraudulent use.

Used to be that you could spot them easily by the sending URL being other than something like "www.ebay.com"- but some of these schemes have become more sophisticated; they might actually include real links in the email back to the real site. Bottom line, as others have mentioned- eBay, PayPal, Microsoft, etc. will never ask for this type of info in an email. Best thing you can do is report these emails to the appropriate company's fraud area, or their specified fraud email address...