posted on March 18, 2006 01:28:25 PM new
I received this email today.
Question from pugpuppiedog
Item: (6831805721)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
potential buyer.
Hello,
I`m interested to complete this deal in this week and you tell me if i can paypal ? please let me know asap
Thanks pugpuppiedog
When I clicked on the auction, I had to sign in, and then found it was selling spam! I sent it to eBay, but got a canned response about not selling to people outside of eBay. I wrote to the seller, and they know nothing about it, but have had 3 people write to them about it. I changed my password immediately, as I didn't know it there could be a problem because I signed in, I have advised the seller to contact eBay and change their password.
Any input from you guys? There was a "Respond to this message..." on there also.
posted on March 18, 2006 02:16:31 PM new
That was a phishing email and they steal your information good thing you changed your password at ebay with no delay. NEVER click a link in an email, always go to the site to sign into your ebay Paypal or other accounts even Vendio. And for sure never click link in a bank or credit card warning they are usually always scams to get your user name and password.
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posted on March 18, 2006 02:48:42 PM new
I hope you scanned your entire computer with an up to date AV program. That link most likely dropped a keystroke logging trojan onto your hard drive. If so, changing your password is a waste of time. They will have your new one as soon as you use it the first time. Also, they'll have the usernames and passwords of every account you have logged into since you clicked that link.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on March 18, 2006 03:21:28 PM new
sparkz: I am doing a virus scan right now. The only link I clicked on was "Respond to this question in My Messages". This is when I was asked to sign in, but I am sure that is not usually the case. Can you tell me if that is something I shouldn't do? I found the auction by pasting the # into advanced search.
posted on March 18, 2006 03:56:49 PM new
I didn't know that. Do you go to My Messages on eBay to answer each one, or click on "reply" and answer directly? My MacAfee scan came up clean, so am I safe? I am worried about this now until I know I am safe to log on to different sites.
posted on March 18, 2006 04:12:22 PM new
Amber--Go through My Ebay every time. It takes a little more time to do it that way, but it's the safe way to do it.
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posted on March 18, 2006 04:13:57 PM new
NEVER click on a link in an email anymore, especially an email that purports to be from Ebay, Paypal, a Bank or any other business or organization. If McAfee shows you are clean, you're probably O.K. It's an excellent program for intercepting trojans as they try to come aboard. To be doubely on the safe side, I would also run Housecall. It's a free scan and can be found at www.trendmicro.com . Again, I wouldn't lose any sleep if McAfee shows you are clean, and it has been recently updated. This was probably a bunch of Korean amateurs (judging from the grammar in the message) out on a phishing trip. The really sophisticated scams are the ones that will keep you busy at the front door while their trojan helpers sneak in the back door. Those are the ones that will hijack your Ebay account, list 50 laptops at low fixed prices, empty your Paypal account, drink all the beer in your refrigerator and steal your dog, before you can even figure out what's happening.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on March 18, 2006 04:29:58 PM new
Thanks Sparkz, that's a relief, I checked, and like you said, the email in not in My Messages. Thanks Roadsmith,I won't do that again. I feel sorry for the seller who is being used by these scammers, I hope they can get it sorted out. My husband and I are seniors, and we get really upset at all the people out there trying to scam us constantly!
posted on March 18, 2006 09:42:37 PM newRespond to this question in My Messages
Never ever click the yellow button in the ebay e-mails. If you are going to respond, do it by utilizing your e-mails reply button only.
But first hover over the links. If they are legite, it will have ebay in the first part of the address and nothing else like AOL (the highest spam provider) or anything other internet provider.
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posted on March 19, 2006 04:28:06 AM new
Amber, if you use the same password for any other accounts such as PayPal, Amazon, bank accounts, etc... make sure you change those passwords as well.The scammers will try to access those accounts.
posted on March 19, 2006 04:51:50 AM new
Thanks for all your help, everything seems to be okay. LtRay, no, I never use the same passwords for any other accounts. I am not very computer savvy, but I am learning all the time, and the folks on this board have been the biggest help. It's not easy learning new things when you are older, especially with a lot of health problems, but I have now been doing eBay for over 5 years with almost 8,000 pos. feedbacks given, so I am doing something right I guess!
