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New Phishing tactic???
BFG_2
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Noit sure about this one...
Just had an email purporting to come from eBay offering me to become a Powerseller. Very strange since I buy a fair bit, but have only ever sold one lot on eBay.
The email comese from 'aw-confirm@ebay.com', so looks to heve been sent by a 'user' who has withheld their email addy?
I couldn't check the links in the email (*to see if as usual it goes to a forged eBay screen) since me email strips them out.
Guess it could catch out someone wo sells a fair bit.
Clever b*66ers, eh
Of course, I could be completely wrong!
Just had an email purporting to come from eBay offering me to become a Powerseller. Very strange since I buy a fair bit, but have only ever sold one lot on eBay.
The email comese from 'aw-confirm@ebay.com', so looks to heve been sent by a 'user' who has withheld their email addy?
I couldn't check the links in the email (*to see if as usual it goes to a forged eBay screen) since me email strips them out.
Guess it could catch out someone wo sells a fair bit.
Clever b*66ers, eh
Of course, I could be completely wrong!
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Send it to [email="spoof@ebay.co.uk"]spoof@ebay.co.uk[/email] and it will reply back to you letting you know if it is real or not.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Quick Grabbit, Freebies, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning and the UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards.
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It's a definite phishing email..I've received similar emails myself-even to my ebay "buying" id! As heather says..any email that looks even slightly dodgy...just [email="spoof@ebay.co.uk"]spoof@ebay.co.uk[/email] it!0
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Yep ... I have had the same offer .... but I wasn`t interested anyway so didnt even bother to read it !0
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yes i had the same email - i dont sell that often to be a power seller.0
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My brother-in-law had a similar e-mail, he clicked the link and had no problems becoming a power seller.
There must be some genuine e-mails out there, he must be a lucky one.If only everything in life was as reliable...AS ME !!
robowen 5/6/2005©
''Never take an idiot anywhere with you. You'll always find one when you get there.''0
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