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An eBay scam


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: An eBay scam
  • From: "David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:24:51 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

I've just been the recipient of one of those thinks Kevin has=20
mentioned:

It looks on first glance to be a pukka note, spelling errors and that=20
western union junk aside.  But, 210.125.94.242 is not where eBay=20
should be, and under that good looking https:// link is a rather more=20
dodgy "http://212.86.246.126/asp/.paypalDLLupdate/index.html";

Thanks for the heads up.


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with SMTP id 69291 for db@xxxxxxx; Fri, 04 Jul 2003 11:56:39=20
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Message-ID: <7704b5e8547f$f71e1fd2$7e499c60@xxxxxxx>
From: <supportei@xxxxxxx>
To: <db@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Account issue
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 12:25:00 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html;
charset=3D"us-ascii"
X-Priority: 3
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


Dear valued PayPal member:
It has come to our attention that your PayPal account billing=20
information needs to be updated.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience=20
and update your
records you will not run into any future problems with the online=20
service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account=20
suspension.
Please update your records by July 10th.

Once you have updated your account records your Western Union will=20
not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.=20

To update your records click here:=20
https://www.paypal.com/asp/update.cgi?action=3Dnew=20

Besst Regards,=20

PayPal =AE staff.=20





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