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Re: An eBay scam


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: An eBay scam
  • From: "mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 16:19:38 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

It was indeed Hungarian,

The official translation is "a box of matches please".


... and for those of you completely lost as to why the Hungarian
Phrase "a box of matches, please" translates as "my
hovercraft is
full of eels"...

... Monty Python.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian  Willoughby" <ian@i...> wrote:
> I thought that was Hungarian.
>
> R's
> Ian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 04 July 2003 17:09
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] An eBay scam
>
> No, but I think I have a note of "My Hovercraft is full of
Eels" in
> russian
> somewhere.... :-)
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
> >From: "Ian  Willoughby" <ian@i...>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] An eBay scam
> >Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 16:48:01 +0100
> >
> >According to traceroute it is a user on a Ukraine ISP called
alkar.net.
> >
> >Know any Russian expletives?
> >
> >R's
> >Ian
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Buckley [mailto:db@xxxxxxx...]
> >Sent: 04 July 2003 16:25
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] An eBay scam
> >
> >I've just been the recipient of one of those thinks Kevin has
> >mentioned:
> >
> >It looks on first glance to be a pukka note, spelling errors and
that
> >western union junk aside.  But, 210.125.94.242 is not where eBay
> >should be, and under that good looking https:// link is a rather
more
> >dodgy "http://212.86.246.126/asp/.paypalDLLupdate/index.html";
> >
> >Thanks for the heads up.
> >
> >
> >-------Note below ------------
> >
> >Return-Path: <supportei@p...>
> >Received: from [Return-Path: <supportei@p...>
> >Received: from [210.125.94.242] (HELO paypal.com)
> >   by tex.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6)
> >   with SMTP id 69291 for db@e...; Fri, 04 Jul 2003 11:56:39
> >+0100
> >Message-ID: <7704b5e8547f$f71e1fd2$7e499c60@u...>
> >From: <supportei@p...>
> >To: <db@e...>
> >Subject: Account issue
> >Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 12:25:00 -0600
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >Content-Type: text/html;
> >	charset="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
> >information needs to be updated.
> >If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online
experience
> >and update your
> >records you will not run into any future problems with the online
> >service.
> >However, failure to update your records will result in account
> >suspension.
> >Please update your records by July 10th.
> >
> >Once you have updated your account records your Western Union will
> >not be
> >interrupted and will continue as normal.
> >
> >To update your records click here:
> >https://www.paypal.com/asp/update.cgi?action=new
> >
> >Besst Regards,
> >
> >PayPal (r) staff.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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