mrwibble
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 05:33 PM |
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Real nasty ebay scam
received a really plausible ebay scam message, the email is not one i use for ebay and doesn't actually exist on their database, suggesting they
used a bot to trawl ebay for email addys, on my ebay shop. I guess once you click the link they harvest your details, perhaps hoping they can use it
for paypal also.
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BigFaceDave
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 05:49 PM |
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I seem to be getting a lot of ebay scam messages aswell, I have a listing with a email address is and I get about 2 - 3 emails a day that are made to
look like ebay messages usually saying that my account is being suspended but lately they have been getting craftier and making them look more
convincing.
They always start with dear ebay member rather than my username which is a dead giveaway (If you know) but in theory they could use the right user
name as they just have to look at the listing with the email address in! You just need to be very careful and check every message for the obvious
things. Not good 
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scootz
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 05:50 PM |
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I've been getting quite a few eBay / Paypal scam mails recently that are more plausible than the usual pish.
NEVER click on any of the ebay / paypal links contained in the email.
It's Evolution Baby!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 05:54 PM |
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Does look quite authentic, except the auction number is invalid and the email sender, ebay name and the name he signed off with are all different.
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 06:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I've been getting quite a few eBay / Paypal scam mails recently that are more plausible than the usual pish.
NEVER click on any of the ebay / paypal links contained in the email.
You know they're false though Scott when they're offering you more for things than you paid 
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austin man
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 10:12 PM |
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If you hover over some of the hyperlinks it will show the address and this wouldnt be related to ebay
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Chippy
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| posted on 7/8/12 at 10:33 PM |
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I had exactly the same scam supposedly from "Ebay" so just sent to there scam link. Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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