Re: Ebay problem

From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 05:34:54 PST


and same stuff about pay-pal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarge" <
micdunn@ev1.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Ebay problem

> Mike,
> I get 3 or 4 of those fake e-bay messages every week. No company ever asks
> you for credit card information unless you are purchasing something right
> now from them. If you are ever in doubt about a message from e-bay,
> forward
> the message to this address: spoof@ebay.com
> Within minutes you will receive a reply telling you whether it is fake or
> not. Forwarding the message to e-bay also allows e-bay to notify law
> enforcement of the ISP addresses of the scammers. Unfortunately, the
> message
> appears so real that many people fall for it. They then get ripped off
> badly.
> What do you do about it?
> Never trust anything sent to you, unless by a family member or friend.
> Even
> then, be careful that they are aware of the scams out there.
> Never click on an URL link and never open an unsolicited attachment.
> It's a great shame that one has to be so wary, but there are many thieves
> using keyboards.
> -Sarge out
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "42Ford GPW" <ilovejeeps@hotmail.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:01 AM
> Subject: [MV] Ebay problem
>
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I just got an email from Ebay about someone trying to use my
>> ebay name to bid on things. They asked me to go to an Ebay site and
>> verify certain Credit Card / Debit Card issues. But they are asking my
> for
>> my PIN number
>> for my debit card and things like that.
>>
>> Has anyone ever had an experience like this ??
>>
>> this one scares me. Is there a way to talk to someone directly at Ebay?
> I
>> cant find a
>> option to do this.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Curtis
>> 1942 GPW(2) 1943 WC-52
>> 1942 MB 1943 WC-56
>> 1944 MB 1951 M37
>> 1951 M38 1963 M37-B1
>> 1955 M38-A1 1968 M35-A2
>> 1972 M151-A2
>> 1942 OPEN CAB LWB CCKW
>> 1942 Closed Cab LWB CCKW
>> 1942 M3 Halftrack
>> FORD GPW SPARE PARTS/BOXES/TAGS, ETC.
>>
>>
>>
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