Re: On line " Phishing " Be Ware
- From: "tscottme" <blahblah@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:29:16 -0500
There's probably more bogus ebay and paypal communication than genuine
communication. Another scam which often uses ebay or online merchandise
sites is the bogus check scam. One nasty scam has the crook issuing a bogus
cashier check, which can take 6 weeks to determine is a fake. Ofetn the
crook will overpay for the item and ask the seller to refund the difference.
Another scam involves a simple bounced check. Or another scam is the
lottery scam. You're informed you have won a prize in some lottery and they
are issuing a smaller check in advance of the real prize. Except for the
cashier check scam, the point is just to get your bank account info, even if
it's just printed on the returned check. Once they have your account and
routing info, they monitor your account for a month or so to see when it's
at its maximum and then empty it.
--
Scott
The primary cause of terrorism is not occupation, humiliation, or
desperation. If it were, the Tibetans would be the greatest terrorists.
The primary cause of terrorism is that it works. And it works because the
craven international community gives into it and rewards it. It also works
because too many Islamic leaders praise it and too few condemn it.
Terrorism will continue as long as potential terrorists believe they will
benefit from using that tactic. - Alan Dershowitz
"Top (retired)" <Top@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "CCBlack" <ccblack120@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:1121779455.334742.36690@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
> > I wanted to pass onto the group something that just happened
> > to me.
> > I never thought I'd be dumb enough to fall for this trick...but I
> > almost did. My truck has been in the shop this past week, and to
> > kill time I was buying some stuff on Ebay. Well, I got an e-mail
> > I thought was from Ebay asking me to update my account
> > information. It looked just like an official Ebay e-mail, Ebay
> > logos and everything, exactly alike. And since I was just doing
> > some Ebay transactions the e-mail did'nt seem out of place. I had
> > to log in....passwords etc. I thought something was funny when it
> > asked for the pin number for my debit card.
> > NO WAY !
> > Turns out it some scam originating out of China I think. They
> > try
> > to get your credit card info...name address...passwords etc. I
> > notified Ebay about the e-mail.
> >
> > Watch out.
> >
> > Chris
> > Ft.Worth, TX
>
>
> I also had some one call me this week to tell me someone had used my
> information to buy a car on ebay and wanted to check the information
> given. I told them thanks but no thanks, he because very persistant
> and found himself talking to a dead phone line. He was trying to say
> someone was using my paypal information. Only problem is I don't and
> have not used paypal. Crooks will try anything they can to scam you.
>
> Top
>
> --
> Freedom is never free....
.
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