Re: [Chrysler300] Fraudulent eBay message

["Thomas Miller" <tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Folks,

With 20 years under my belt in the computer business, I feel compelled
to expound a bit on the quick and easy way to spot these bogus
"phishing" emails.  It's plain and simple.  If you receive an email
asking that any sort of personal information be given by clicking on a
"link" in an HTML email, IT'S BOGUS.  NO company that does business over
the internet would EVER ask for information from you in this fashion. 
These scams take advantage of the fact that you can make a web link in
an HTML based email *look* like it takes you to a legitimate site that
you know and trust, when in fact the link will (in an under the covers
fashion) take you to a bogus website that's usually offshore somewhere
that has been setup to do nothing but collect personal information for
the bad guys to abuse.  

Here's the URL to a web site that keeps track of and explains how these
"phishing" attacks proliferate.  Take a minute and check it out:

http://www.antiphishing.org/ 

Ok, Ok, I know, I just sent out a link in an email.  Notice in my first
paragraph I mentioned that you'll see these disguised links in *HTML*
formatted emails.  This trick doesn't work if the email is sent in just
plain text (like this one) <grin>.  If you'd like to know more about
what goes on under the covers with these types of emails, please feel
free to email me directly.  I easily get 6 or 8 of these things a day
and disect many of them to figure out just exactly where the bogus info
is going.  

Ok, in on topic news, it's getting cold here in Ohio and our '57 300C
is bedded down for the winter.  Our recently acquired 300M Special on
the other hand is getting its winter tires mounted tomorrow so we can
take on the snow and ice!  Fun, fun.  

Best Regards to all,

Thomas F. Miller
tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx 


>>> Rich Barber <barber@xxxxxxxxx> 12/2/2004 9:43:14 PM >>>

Chrysler 300 fans:
Please be advised my previously transmitted message was promptly 
declared fraudulent by eBay.  Their response contained some good ideas

and is displayed below.  I have been pretty happy with my ebay shopping

and have been able to upgrade my C-300 and lay in some spare parts. 300

Club members have been very helpful in this regard, also.

Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 Chrysler C-300

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.

Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or
financial information from the recipients.

The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this
email
to the appropriate authorities.

In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit
information such as your credit card number or your email password.
eBay
will never ask you for sensitive personal information such as
passwords,
bank account or credit card numbers, Personal Identification Numbers
(PINs), or Social Security Numbers in an email. If you ever need to
provide sensitive information to us, please open a new Web browser,
type
www.ebay.com into your browser address field, and click on the "site
map" link located at the top the page to access the eBay page you
need.

If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it immediately to spoof@xxxxxxxxx Do not respond to it
or
click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or
change the email in any way when you forward it to us.

If you have already entered sensitive financial information or your
password into a Web site based on a request from a spoofed email, you
should take immediate action to protect your identity and all of your
online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable
information regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.


http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw-account-theft-reporting.html


To review eBay's new tutorial about Spoof Emails, please see the
following Web page:

 http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/ 

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your efforts help us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant
online
marketplace.

Regards,

Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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