Blue Cavern

Received this email today. I've taken the http off the link so no one clicks it. It's a new way of trying to get you to enter your ebay id and password details. Just thought I should warn people about this!



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Dear seller,,

Are you still interested in my item?

You can view the item clicking the link below. cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2479142754





Thank you,
insert4maxmax

ewww thats nasty, though I am impressed with their ingenuity. (Ask Raelene.....I'm a master criminal in the making )

Thanks for the warning Karen!

Look at ebay's reply, it appears there was a virus in the link. Thank god I had the sense not to click it!!!

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay regarding an email message you received.

We have reviewed your report and have found that the message you received was made to appear as if it had been sent by an eBay user, however, it was not. It appears that this email may also contain a keystroke virus. If you clicked on any of the links in the email, you may have exposed your computer to this virus.

We are not equipped to determine if your computer is indeed infected with a virus. If you have not already done so, you should seek out a virus scanner program to use on your system. I have included a few links below to get you started in this effort:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... fault.mspx
http://vil.mcafee.com/default.asp?
http://www.f-secure.com
http://www.cnet.com
http://securityresponse.symantec.com
http://netsecurity.about.com/b/a/013754.htm
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/enterprise.htm

As always, it's a good idea to keep your virus scanner up to date with the most recent virus definitions. If you do not have a virus scanner, you can run a free virus scan on your computer at:

http://housecall.antivirus.com

Until you are certain that your computer is virus free, you should take caution in your computer use. In addition, we suggest that you never open an email or attachment from someone you don't know. You may need to contact your email provider to disable any automatic downloading settings. It is advised that you only download attachments in a secure setting where you have the ability to scan for viruses before actually opening the attachment. Please take this opportunity to learn about and protect your computer from viruses from some of the Web sites above.

To help you better protect yourself from fake eBay and PayPal Web sites, we have developed a feature for the eBay Toolbar called "Account Guard."
Account Guard includes an indicator of when you are on an eBay or PayPal Web site or a known spoof (or "phishing") site, buttons to report fake eBay Web sites, and a password notification feature that warns you when you may be entering your eBay password on an unverified site.

To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard go to www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the email you received. Thank you for your efforts to keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade.


Regards,

Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team

That is a nasty one Karen and one which could and probably will fool many ebayers around the world. Thanks so much for the warning and I will definately keep that in mind from now on.....if you didn't tell me then it could of been possible that I might of been fooled by something like this...hard to say until you're in the situation...but either way it's always good to have the warning first.

Thanks Kazza

(Ask Raelene.....I'm a master criminal in the making )

Yes she is


Thanks for the warning Karen

Raelene