Crazy Scam email

phatj

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From : aw-confirm <aw-confirm@eBay.com>
Reply-To : "aw-confirm" <aw-confirm@eBay.com>
Sent : Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:29 PM
To : xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject : eBay Notification


Dear customer,

Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized login attempts
on your account, we will suspend activity on your account in order to
allow us to investigate this matter further. If you believe that this
action may have been taken in error, or, if you feel that your account
may have been tampered with, please follow the link bellow and
provide us additional information about your account in order to
verify that you are the authorized account holder.

Click on the link and follow the instructions.This URL is secured.

https://verify.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?verify&amp;ssPageName=h:h:sin:US/ebay_verify.html

If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account
holder, please be aware that it is in violation of eBay policy to represent
oneself as another eBay user. Such action may also be in violation of
local, national, and/or international law. eBay is committed to assist
law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate
personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft.
Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to
ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Regards,
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The link up there is actually linked to a geocities.com/ebaysignup/something.html address.

And one more thing... WHY DO NUNS AND PRIESTS IN AFRICA ALWAYS WANT ME TO SHIP THESE LAPTOPS OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ALWAYS TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND WANT TO PICK THE ITEM UP AT MY HOUSE AND PAY WESTERN UNION???? kthanks.
 

MrScott81

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you aren't the first or the last person that receives a fraudulent email from "ebay"...just another scam...report it to ebay if you wish.

and the first sign of a scam is the person overseas asking to use western union or using an escrow service other than escrow.com
 

raanemaan

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Originally posted by: MrScott81
you aren't the first or the last person that receives a fraudulent email from "ebay"...just another scam...report it to ebay if you wish.

and the first sign of a scam is the person overseas asking to use western union or using an escrow service other than escrow.com

Does this mean I shouldn't be spending the millions I was to receive from South Africa :confused: