Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Showing posts with label ebay phish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebay phish. Show all posts

Monday, March 23, 2009

Fake eBay Spoof / Phish - eBay Email Phish















This email (see image above) of course did not come from eBay, it was not formatted well at all, really a terrible job at a scam... the host company where the email was sent is www@host25.christianwebhost.com and redirect emails to AccountsAppleyUp2009@bay.com (bay.com?)

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Dear Customer, You have one new message at eBay, INBOX From: Customer Service Date: 3/24/2009 Subject: Official service renewal notification. In order to read the message Click Here (link removed) to login at eBay. and access your MAIL section.

This site provides information about and access to financial services offered by the Ebay. family of companies, including eBay., N.A., members FDIC. ©2009 eBay. eBay. is a federally registered service mark. All rights reserved. Blank Check® is a registered trademark of eBay.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

PayPal Phish, Fake Email, Phish, Fraud

As mentioned dozens of times PayPal if sending you an email will have your info, name, account info and more. If you ever think there is an issue with your PayPal account, go to PayPal.com and login to PayPal from their website and if there is an issue there will be a notice when you login. Never click on links from bad emails like the one below. Links removed for safety.

Besides all of the above, PayPal does not "regularly screen activity in the
Pay Pal system"

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from Pay|Pal [home_dep@prervesypal.com]

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
Pay Pal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding
your account.

For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal
used to make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the
Resolution Center.
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Resolution Center: Your account access has been limited.
Click here to resolve the problem.
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PayPal Email ID: PP 543

Fake Amazon UK Suspension Email / Phishing & Malware

Same as with eBay and PayPal phishing. If you have any questions about your account go to the website directly (not following links) log in and check to see if any emails or notices are placed on your account. Do not follow links, especially ones from badly formed emails like the one below.

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Return-path:

Greetings,

Thank you for writing to us at Amazon.co.uk Marketplace.

Having researched your account, I am able to verify that your account
has been suspended by our Sentinel department on March 3rd. Therefore,
it will be necessary for you to contact our Sentinel department
directly regarding the status of your account. You can contact them
through the contact-us pages

https:// (removed) -- really going to sing-in-on-amazonuk.by.ru/ (sub directories removed)

In the subject bar choose the option "Respond to Sentinel".

Our Sentinel department wil l review your account and respond as soon
as possible regarding your request.

Thank you for you r interest in Amazon.co.uk.

To contact us again about this issue, please use the Contact Us form
in Seller Central using the following link:

http:// (removed) -- really going to sing-in-on-amazonuk.by.ru/ (sub directories removed)


Best regard s,

Robert Schoeberl
Amazon.co.uk Technical Account Management

eBay Collections Scam - Fraud - Phish

Fake email / Phish with a fake eBay site coming from hurricane.safe-order.net website and a user sub directory (links removed). The email came to an email address not associated with any of our eBay accounts. All valid eBay emails will include your full name, your user ID and other details. If ever you question account issues, go to eBay.com direct and log into your account. There will be an alert in your "my messages". That is a valid eBay message, not the garbage below.

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eBay sent this alert notice to resolve your account suspension due to non-payment.
This is an automatically generated email. Responses sent using email will not be received.

We are writing to alert you that your monthly eBay fees have not been paid because your credit/debit card declined eBay's 2nd attempt to automatically deduct the amount due.

You have been indefinitely suspended from eBay because our records indicate your account was involved in activities that violate our policy governing payment of eBay fees. Because you are delinquent in paying your fees, we have suspended your eBay account. Your current listings have been ended and you are no longer a member of the eBay Community.

This account has been restricted and you will not be able to bid or list on eBay. To be considered for reinstatement of this account, click here and follow the instructions for updating your payment method to pay your outstanding balance in full.
As a reminder, past due accounts has been restricted from buying or selling until payment is received. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

Thank you,
eBay Global Collections
________________________________________Reference #: 10226.427.1

Friday, February 29, 2008

eBay Phishing Scam - Never Ending Saga


We get a dozen or two of these a week, a fake eBay request for information, and regardless of the final URL the Phish is the same. No matter what link you click on it will take you to a fake eBay site that requires login. If you login, at best they now have your eBay login and password. At worst you also filled in the next page (on some of these Phishes) that asked for everything from your mothers maiden name to your social security number.

If you every receive anything that makes no sense never click on the links. For eBay go to ebay.com, log in, go to My eBay and then My Messages and read them there.