Phishing scams

[Ioman]

Looks what I got in my e-mail today:

Dear eBay User,

During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information.

This might be due to either of the following reasons:

1. A recent change in your personal information ( i.e. change of address).
2. Submitting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
3. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.

Please update and verify your information by clicking the link below:

https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?PlaceCCInfo

If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted.

Thank you

The eBay Billing Department.


Copyright © 2004 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.
eBay is located at 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125.


They just keep getting more clever and clever.

P.S. if this belongs in the Spyware forum, please move it moderators

[nightowl]

Is it another EBay Scam? Did they ask for your personal info?

[ECA]

I dont click NOTHING like that, if they have a Bot/trojan they can grab your info, either EBAY or Paypal...

EBAY even says, they WONT do this.

[llbbl]

I bet the actual link goes to a different site outside of ebay. People trying to get your personal info.

[Ioman]

It does. There is ebay in the link, but its definately not an eBay site. Pretty clever actually.

[spankers]

I've started getting the ol' Nigerian scams in my mail... kinda entertaining as long as the volume stays low. These scams tend to be very sloppy. I can't believe anyone still falls for them.

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LAMBERT WILLIAM


(PRIVATE)
Hello Dear,

I hereby humbly write to solicit for your co-operation
and assistance in a
mutual beneficial Business transaction that required
absolute confidentiality.

This may come to you as a surprise as we have never
met Before, I got your contact from international Journal
which I saw in the office of an International consultant.
I am Lambert Wiilam William the son of Albert William a
farmer here in Zimbabwe.

During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe
by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim
all the white owned farms in Zinbabwe country, he ordered
all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his
party members and their followers.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country and
knowing that he did not support the president’s
political ideology, the president supporters invaded my
father's farm burnt down everything, killed him and
confiscated all his investments.

Now I am here in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, there is
available cash of (US18.5 Million Dollars) Eighteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars which has been tactfully
secured in a reputable security company in Spain.

This money was then deposited when my father was Alive.
I need your assistant to bring this money out from the
security company and invest this money in your Country. I
don't want to invest this money in this sub region due to
poor economic policy, and also for security reasons.

It is my desire to invest this money in Agriculture
Industry or any other business you may suggest.

Please I need your help, is true we have not met before but
I believe I can trust a person with your kind of reputation
with whom I can build a solid business foundation.

I will compensate you with 35% of the total sum: while the
remaining will be for investment according to your valuable
advise. NOTE IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN TO THIS TRANSACTION,
PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA lambert_william@fastermail.com

Thanks and be bless

LAMBERT WILLIAM.