eBay Change Email Notice - eBay Phishing Scams

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Date Reported: 26th November 2005	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

eBay Change Email Notice

Apparent Sender:

eBay

Return Address:

< emailnotif@ebay.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://cgi.signi.contdllisapiuserid.home.mysite.go.ro/ site/cgi_signi_contdllisapiuserid_home_ro/Signiin. html

Location:

Romania

Scam number:

aa-1661

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at eBay by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

eBay never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual eBay URL.

"If you still feel that an unauthorized person has changed your email, click here to cancell it. "

Thank you for submitting your change of email address request. Instructions on completing the change have been sent to your new email address. Once the process is completed, your eBay-related email will no longer be routed to this email address.

If you did not make this change, check with family members and others who may have access to your account first. If you still feel that an unauthorized person has changed your email, click here to cancell it.

Thank you for using eBay!
http://pages.ebay.com/

Change of email address request was made from:
IP Address: 233.217.49.413 - ISP Host: 67.36.89.313
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