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TKO INS A27: eBay account notification
2nd April 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

 

Report Summary
Date Reported
2nd April 2004
Apparent Sender
eBay
Return Address
various spoofed ebay.com addresses used
Subject
TKO INS A27: eBay account notification
Format
HTML
Method
disguised link leads to bogus web content
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://aw-cgi202.netfirms.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll/in.htm
RISK LEVEL
Medium
WARNINGS

1. Note the URL of the forged eBay page - nothing like the genuine eBay pages.

 

" eBay user, You are registered with eBay using the following email address "...

 

This spoofed eBay email (see image below) is in HTML format and urges you to use the link provided to protect your account.

Thge link does of-course lead to a very realistic but forged eBay page (a sign in page). The URL of the page (as seen in your browser's address bar) is nothing like a genuine eBay URL - http://aw-cgi202.netfirms.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll/in.htm - although it does contain parts of the usual eBay URLs in an attempt to make it appear to be authentic. The domain netfirms.com is a web host and does not host pages for eBay.

Any information submitted is processed through a script located in the same web space as the forged eBay sign in page.

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email (portions of the text that contain the recipient's email address has been greyed out)...

TKO INS A27: eBay account notification spoofed email.

 

The bogus web page ...

TKO INS A27: eBay account notification forged sign in page.

 

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