Date Reported 26th January 2005
Apparent Sender eBay
Return Address eBay SafeHarbor <billing@e-Bay.com>
Subject eBay Obligatory Verifying - Invalid User Information
Format HTML
Method Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.
Bogus Web Content? Yes
URL of web content http://220.84.139.76/ebay.com/
RISK LEVEL MEDIUM
WARNINGS 1. Email claims to be from eBay asking you to confirm your account data by clicking on the link. You will be taken to a spoof login page where your details will be captured by the phishers.
2. eBay never send users emails requesting details in this way.
3. URL disguised as http://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn
4. Website traced to Korea.
" Dear eBay user, We regret to inform you that your home phone number had an error on eBay Inc. databases."
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 ...
Dear eBay user,
We regret to inform you that your home phone number had an error on
eBay Inc. databases.
We use your phone number for your identification purpose only.
If the requested information is not provided to us then we will regret to
inform you that your account will be suspended from our database until
required information is provided.
* Invalid User Information - Our records show that there are some discrepancies
with the information that you registered with on our service. Due to this
violation your account will be suspended indefinitely from the site until valid
information can be provided.*
Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from
using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account.
Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon
obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.
To provide us with your phone number, just click the link below and
Please complete this form :
http://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn
Regards,
Ian
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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