Question from E-Bay Member spoof e-mail

[sunset_sports_cards]

Received an e-mail from a fraudulant buyer this morning saying "I paid for this item, when are going to ship it!" I clicked on the link below where the item link is and when it came up it was asking for updated credit card info. I checked the user ID and it is not even registered with E-Bay, nor was the item number valid when searched. And of course being astute, I did not enter any info. Forwarded it on to e-bay and reported it. The fake user ID is markdonne9988. It came from an e-mail address bebackdaddy667@cs.com.

[shoplineca]

Rule of thumb: Dont click on links sent via emails.

Hold your mouse over the link and read along the bottom left-hand part of your monitor to determine where the link is coming from or do a right click on the link and then click on the 'properties' button to see where the link originates from.

Clicking on the link alone can invite a virus, worm, trojan or other nasty into your system, so the damage can be done by that time.

Try doing a right click on the email address from where the email was sent and see what the properties are for where it was sent from.

That is what eBay needs anyway if they are going to trace it back so when you do a forward of the original email, they are able to obtain the full path the email took to eventually arrive on your system by examining the properties of the email message.

I have already had 2 PayPal spoofs this morning.

Malcolm

[sunset_sports_cards]

Yes it is called a keystroke virus. E-Bay did say they were investigating. So far no probs, but that doesn't mean I won't have any.

[jakeeangel]

Isn't a keystroke virus one that records your every keystroke? Meaning they'll know your passwords and such. Do a search for spyware on your system too.

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[shoplineca]

Beware of Keystroke Logging Virus Spam
As malicious developers get more clever different security disciplines converge and the lines are blurred. Is it email spam? Is it a virus? Is it a breach of your computer's security? The answer is "Yes" to all three. This sort of spam tends to ask you to click on a link or open a website rather than having a file attachment. If your system isn't properly patched and configured to not automatically run active scripting programs any malicious code may be installed without your knowledge. It seems that this method of installing stealth keystroke logging software may be at least partially responsible for the recent rash of bank accounts hacks.

(Taken from 7/31/03 article from "About")

Malcolm

[sunward-hobbies]

Be careful of holding you mouse over a link to see if it is valid.

Some emails are use a search via google and others seem to show the correct address. ( Back spaces are used in the link )

Angelo

[sunset_sports_cards]

I did a search for viruses on my system with the Shaw Secure program and found 11 of my files infected with the same virus. It renamed everything (whatever that means). I think my cpu has to go to the doctor to really get cleaned though.