RE: Fraudulent use of ebay's name

["Steve Cody" <Steve () codycrew net>]

This isn't the first time I've seen this type of thing.  A friend
received a very similar email indicating that her AOL account needed to
be verified and was directed to www.aolerrors.com.  The site looked like
the AOL.com site, and requested credit card information.  I tracked the
owner of the site down to his street address and phone number in
California, but nothing was ever done with it other than his site coming
down.

Steve Cody

-----Original Message-----
From: Ragnar Paulson [mailto:ragnar () wanware com]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:52 PM
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Subject: Fraudulent use of ebay's name


I received the email following this (headers included) on Saturday.
It's pretty clear to me that EBAY didn't send this and I've informed
them.  However perhaps the text outside the obvious formail header is a
pretty good attempt to deceive, pehaps there should be more a more
widespread warning.

Regards,

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Ragnar Paulson                   ragnar () wanware com
The Software Group Limited
705 725 9999 x21

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edy: 

Dear eBay User,

It has become very noticeable that another party has been corrupting
your eBay account and has violated our User Agreement policy listed: 4.
Bidding and Buying.

You are obligated to complete the transaction with the seller if you
purchase an item through one of our fixed price formats or are the
highest bidder as described below. If you are the highest bidder at the
end of an auction (meeting the applicable minimum bid or reserve
requirements) and your bid is accepted by the seller, you are obligated
to complete the transaction with the seller, or the transaction is
prohibited by law or by this Agreement. You received this notice from
eBay because it has come to our attention that your current account has
caused interruptions with other eBay members and eBay requires immediate
verification for your account. Please verify your account or the account
may become disabled.

Click Here To Verify Your Account - <A
HREF="http://paypal4.netfirms.com/";>eBay Verification Process</A>

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