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Re: But isn't *everyone* phished with eBay emails?
Posted by AeroDave [Email] (more from AeroDave) on Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:25:24
In Reply to: But isn't *everyone* phished with eBay emails?, Noel, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:13:57
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No, you SHOULD ignore them. I get e-mails about my ebay account, too.
1. I don't have an ebay account.
2. I don't have a paypal account.
3. I've never bought anything from ebay.
What I don't understand is WHY people click on links in e-mails that are from people they don't know and/or are not messages they were expecting. "I just like to check them out..." Well, that's pretty much what spammers/hackers/id theives, etc. are counting on.
Legitimate businesses will either allow you to check things out by going to their web site via the usual route (ie. not clicking on a link in an e-mail, but going via typing the web site into your browser or using a bookmark) or by calling them on the phone (the phone number on the back of the credit card or on the bank statement).
I'm not 100% sure why Yaofeng is even asking for people's advice here, to be honest. He doesn't seem to see that there could be some problem with doing what he seems to occasionally do, and even so, he doesn't seem to be too concerned with protecting himself or others (others in the sense that if some theft does occur, even if he does not have to pay for it himself, it will eventually get paid for by everyone).
-Dave
Posts in this Thread:
- Am I the victim of another phishing expedition, again?, yaofeng, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:22:50
- Re: Am I the victim of another phishing expedition, again?, SteveJ, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:11:57
- When eBay sends you an email, it should at least ......, TKC, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:21:36
- Immediately change your password and call Ebay..., Chaz, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:41:43
- CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD RFN...., LesH, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:26:59
- Why?, MM, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:26:26
- Re: Why?, yaofeng, Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:43:45
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