Hi everybody,
As one or two members here already know, I have reported a recent active
eBay spoofer to their ISP, with the result that their site has been
demolished. eBay have also been informed.
Here's a copy of the letter I sent to the ISP, with their reply on top.
Brian
> Date sent: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
> From: 1ASPHost Abuse <abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Ebay spoof coming probably from your site
> Send reply to: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thank you for informing us about this issue. We have terminated the member
> site: e.1asphost.com/sawcgi from our network.
>
> Regards,
>
> 1ASPHost Abuse Department
>
>
> --- "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Abuse,
>
> Here's the code from an eBay spoof message that looks as though it comes
> from your ISP site.
>
> I wonder if you can deal with the source.
>
> I will also send you a copy of the original e-mail so you can see more of the
> code.
>
> There are many copies of this hitting my friends around the world who are in
> certain news groups.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brian Swale in New Zealand
> ............................................................
>
> <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
> charset=windows-1252"></head><body><p><img border="0"
> src="http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/homepage/v2/logo_171x102.gif";
> width="171" height="78"></p><p>Dear eBay user,<br><br>During
> our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't
> verify your account <br>information. Eighter your information has
> changed or it is incomplete.<br><br>As a result, your access to bid
> or buy on eBay has been restricted. To continue using your
> <br>eBay account fully, please update and verify your information
> by clicking below:<br><br><font color="#0000FF"><a
> href="http://www.ebay.com:UpdateInformation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/saw
> cgi/eBayISAPI/dll/?VerifyInformation"
> onmouseover="javascript:window.status='https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-
> cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyInformation';return
> true">https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-
> cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyInformation</a></font><br><br>If your
> update will not be completed in 5 days, your account will be
> removed.<br><br>We apologize fodisturbinyou with this message,
> but we appreciate your efforts in <br>helping keep eBay a safe
> trading place. <br>Thank you for
> understanding.<br><br>Regards,<br>eBay
> SafeHarbor<br>Verification Accounts Team
> <br><br><br><b>***Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail. You Will
> Not Receive A Response***</b></p></body></html>
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