Was the message sent as text, or as HTML George?
If HTML, then what you have posted may not be what you received (thoough it
may look the same) - specifically, the hotlink in your message is invalid,
but in the original, there may well have been a completely different link
hidden under the text which appears on screen. I have several examples
purporting to come from Citibank etc, with the same trick, making it look
like it is a genuine ebay website, when it most certainly ain't.
The English grammar is not as I would have expected, and the "From" address
aw-confirm@xxxxxxxx is not the normal spelling (which does not have an upper
case "B".
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
Sent: 15 August 2004 16:47
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] OT- EBAY- A Fishy "eBay" message....
I'm assuming that this is just a scam to get your registration info. I'm
asking you all to have a look at it and tell me what you think, and/or keep
in mind that this may appear in your mailbox in the near future. I've
forwarded it to ebay in the meantime.
Thanks
George S.
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Subj: TKO Notice: ***Urgent Safeharbor Department Notice***
Date: 8/14/2004 8:17:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: aw-confirm@xxxxxxxx
To: classicvw@xxxxxxx
Sent from the Internet (Details)
***Urgent Safeharbor Department Notice***
eBay Fraud Mediation Request
You have received this email because you or someone had used your account to
make fake bids at eBay. For security purposes, we are required to open an
investigation into this matter.
THE FRAUD ALERT ID CODE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ATTACHED IN OUR
FRAUD MEDIATION REQUEST FORM, IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR EBAY ACCOUNT
REGISTRATION INFORMATIONS.
Fraud Alert ID CODE: 00937614
(Please save this Fraud Alert ID Code for your reference.)
To help speed up this process, please access the following form to complete
the verification of your eBay account registration informations:
http://scgi.ebay.com/verify_id=ebay &fraud alert id code=00937614
.
Please Note:
If we do not receive the appropriate eBay account verification within 48
hours, then we will assume this eBay account is fraudulent and will be
suspended.
The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not
been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.
We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep
eBay a safe place to trade.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department) eBay Inc.
Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent
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