[ale] [Fwd: Account Verification]

[Adrin]

It seems the account has been disabled this morning.
Wasn't there something about the @ sign in a link? I remember something a long the lines
of everything except for the http:// is ignored. An old security flaw that was never
fixed?

Adrin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:52 PM
> To: ALE
> Subject: [ale] [Fwd: Account Verification]
>
>
> I'm thinking I've received a pretty slick scam below.  Anyone agree?
> Note the first url is incomplete and will return an error.  The second
> one is, first of all, not ssl, second note the ip in the url.  If you
> load this page, it asks you for your:
>
> ebay id/password
> credit card information
> social security #
> bank checking info (routing/account)
> drivers license #
>
> Dear eBay user,
>
> During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't
> verify your account
> information. Eighter your information has changed or it is incomplete.
>
> As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted. To
> continue using your
> eBay account fully, please update and verify your information by
> clicking below:
>
> https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?V erifyInform ation
> <http://scgi.ebay.com:Saw-cgi@69.49.246.84/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll/?VerifyInformation>
>
> If your update will not be completed in 5 days, your account will be
> removed.
>
> We apologize for disturbing you with this message, but we appreciate
> your efforts in
> helping keep eBay a safe trading place.
> Thank you for understanding.
>
> Regards,
> eBay SafeHarbor
> Verification Accounts Team
>
>
> ****Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail. You Will Not Receive A Response****
>
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric at 3times25.net
>
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