wrote ....
So I lsot a boat auction, and never fails, here comes the
scam/spoofers.


This has happened to me a few times in the past, but the
last time I put in a bid on an Ebay item I got deluged. The
basic idea was an email on the Ebay format saying the even
though I "lost" the auction, the winner had failed to
complete the deal so now I had a chance to buy it at my price.

Unfortunately for them, it's easy to pull up the auction
page and send an email to the guy who was actually
auctioning a boat, and find out if it's true. Wasn't (of
course).


I just got a "Response from Ebay Member" letter, asking me for more
photos of my auction. funny, I've never auctioned off anything. and
over in the right hand column i get this:

"Isthis message an offer to buy your item directly through email
withoutwinning the item on eBay? If so, please he! lp make the eBay
marketplacesafer by reporting it to us. These "outside of eBay"
transactions maybe unsafe and are against eBay policy...."


They type worse than I do!


The ones I get are copied from the Ebay format, complete
with the same graphics & colors.


So I sent it to . and Ebay or Safeharbor will send me
their usual "we're on it!" type of letter.

amazing market place.


This kind of thing will ruin it. It's a PITA to get deluged
with phishing attempts because you try to buy something. The
heck with Iraq, Iran, North Korea, can we nuke whatever city
it is the stupid scam-baiters live in?


mgg wrote:
I get at least 3 of those per day. I also get the one from "paypal" saying
that another email has beed added to the account...please verify.

Yeah, the internet is a real jungle nowadays.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4879468.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6035455.stm


You may
know this, but many don't... When you get anything suspicious, hover your
mouse over the link they want you to click, and look in the bottom left
corner (outlook express). If the url shows anything but the outfit they
claim to represent, it's a scam.


Don't use Outlook Express (or Internet Explorer) it is a
revolving door for hackers. But your tip is a good idea to
ID any actual links before you go there.... other browsers &
readers can do the same thing.

Regards
Doug King