Examples of Phishing Scams

[egghead]

If you get this email you can confidently delete it without worry - Egghead

Dear eBay customer,

During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures,
we have detected a slight error in your billing information.

This might be due to either of the following reasons:

1. A recent change in your personal information ( i.e.change
of address).
2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up
process.
3. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of
payment due to an internal error within our processors.

Please update and verify your information by clicking the link below:

https://arribada.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eB...ll?PlaceCCInfo

If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to sell or bid on eBay will become restricted.

Thank you

The eBay Billing Deptartment .

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Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User
Agreement and Privacy
Policy.

[rik]

Once again, I am running SpoofStick.

"What is SpoofStick?
SpoofStick is a simple browser extension that helps users detect spoofed (fake) websites. A spoofed website is typically made to look like a well known, branded site (like ebay.com or citibank.com) with a slightly different or confusing URL. The attacker then tries to trick people into going to the spoofed site by sending out fake email messages or posting links in public places - hoping that some percentage of users won't notice the incorrect URL and give away important information. This practice is sometimes known as “phishing".

SpoofStick makes it easier to spot a spoofed website by prominently displaying only the most relevant domain information. It's not a comprehensive solution, but it's a good start."

Now when I opened both this link and the one that BB posted earlier my SpoofStick said that I am on the page I am supposed to be. Now is SS correct or is it reporting incorrectly? Is this just a false sense of security that I have been falling prey to?

[Big Booger]

It's odd.. now that I have had a second chance at looking it over rik, I'm not sure either way...

That page that I posted looked fake.. and real at the same time. Then when I went back to double check, I think it might be real... but I am not too sure.

I'd trust spoofstick and say that it is correct and that maybe we are not.. but I dunno.

The link click3 that I posted seems legit. But it is a redirect and that is rather odd....

[egghead]

my post is a genuine scam. My email address is not registered with ebay.

Please post all phishing emails as you come across them

[zipp51]

Microsoft suggests many common things like not responding to bank sites or even Microsoft itself,if they ask for credit card or other personal info.The advise about the encryption kind of worries me though.A phisher could probably mimic a secure site with the lock icon and all.Makes me wonder if I'm really on the Techzonez forum or Phishing hole site.(bad pun,sorry Phishhead)

[egghead]

Makes me wonder if I'm really on the Techzonez forum or Phishing hole site.(bad pun,sorry Phishhead)

All your browsing are belong to us!

[rik]

All your browsing are belong to us!

ROFL

All Ur TZ R beelong to uzz...

[egghead]

If you get this message DO NOT REPLY - Egghead

PRIVATE MESSAGE///////////////Egghead

FROM DR CHARLES MOLA.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
LOME TOGO WEST-AFRICA.


DEAR Nice Guy ,

I WISH TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO GET INTOUCH WITH YOU,
MY NAME IS DR CHARLES MOLA,THE MANAGER
CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
[ADB].
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY
BANK MR.ARTHUR SMITH OF AMERICA WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER
ADB-100144986-00, WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF
31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER
PASSENGERS ABOARD.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR SMITH,I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT
ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM
HIS FUNDS OF USD9M,[NINE MILLION,UNITED STATES DOLLARS]
WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS
NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED
AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT
ALLOW
SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE
MONEY
WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MYCOUNTRY'S
FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND
THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF
KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT
THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT
STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE
MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 70%/30%.YOU KEEP 30% WHILE I
KEEP 70%,HOW ABOUT THAT?THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR
RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR
E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL
SEND TO THE BANK AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS A MATTER OF FACT IMMEDIATELY.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

REGARDS,

DR CHARLES MOLA.

[Reverend]

If you receive these emails, DO NOT follow the links in them. Just delete them.

eBay security check: Account accessed by a third party.

Dear eBay customer,

During our regular security check we have discovered that your account might have been accessed by a third party - with or without your authorization.
Without limiting other remedies, we may limit your activity, immediately remove your bids or item listings, warn our community of your actions, issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if:
(a) your eBay account was accessed by a third party;
(b) we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us; or
(c) we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us.
To avoid suspension of your account you will have to sign in. Please read the Suspended Account Information..

Follow this link to provide concluding information about yourself ( this action requires us to verify the SOLE ownership of your eBay account ):

Dear eBay member,

We at eBay are sorry to inform you that we are having problems with
the billing information of your account. We would appreciate it if you
would visit our eBay Billing Center and fill out the proper
information that we are needing to keep you as an eBay member. If you don't comply until the 28st February 2005, your eBay membership may be suspended, or even deleted.

Click here to complete our web form.

[egghead]

If you have recieved this email you can safely delete it with confidence. Do not click any links using Internet Explorer. - Egghead

Subject: Important Online Banking Alert
To: Egghead
From: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:37:51 -0800

Dear valued Citizens® Bank member,


Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the online banking community we have issued the following warning message.


It has come to our attention that your Citizens® account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew your records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to confirm your records may result in your account suspension.


Once you have confirmed your account records your internet banking service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.


To confirm your bank account record please click here.

Thank you for your time,

Citizens® Financial Group.



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[rik]

Agreed. Either it is real or the "Phishers" are getting very good. I really recommend you try SpoofStick, both for IE and FireFox.

It can be downloaded here: http://www.corestreet.com/spoofstick/