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This morning I received a "Second Chance" offer on a Vanson "Terminator" Jacket I had bid on a few weeks ago.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8353296515&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEDW:IT&rd=1
Something smelled and I forwarded the "Offer" to spoof@ebay.com.
I was right. It was a spoof, but DAMN it was real looking.
I REALLY WISH I COULD SHOW THE GRAPHICS! SO REAL LOOKING!
The bottom line is that if a message "from eBay" does not show up in your "Messages" chances are it is a fake.
Here is a copy of the "invoice" sent me. eBay says this is a fake also.
"Buying new items, brand names, and collectibles on eBay is simple. Here's how it works...
Congratulations, eBay transaction started!
• Current status: Payment pending. Purchase protection granted.
Dear naga_basuki,
After verifying the trustworthiness of the seller erie_mann
and the availability of the merchandise for immediate shipping, we have
approved your buy it now transaction and offered you as the buyer,
full purchase protection for the amount you agreed on with the seller.
Complete your eBay transaction in 5 easy steps:
*************************************************
1-Buyer and seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price.
2-Seller contacts eBay with the transaction details.
eBay accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the
buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required
from either the buyer or the seller).
3-The buyer sends payment. After the payment
cleared, the seller must notify eBay. Buyer will send the payment
details directly to the seller email address. The seller has three
business days to send the buyer and eBay the tracking number of the
shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is
immediately sent to the buyer;
4-Buyer receives the merchandise and has five days to inspect it.
If it is complete and as described, the buyer should accept the merchandise.
If he refuses the merchandise, the buyer must ship the merchandise
back to the seller within three business days.
5-After the inspection period is over, the buyer must contact eBay with
the result of the inspection. If the buyer refuses the merchandise,
the refund will be sent to the buyer after the tracking number for the
returned shipment is verified.
To enjoy the purchase protection, you must send the payment by the
insured payment method below.
Attention: Sending the payment by any other method will void this
transaction and your right to refund.
Details and instructions of this transaction:
• The following item(s) are protected in this eBay transaction:
Item name: SCHWARZENEGGER TERMINATOR 3 VANSON Jacket XL Item number: 8353296515
Item price: USD 927.00 / Amount insured
Shipping price: Ready to ship / The Item price includes shipping and insurance fees.
Payment: Pending
Seller's verified payment address:
Philip Schneider
725 51st Road
Flushing, New York 11377
United States Of America
Buyer's shipping address:
Bill Marsh
(address edited out. Thanks Howard Wallace)
United States Of America
Date of verification: Dec-06-2005
Payment must be sent by: Western Union Money Transfer
Next step to be taken: The buyer must send the payment to the seller
• Complete your eBay transaction:
Payment instructions:
To submit the payment with Western Union Money Transfer, you have two options:
1. Pay for the transfer with cash at a local Western Union agent.
Click here to locate the agents in your area
http://www.westernunion.com
2. If you are now in the USA and need to use a credit/debit card
(Visa or MC), call 1-800-CALL-CASH and make the payment to the verified name
of the seller. An additional fee will be charged on most cards because
this transaction will be considered a cash advance on your card.
Several IDs and utility bills are required before the funds are paid. Therefore, no
one else but your seller can pick up the money. Your payments cannot be
lost in the mail, like money orders or checks.
Sellers located in France are not yet eligible for the PayPal Buyer Protection,
which means you are not protected against fraud if you pay this seller by PayPal.
Our responsibility is to make every option safe. This seller is verified by our
services and you can have all the trust in his requests.
Because the fee to send a Western Union Money Transfer is high,
compared to other methods of payment, we have arranged with the seller
to compensate for half of this fee (i.e. if it costs you $100 to send
the payment, take $50 from the amount insured and send the balance).
• Once the payment was sent, email the seller the following information:
1) 10 digit MTCN (Money transfer control number).
2) Exact sender's name on file with Western Union.
3) Your street address on file with Western Union.
4) City and country where you sent the money from.
5) Amount sent.
6) Confirm receiver name and address:
• Purchase protection and refund:
Currently, this seller has a US $6,048.50 deposit in an eBay managed
purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller are
covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors.
For your safety, this account was locked today, for 30 days time. The
seller is unable to withdraw any money from it, within this period.
Should you need a refund for this transaction, the insured amount will
be taken from the seller's purchase protection account and sent to you.
The refund is sent to your bank account, or by check or money order.
The way you are refunded is at your choice. You have 30 days from the
above verification date to request a refund. Refund requests are
processed within 3 days.
The insurer of this transaction is eBay Inc., located at 2145 Hamilton
Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125, United States of America.
The account is managed by eBay's Square Trade center.
This transaction is supervised by eBay's Safe Harbor team.
CONDITIONS TO BE MET BEFORE YOU MAY ASK FOR A REFUND
Here are the situations suitable for a refund request:
1. If the item doesn't arrive and/or the seller stops communications
after the payment was received.
2. If the merchandise you receive has different specifications than the
ones you agreed on.
3. If your merchandise arrives in a much longer period than the one
you agreed on (more than 10 days from the payment clearance day).
For cases 2. and 3. you have to send back the merchandise to the seller
prior to ask for your refund. If you did not pay the seller by the
required payment method, your refund request would be declined.
Important Usage Guidelines:
*************************************************
1. The contact information should only be used for resolving matters
related to eBay. Any other use is strictly prohibited.
2. This transaction is protected by eBay services such as insurance,
feedback and dispute resolution.
3. You may buy and sell with confidence in all transactions with this
eBay member.
4. If you need to dispute this transaction, keep the transaction number
at hand when contacting eBay. Any complaints must be filed within 30
days from the verification date.
This e-mail message was sent to you from eBay SafeHarbor team, with
the full support of the SquareTrade center.
The seller was informed about this transaction being started and is
awaiting your payment. It is recommended to send the payment as soon
as possible, because your purchase protection is valid for 30 days only.
DISCLAIMER: Do not pay with a cash transfer for a transaction eBay
never insured. Never use Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram
to pay a seller which credibility and payment address was not verified
by us. You are most likely to lose your money and never receive the
merchandise you paid for. If a seller requires cash transfer and you
do not have this kind of purchase protection, please do not participate.
If you encounter any problems with this transaction, please contact us.
When contacting our support team, use the reply feature so that all
previous correspondences are included in your email. Otherwise, we
will not be able to process your request.
To ask for a refund, simply reply to this notification and enter in
the subject line: Refund request for eBay Transaction #8353296515
Account Protection
*************************************************
Protect your eBay account - eBay will not ask you for sensitive
personal information (such as your password, credit card, bank
account numbers, etc.) in an email.
Thank you for using eBay!
http://www.ebay.com/
Copyright © 1995-2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy. "
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8353296515&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEDW:IT&rd=1
Something smelled and I forwarded the "Offer" to spoof@ebay.com.
I was right. It was a spoof, but DAMN it was real looking.
I REALLY WISH I COULD SHOW THE GRAPHICS! SO REAL LOOKING!
The bottom line is that if a message "from eBay" does not show up in your "Messages" chances are it is a fake.
Here is a copy of the "invoice" sent me. eBay says this is a fake also.
"Buying new items, brand names, and collectibles on eBay is simple. Here's how it works...
Congratulations, eBay transaction started!
• Current status: Payment pending. Purchase protection granted.
Dear naga_basuki,
After verifying the trustworthiness of the seller erie_mann
and the availability of the merchandise for immediate shipping, we have
approved your buy it now transaction and offered you as the buyer,
full purchase protection for the amount you agreed on with the seller.
Complete your eBay transaction in 5 easy steps:
*************************************************
1-Buyer and seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price.
2-Seller contacts eBay with the transaction details.
eBay accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the
buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required
from either the buyer or the seller).
3-The buyer sends payment. After the payment
cleared, the seller must notify eBay. Buyer will send the payment
details directly to the seller email address. The seller has three
business days to send the buyer and eBay the tracking number of the
shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is
immediately sent to the buyer;
4-Buyer receives the merchandise and has five days to inspect it.
If it is complete and as described, the buyer should accept the merchandise.
If he refuses the merchandise, the buyer must ship the merchandise
back to the seller within three business days.
5-After the inspection period is over, the buyer must contact eBay with
the result of the inspection. If the buyer refuses the merchandise,
the refund will be sent to the buyer after the tracking number for the
returned shipment is verified.
To enjoy the purchase protection, you must send the payment by the
insured payment method below.
Attention: Sending the payment by any other method will void this
transaction and your right to refund.
Details and instructions of this transaction:
• The following item(s) are protected in this eBay transaction:
Item name: SCHWARZENEGGER TERMINATOR 3 VANSON Jacket XL Item number: 8353296515
Item price: USD 927.00 / Amount insured
Shipping price: Ready to ship / The Item price includes shipping and insurance fees.
Payment: Pending
Seller's verified payment address:
Philip Schneider
725 51st Road
Flushing, New York 11377
United States Of America
Buyer's shipping address:
Bill Marsh
(address edited out. Thanks Howard Wallace)
United States Of America
Date of verification: Dec-06-2005
Payment must be sent by: Western Union Money Transfer
Next step to be taken: The buyer must send the payment to the seller
• Complete your eBay transaction:
Payment instructions:
To submit the payment with Western Union Money Transfer, you have two options:
1. Pay for the transfer with cash at a local Western Union agent.
Click here to locate the agents in your area
http://www.westernunion.com
2. If you are now in the USA and need to use a credit/debit card
(Visa or MC), call 1-800-CALL-CASH and make the payment to the verified name
of the seller. An additional fee will be charged on most cards because
this transaction will be considered a cash advance on your card.
Several IDs and utility bills are required before the funds are paid. Therefore, no
one else but your seller can pick up the money. Your payments cannot be
lost in the mail, like money orders or checks.
Sellers located in France are not yet eligible for the PayPal Buyer Protection,
which means you are not protected against fraud if you pay this seller by PayPal.
Our responsibility is to make every option safe. This seller is verified by our
services and you can have all the trust in his requests.
Because the fee to send a Western Union Money Transfer is high,
compared to other methods of payment, we have arranged with the seller
to compensate for half of this fee (i.e. if it costs you $100 to send
the payment, take $50 from the amount insured and send the balance).
• Once the payment was sent, email the seller the following information:
1) 10 digit MTCN (Money transfer control number).
2) Exact sender's name on file with Western Union.
3) Your street address on file with Western Union.
4) City and country where you sent the money from.
5) Amount sent.
6) Confirm receiver name and address:
• Purchase protection and refund:
Currently, this seller has a US $6,048.50 deposit in an eBay managed
purchase protection account. Transactions with this eBay seller are
covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors.
For your safety, this account was locked today, for 30 days time. The
seller is unable to withdraw any money from it, within this period.
Should you need a refund for this transaction, the insured amount will
be taken from the seller's purchase protection account and sent to you.
The refund is sent to your bank account, or by check or money order.
The way you are refunded is at your choice. You have 30 days from the
above verification date to request a refund. Refund requests are
processed within 3 days.
The insurer of this transaction is eBay Inc., located at 2145 Hamilton
Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125, United States of America.
The account is managed by eBay's Square Trade center.
This transaction is supervised by eBay's Safe Harbor team.
CONDITIONS TO BE MET BEFORE YOU MAY ASK FOR A REFUND
Here are the situations suitable for a refund request:
1. If the item doesn't arrive and/or the seller stops communications
after the payment was received.
2. If the merchandise you receive has different specifications than the
ones you agreed on.
3. If your merchandise arrives in a much longer period than the one
you agreed on (more than 10 days from the payment clearance day).
For cases 2. and 3. you have to send back the merchandise to the seller
prior to ask for your refund. If you did not pay the seller by the
required payment method, your refund request would be declined.
Important Usage Guidelines:
*************************************************
1. The contact information should only be used for resolving matters
related to eBay. Any other use is strictly prohibited.
2. This transaction is protected by eBay services such as insurance,
feedback and dispute resolution.
3. You may buy and sell with confidence in all transactions with this
eBay member.
4. If you need to dispute this transaction, keep the transaction number
at hand when contacting eBay. Any complaints must be filed within 30
days from the verification date.
This e-mail message was sent to you from eBay SafeHarbor team, with
the full support of the SquareTrade center.
The seller was informed about this transaction being started and is
awaiting your payment. It is recommended to send the payment as soon
as possible, because your purchase protection is valid for 30 days only.
DISCLAIMER: Do not pay with a cash transfer for a transaction eBay
never insured. Never use Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram
to pay a seller which credibility and payment address was not verified
by us. You are most likely to lose your money and never receive the
merchandise you paid for. If a seller requires cash transfer and you
do not have this kind of purchase protection, please do not participate.
If you encounter any problems with this transaction, please contact us.
When contacting our support team, use the reply feature so that all
previous correspondences are included in your email. Otherwise, we
will not be able to process your request.
To ask for a refund, simply reply to this notification and enter in
the subject line: Refund request for eBay Transaction #8353296515
Account Protection
*************************************************
Protect your eBay account - eBay will not ask you for sensitive
personal information (such as your password, credit card, bank
account numbers, etc.) in an email.
Thank you for using eBay!
http://www.ebay.com/
Copyright © 1995-2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy. "
So I clicked on the link to the auction and up popped an ebay login screen. Screech!!! My mind finally clunked in gear and I didn't type anything. Noticed the URL and it wasn't Ebay. Dayum. That one just about got me, and I'm about the most suspicious and cautious computer user out there. I do the security for our network for goodness sake. The bastids almost got me this time.