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<DIV>I had received an email from someone pretending to be Pay-Pal (concerning a dispute over an alleged sale) informing me my account had been billed for an item. They also stated there was a problem with a confirmation of my address I had no knowledge of the item involved or the person listed as being a so-called seller. I ignored it until today when I received a Customer Warning from eBay concerning *spoof* emails. I did as the warning suggested and forwarded onto them the entire email I had received. I just got confirmation from eBay that the so-called "Pay Pal letter" was in fact spoof and is now under investigation. I have received,over the years, several bogus eBay and PayPal communications asking for passwords, account numbers, etc. and deleted them immediately. </DIV>
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<DIV>This recent phish is a new breed, however, and I am glad I forwarded it on to eBay. If you receive anything similar don't just delete it. (Ebay Safe Harbor strongly advises NOT going to any website mentioned in the questionable email. I am supposing their concern is because they feel the website could be a doorway site for several possible types of nasty Trojans**) EBay Customer Support requests that if you receive Any questionable emails concerning eBay or PayPal that you please immediately: Forward the entire email without any changes to : <A href="mailto:spoof@ebay.com">spoof@ebay.com</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>You will receive within a short time a verification of receipt letter from eBay that will contain a file number assigned to your report. In a separate email you will receive further information from the Safe Harbour folks at <A href="mailto:rswebhelp@ebay.com">rswebhelp@ebay.com</A> telling you if your reported questionable email was in fact a hoax. It makes sense for those of us who use eBay and PayPal to assist in rooting out the low-lifes who try and take advantage of the trust and goof faith of unsuspecting and maybe uninformed shoppers and sellers.</DIV>
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<DIV>This concludes my Good Deed for the Day posting. <IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/01.gif"></DIV>
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<DIV>Merryn</DIV>
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<DIV>**Trojans: I am posting a link that contains a "quick and easy to understand" tutorial on what a computer Trojan is: visit: <A href="http://www.dslreports.com/faq/4188">http://www.dslreports.com/faq/4188</A></DIV>
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<DIV><BR> </DIV>...The only thing that makes growing older bearable for a woman is having earned the right to truthfully speak her mind... ~Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, 1483~
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