I get a lot of spam e-mail from ebay and paypal. I forward the e-
mails to <spoof@ebay,com> or <spoof@paypal.com>. They send in a-mail
reply stating if the e-mail was in fact from them. I haven't had one
yet. They have all been fraudulent. I have the peace of mind to
know that they have been reported as spam.
E-bay recently sent me an e-mail with some advice. If you forward
the e-mail to <abuse@[Internet Service Provider> the e-mail will be
reported directly to the internet service provider. I've only had
one e-mail returned undeliverable. I copy the senders address and
change the name of the sender to "abuse."
Examples:
abuse@earthlink.net
abuse@aol.com
abuse@yahoo.com
This has been time-consuming, but I'm tired of getting these e-
mails. I have a feature on my Mac the is supposed to allow me to
bounce the e-mail back to the sender, but I always get
"undeliverable" messages.
Janice Askew
Media Coordinator
T. S. Cooper Elementary School
237 NC 32 South
Sunbury, NC 27979
jma0525@earthlink.net
On Jun 29, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Jacqueline Henry wrote:
> I was cleaning out the inbox of my home email account and it
> occurred to
> me that some of you might be having the same problem we have. We
> purchase books frequently via Amazon and we buy and sell via ebay.
> As a
> result, we get a lot of fraud emails with subjects such as the ones I
> just deleted today: eBay Unpaid Item Strike Received: #7013724376 and
> Fraud alert. Mostly we simply delete them - but I thought you might
> like
> to know how you can tell for sure if they are fraudulent.
>
> These emails often look like the real thing. They mimic the email
> format used by the company. However - if you click on the link you
> are
> taken to a website that looks like Amazon or looks like Ebay - but
> it is
> a sham and if you enter any information, they will then be able to use
> your information fraudulently. You could be out lots of money -
> especially if you enter bank account information.
>
> So.... Here is what I do. If I am not sure if the email is
> legitimate
> - I right click on any of the hyperlinks in the email and choose "copy
> shortcut". This will copy the address of the website the link is
> directing you to. I then paste the address into notebook or a word
> document. Here is what I found today.
>
> An eBay email which directed me to this address:
> http://www.theanimalhouse.us/.sign/eBay etc. etc.
>
> The fraudulent Amazon email was a little trickier. It hyperlinked to:
> http://68.151.158.241:81/www.amazon.com/
> A real amazon address would not look like that. It would start with
> www.amazon.com
>
> Yet another fraudulent eBay email wanted me to visit
> http://nailclubthailand.com/
>
> Bottom line - I delete ALL emails that I get from ebay, amazon
> etc. If
> there really is a problem, they have my phone number and will call me
> directly.
>
> Hope some of you will find this information useful.
>
> Jacquie
>
> "The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for
> poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American
> way."
>
> From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jacquie Henry, MLS
> Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
> Gananda Central School District
> 3195 Wiedrick Road
> P.O. Box 609
> Macedon, NY 14502
> 315-986-3521 x 3144
> jhenry@gananda.org
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