All,
While I am extremely cautious with replys to Bank offers, Alerts, and Ebay offers this one almost got me twice. Here is the item I bid on on Ebay and won:
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On 07 Oct 07 I asked the seller for an invoice and waited. I use my Comcast account for all my ebay transactions as the others accounts are busy with this and that. The same day I got this:
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eBay <ebay-member@ebay-customer.com> Oct 7
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kroberts40@gmail.com
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DELETED MY EMAIL ADDRESS HERE
date Oct 7, 2007 4:22 PM
subject Question from eBay Member -- Item 160163657080
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eBay Offer – Buy the Item You Recently Bid On
eBay Offer for item number: 160163657080
Item title: Foundry Romans 28mm Warhammer Ancients DBM WAB SIB
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kroberts40@gmail.com is the seller.
Dear vojvoda13 ,
I'm the owner of the item that you've recently bided on eBay through the eBay system, Item title: Foundry Romans 28mm Warhammer Ancients DBM WAB SIB (160163657080). I`ll provide you 5 days money back guarantee, no questions asked. That means within 5 working days you decide if you don't want to keep the item. In order to purchase the deal through eBay all you have to do is to send me exactly tho se info:
First name:
Last name:
Address:
City/State:
Country:
Zip:
Item#:
I need the details exactly like i have requested, because I`ll forward all the details to eBay and right after that they will contact us with all the instructions to proceed the deal, also you will receive from them instructions about the payment method. Shipping and handling will be supported by me since this is a eBay Offer.
Waiting for your answer!
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Details for item number: 160163657080
Item title: Foundry Romans 28mm Warhammer Ancients DBM WAB SIB
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Price: --
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I was concerned as I do not use Gmail for any transactions only family stuff and HMGS correspondences. I emailed the seller via Ebay and he said he did not send it. He and I both sent the email to eBay and they confirmed it was a phishing email.
Okay I caught this one in time. On the 19th of this month I was at work and checked my yahoo account and saw this:
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:48:15 -0400
To: DELETED MY EMAIL ADDY HERE
Subject: Second Chance for Item #160163657080
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Second Chance Offer
Item: Foundry Romans 28mm Warhammer Ancients DBM WAB SIB(160163657080)
This message was sent after the listing closed.
Good news! The following eBay item on which you placed a bid for US$ 121.23 is now available for purchase:
To respond to this offer please reply to the seller at this email address: power_bears_1971@hotmail.com
Foundry Romans 28mm Warhammer Ancients DBM WAB SIB (160163657080)
Your Price: US$ 121.23
Offer end date: 5 business days
Second Chance Offer
The seller is making this Second Chance Offer because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction or the seller has a duplicate item for sale.
The winner of this item got rejected due to security reasons (either he failed to follow through on the purchase commitment or refused to do so).
Your last auctioned bid is taken into consideration as eBay policy automatically proclaims you to be the winner by default.
The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction.
Take advantage of this opportunity, please act quickly !
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You may purchase this item by contacting the seller in this email power_bears_1971@hotmail.com
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At first I thought GREAT I have been trying to corner the market on Foundry Late Republic Romans and had been out bid on several over the past month or so. So I think "Gosh when I get home I will have to follow up on this". When I go home I punched up the email and followed the link to the item. Then it struck me. Hey I already paid for this what is going on! Now this one came to my Yahoo account which I do not use for ebay but did in the past use for pay-pal. So anyother set of emails off to ebay and yes this was another attack on me from cyber space.
Now I will give you that all my account names are similar (I would be the only Vojvoda on the net if I could help it) but how did they figure out what email accounts I had?!?
Any how I hope this alert is a wake up call. The second one almost got me.
VR
James Mattes
"goes large."
