[Coco] Another fraud to wwatch for

[Steve Ostrom]

I get periodic eBay and PayPal spoofs.  Most are very easy to spot.  
Usually they have a hyperlink something like

http://www.paypal.com

but when you put the mouse cursor on the hyperlink without clicking, a 
totally different address shows up at the bottom of the screen if you 
are using Windows.  This is not foolproof, but is a good first step in 
determining if the message is a spoof.  Bottom line - never click on the 
hyperlink in this type of message.  If you need to check out the website 
indicated, go there directly.

-- Steve --



Dave Kelly wrote:

> KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I've gotten two messages now titled "South Trust Security Alert."   
>> They say my account there is compromised (never heard of this bank) 
>> and give a  Web link to go to to "correct my account info."  This is 
>> a standard phish  style these days.
>>  
>> But what's interesting is that I started getting these just a few 
>> days  after opening a seller's account at eBay.  Haven't put anything 
>> up for  auction yet.  Someone is watching ... Mike K.
>>  
>>
> I just got a notice that someones address had been added to my account 
> on ebay.  I don't have an ebay account.
>
> When I called ebay to see about it they said the if I had not been 
> address by first and last name it was not from ebay.
>
>