Ebay scams again...

[guydewdney]

I got hijacked

I think it was due to an email like this:-


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Question from Gunoiu286
Item: (6436472319)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
barnsley1105 is a potential buyer.



Hey, I have tired twice to pay you through paypal but the transaction is not working its keeps giving an error message (This recipient is currently unable to receive money) is there anything wrong with your paypal??

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Item Details



Item number: 6436472319
End date: 29-Oct-05 18:56:12 BST




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If you note - the view item url is not ebay.o.uk its 211.169.249.252 .signin.co.uk

 

[Rory]

I get *loads* of these.
Apart from the URL being faked, a good clue should have been: 'Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay.' - yet your name wasn't there.