New "Ebay" Scam

August 25, 2005

I fell for this one long enough to double-check. It takes a lot for me to even temporarily fall for a scam:

I received an e-mail telling me that I had "won" an auction. It looked so much like the usual "win" e-mail that eBay sends that I momentarily panicked. I logged onto eBay to check my account, and discovered that it is, in fact, fake. Notice that it says, "Dear Buyer," rather than my account name.

Watch out for this one, and make sure you're not clicking to follow the PayPal link or inputting ANY personal information

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Congratulations !

Dear buyer,
You have agreed to purchase the following eBay item from microlannetw4 (M Jeric - Painesville, OH United States) on Aug-25-05 10:28:47 PDT:

GE Ericsson EDACS 800 PCS Portable Radio Main Board !! - Item #3840204057

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Payment details:
Item price:	US $79.90
Quantity:	1
Subtotal:	US $79.90

Shipping & handling:
US Postal Service Priority Mail:	US $7.00

Shipping insurance per item:	(not offered)
Sales tax:	(None)

Payment instructions from seller:
Buyer must contact me within 3 days after sale / paid in full within 7 days, or item will be relisted and appropriate feedback left. Do not bid if you do not intend to pay. I use EBay's non-paying bidder program to recover my listing fees.