INTERNET FRAUD - Ebay Scams, Bank Account Fraud & Internet Banking Fraud

Bank Account / Internet Bank account / EBay account / PayPal account email Scams 

 

Example 1 (E-gold fraud) Internet banking fraud

Dear E-gold customer,

We are contacting you to remind you that on 17.10.05 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. Your e-gold account was verified by us and everything seems to be ok. We've made a little report about all activities that happen in your account in the last month. Please check this report by clicking the link below:

https://www.e-gold.com/acct/login.html/&client%report%true&

If it's something that u don't understand please contact us by phone or email!

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Thank you for using e-gold!

© 2005 e-gold Ltd.

Example 2 (EBay fraud) - Attempts on obtaining your EBay account info for fraudulent use.

Update Your Account Information


According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by completing the following form.

Never share your eBay password to anyone!

Establish your proof of identity with ID Verify (free of charge) - an easy way to help others trust you as their trading partner. The process takes about 5 minutes to complete and involves updating your eBay information. When you're successfully verified, you will receive an ID Verify icon in your feedback profile.


To update your eBay records Click here

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Example 3 (PayPal fraud) - Typical email used to obtain your details so that the fraudsters can rob your bank account.

Dear PayPal Member,

Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your PayPal account and to ensure a safe PayPal experience. We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us. To verify your Information at this time, please visit our secure server webform by clicking the hyperlink below:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Example 4 (EBay Fraud) - Another email designed to steel your EBay information. Never respond or follow links from emails sent to your personal account.

eBay Suspension Need Help?
 
   


Dear valued eBay member,

During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information.

This might be due to either of the following reasons:

1. A recent change in your personal information ( i.e.change of address).
2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
3. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.

Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will
continue as normal.

To update your eBay records click on the following link:
http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate

If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to use eBay will become restricted.


Regards,

Safeharbor Department
eBay, Inc.

Copyright © 1995-2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.

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Example 5 (Chase Online Banking Fraud) - Another email designed to get your personal details for a Chase online account.

Your online credit card account has high-risk activity status. We are contacting you to remind that on March 31 2006 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Chase Bank User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

We encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain limited for an extended period of time may result in further limitations on the use of your account and possible account closure.
 

Login to your limit account and restore online access:
https://www.chase.com/asp/services/update.php?account313985

This notification is part of the All-Electronic Program you enrolled in to receive your activity report online.
 

Example 6. This is a nice EBay scam

You will receive an email that looks like it has come from EBay. The truth is it hasn't! If you click on any of the links you will go to a fake EBay login page where you will asked for your user account details. Remember the gold rule is never click on any links contained within an email sent to your email account. Always login into EBay and check your emails from within EBay using there email service.

 
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Item: (9416942491) (Link removed)
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Item number: 9416942491
End date: Mar-01-06 18:33:23 PST
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View item description:
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Thank you for using eBay!
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Last updated 03/09/2006

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