[Gathnet] Re:

[botto at ixpres.com]

Yes, I would agree to NEVER sign up for any of these using a link that's
been sent through an unsolicited email.


> On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, judy white wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any experience with Ebay?  And is it
>> o.k. to give them (or anyone, in general) a credit
>> card number for i.d. verification?  I have been
>> reluctant to do so, but maybe it's safe?
>
> If the request for "ID verification" came in an email,
> it is a scam.  Neither ebay nor paypal not your bank]
> will ever ask you for information via email.  Do not
> click links provided in email if you are using IE -
> IE is easily fooled into displaying, for example,
> your banks URL in the URL bar, but displaying
> a scammers website (so that the scammer can collect
> your bank info and rob you blind).  Avoid using
> links provided in email with other browsers - you might
> not look at the URL closely enough.  For instance,
> "paypaI.com" looks exactly like "paypal.com" in
> Microsoft's infamous Arial font.
>
> Unless your mail provider is using forgery prevention software
> such as SPF (http://spf.pobox.com), it is difficult
> to tell whether an email really came from who it
> says it came from.
>
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> 	      Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
>     Business Management Systems Inc.  Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703
> 591-6154
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