George,
I understand your frustration, and you're probably
right that it was a hoax.
I did want to clear up one term in Ebay's response --
"spoof". That is a widely used term in computer
security, and I don't believe that Ebay is intending
to convey that they don't take these hoaxes seriously.
See the following link for an Ebay help page about
these emails:
http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/
It is sad that wonderful technology like the Internet
and the World Wide Web have become the new
international "street corner" for fraudsters and con
artists, but it's not surprising either.
Regards,
- Craig
--- ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I'm definitely convinced it was a hoax, and I sent a
> copy to ebay, but their
> reply left me ready to scream. They sent a
> noncommittal reply to my question
> (I simply asked them if it was a hoax.) They only
> said they passed it on to
> those at ebay that investigate such things. What is
> someone to believe in the
> meantime? I'm so friggin pissed off at their reply
> that i beleive I'm completely
> done with ebay forever. They CAN keep people safe,
> but they keep on protecting
> the crooks at our expense.
>
> And their term for these messages- "Spoof emails".
> "Spoof" just sounds so
> harmless and innocent, doesn't it? Jesus, it's not a
> spoof, it's an attempt to
> defraud people.
>
> Here's their reply. Notice that they're interested
> in "protecting everyone
> involved"! Which means they're protecting the bad
> guys too...
>
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> ------------------------------------
> Hello,
>
> Please be aware that we do take spoof and phishing
> issues very
> seriously.
>
> We are currently developing further ways to alert
> our members to these
> matters. Currently we are regularly posting warnings
> on our announcement
> board, as well as adding warning messages to My eBay
> pages, and warnings
> attached to messages sent using the email forwarding
> system. Our aim is
> to protect the nearly 86 million global buyers and
> sellers in the eBay
> community from these types of threats.
>
> The information you have provided has been referred
> to our special team
> that investigates these issues. This team works very
> closely with ISPs,
> other online entities, and law enforcement agencies
> to investigate and
> take action against those persons responsible.
>
> Please keep in mind that due to privacy concerns we
> are unable to give
> specific details regarding this investigation. This
> is for the
> protection of all persons involved.
>
> We appreciate all your hard effort in reporting this
> information to
> eBay.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian
> eBay SafeHarbor
> Investigations Team
>
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