[troymadison]

These are getting pretty sophisticated, I almost fell for it...

 

[ecclesand]

That is pretty good, but the URL gives it away.

I like how they even replicated the Account Protection Tip advising folks to check the URL to ensure it reads https://signin.ebay.com/

 

[roastpuff]

Always check the e-mail address to begin with (note that GMail already notes that's it's from an AOL address) and then the web-address of the site, which clearly indicates something is not right.

 

[Uncle Erik]

What's fun is "logging in" with a fake name and password. They usually act like they're real and have a few screens beyond that.

I just wish I had the programming skills to give them 50,000 replies with a script. It's really the only way to fight this. If they were getting millions of fake replies, they simply would not have the manpower to find the real replies. Same thing with Viagra spam; they should be overwhelmed with fake replies.

 

[Bizzel]

My webmail allows me to examine the email headers in detail to work out exactly where an email came from. I think Gmail can do that as well, though I haven't used it in a while.

 

[jmmtn4aj]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's fun is "logging in" with a fake name and password. They usually act like they're real and have a few screens beyond that. I just wish I had the programming skills to give them 50,000 replies with a script. It's really the only way to fight this. If they were getting millions of fake replies, they simply would not have the manpower to find the real replies. Same thing with Viagra spam; they should be overwhelmed with fake replies.

Active spam countermeasures could potentially be a billion dollar industry, what with all the angry people out there

 

[intoflatlines]

Hey, I got an email just like that. Good thing I logged in and got it taken care of so my account doesn't get suspended.