Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:02:53 +1200
Reply-To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: eBay e-mail header: is this guy out to scam me?
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I bid on a 5.0Mp Nikon Coolpix 5700 on eBay. I received two messages
ostensibly from eBay members (see footers) and can't but help be
suspicious that I would send my money and receive nothing back.
I will get back to the two and see just what they're offering and how
they want payment etc.
The bit I wonder about the first message is this:
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=4.9 required=5.0
tests=FORGED_YAHOO_RCVD,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,MSG_ID_ADDED_BY_MTA_3,
NO_REAL_NAME,Q_FOR_SELLER
version=2.55
Does the FORGED bit above mean that the sender's address has been
altered of faked? This is a private response to an eBay bid, offering
me the same item cheaper; it was sent by an eBay member via eBay's
e-mail forwarding system. I suspect that the fellow is out to scam me.
I even wondered if both messages are from the same person. ASAP is
not an acronym I'd use every day...
It would be a nice camera for taking images of shells and VW vans...
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From: khansonsf@yahoo.com
To: andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Subject: Question from eBay Member
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:16:49 PDT
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=4.9 required=5.0
tests=FORGED_YAHOO_RCVD,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,MSG_ID_ADDED_BY_MTA_3,
NO_REAL_NAME,Q_FOR_SELLER
version=2.55
X-Spam-Level: ****
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To member: fartulum
From member: x
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Dear Ebay Member,
I'm writing this message because i've noticed
that you are bidding on a Nikon CoolPix 5700 Digital Camera + CASE NEW!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2945797653&category=46316
Please click or copy and paste this link into your
internet explorer browser to see the product .
I have one identical with the product that you
are bidding on
and i need to sell it ASAP. I can't submit an
auction because my
credit card is not accepted at the seller account
registration process.
Because of this, i will sell it to you at the
price of 400 USD all shipping and insurance charges included. This is
an emergency so i guess my loss is your gain and i think you should
take advantage off this offer.
You can check my Ebay ID on Ebay Feedback
Forum or by going at the following web adress :
http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=midii_une
and see that i have many positive feedbacks. That
proves that i am a trustable person and i am very serious when i
place this offer.
Please consider all facts and reply if you
would like to start a good business
Thank you for your time.
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not through eBay.
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taking steps to protect members from this abuse. In addition, solicitations
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From: silvio_prati@ .it
To: andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Subject: Nikon Coolpix 5700 Camera New
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 05:58:24 PDT
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.0 required=5.0
tests=MSG_ID_ADDED_BY_MTA_3,NO_REAL_NAME
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To member: fartulum
From member: y
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Hello, my name is Silvio Prati , I'm from Rome, Italy, and I hope
thatI won't waste your precious time with my offer. I saw that you are
interested in buying a Nikon Coolpix 5700 Camera and that
you also placed a
bid for this item. I'm contacting you to let you know that i have a
brand new, 100% identical item whith the one you are interested of, item
that also has an international warranty by factory. If you are
interested in closing this deal with me I will give you a 100% safe
and
fast method to close this deal. I can offer you this product at a
special price of 560$, shipping charges included, only if you want
to close the deal.I think this is a good opportunity specially for you
but also for me because I have the possibility to get this item at a
lower price by my brother who has a disscount at his workplace and I
turned this in a "little" bussines.If you are interested,please contact
me at silvio_prati@yahoo.it or replay to this email. To eliminate any kind of
problems concerning you trusting me, please check my feedback. Please
go
to http://pages.ebay.com/services/forum/feedback-login.html to see my
ebay record. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Best Regards!"
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If you reply to the email, your response will go directly to the member and
not through eBay.
eBay does not tolerate spam (i.e., unsolicited commercial email) and is
taking steps to protect members from this abuse. In addition, solicitations
to buy or sell items outside of eBay violate eBay rules and are not covered
by services that protect members such as feedback, insurance, escrow, and
dispute resolution. If this is an offer to buy/sell items outside of eBay,
please do not participate. Enter the following link into your browser
to learn more. Link:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/new/stopping_spam.html
