[Cocteau 101]

Hi Guys

i mailed the person selling the Grin Reaper with printing flaws on it mentioned in an earlier thread and got the following email, what is all this about looks like a phishing site possibly.
Problem is I must have asked the question via ask email a seller.
Advice needed especially from Policeaware if possible.

Text of email below:

£1500 with free shipping and yes, I am the original owner.
To continue further more, I will need to know your eBay user ID, full name & address- as soon as I will inform eBay about your reply they should send you further information & instructions-PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY AS YOU MUST FOLLOW THE EXACT STEPS DESCRIBED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION SMOOTHLY.
As I previously stated, I am offering to pay for all shipping & insurance fees, also, a 30 day return policy will be included.
Cheers,
carolinek4943

Advice required
J

[numusic]

cocteau101 said:

Hi Guys

i mailed the person selling the Grin Reaper with printing flaws on it mentioned in an earlier thread and got the following email, what is all this about looks like a phishing site possibly.
Problem is I must have asked the question via ask email a seller.
Advice needed especially from Policeaware if possible.

Text of email below:

£1500 with free shipping and yes, I am the original owner.
To continue further more, I will need to know your eBay user ID, full name & address- as soon as I will inform eBay about your reply they should send you further information & instructions-PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY AS YOU MUST FOLLOW THE EXACT STEPS DESCRIBED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION SMOOTHLY.
As I previously stated, I am offering to pay for all shipping & insurance fees, also, a 30 day return policy will be included.
Cheers,
carolinek4943

Advice required
J

That's definitely a phishing email.. report asap. DO NOT CONTACT THEM, AND DON'T GIVE THEM ANY INFO. if you have already, you need to inform ebay and change your passwords asap.

[monkeypuzzle]

If its a legit sale, once you win it, the seller will get your details automatically, so they dont need it now, looks fishy as hell that does. If it looks dodgy enough to make you even think about asking questions, its often best avoided completely. It looks too flaky, wouldnt bother if I was you.

[tomhills1]

not me being smug but i thought it was dodgy, might not be though, just an account that has been intercepted. interesting that they ask you to email a specific address to get a buy it now price.that whole spiel about following carefully and they'll pay postage is straight out of the phisher's handbook.
you done the right thing by alerting people and i hope someone has reported this to ebay even if it is only an account that has been rumbled by a chancer. better safe than sorry etc.

[tomhills1]

£1500 with free shipping? as someone famously wrote on this forum "if it sounds too good to be true, that is because it is". never a truer word spoken.

[numusic]

tomhills1 said:

£1500 with free shipping? as someone famously wrote on this forum "if it sounds too good to be true, that is because it is". never a truer word spoken.

what's the item number ?

[®at]

Classic ebay phish

[Cocteau 101]

Thanks Nu

Item is
cgi.ebay.co.uk/Banksy-Grin-Reaper-Limited-Edition-Print_W0QQitemZ260089494044QQihZ016QQcategoryZ20147QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That is exactly what I thought I've changed my passwords for ebay and paypal.
Cheeky bastards!

I also got a bit of a strange email from dancewithsands - does anyone know who they are.

How do you report stuff like this to ebay.

Thanks again guys

J

[Cocteau 101]

The email address it came from was
[e-mail]

[worlddomination]

Do you have a brain cause its a scam get real!!!!!

[Cocteau 101]

backwards trace shows [e-mail]

[101sinbad]

came across this earlier today

260090205129

makes interesting reading.

[numusic]

cocteau101 said:

Thanks Nu

Item is
cgi.ebay.co.uk/Banksy-Grin-Reaper-Limited-Edition-Print_W0QQitemZ260089494044QQihZ016QQcategoryZ20147QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That is exactly what I thought I've changed my passwords for ebay and paypal.
Cheeky bastards!

I also got a bit of a strange email from dancewithsands - does anyone know who they are.

How do you report stuff like this to ebay.

Thanks again guys

J

no problem, these need to ne nipped in the bud, good you posted it. Not sure how to report them.. will check with *police* on the bay

[numusic]

brooksey said:

Do you have a brain cause its a scam get real!!!!!

Do you have a brain ? `becasue you sound pretty moronic posting shit like that on here.

[tomhills1]

well said nu. they obviously have a brain and therefore feel the need to enlighten people to the fact there is a scam going down and we should all be aware. if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem. pipe down if it ain't constructive yeah, we're not talking about a tenner here or there, it's thousands of pounds. if you find that trivial then you obviously have more money than sense, always a lethal combo.
come on.

[tomhills1]

101sinbad said:

came across this earlier today

260090205129

makes interesting reading.

i love the fact that people go out of their way to keep the rest of us up to speed on these things. nu and others have been good enough to list items on ebay that only serve to act as a form of infomation to those unlucky enough to be drawn in by an elaborate scam, similar to what this chap has attempted. i for one feel that should be applauded, they may have saved quite a few people a lot of money.