[thelist] phony ebay scam? Security of info on the web (with tip)

.jeff jeff at members.evolt.org
Mon Feb 24 14:59:01 CST 2003


tom,

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> From: Tom Dell'Aringa
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> Read the first entry for the 23rd. This is their basic
> response to it. Since the phony URL in the email has
> http://cgi3.ebay... according to their page it must
> be a false site.
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sorry, but this is a big, stinky pile of bullsh!t.  they simply are not
enumerating all the valid addresses in their posting.  cgi3.ebay.com has
been a valid subdomain for ages.  they even talk about it as a valid url on
their security page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/account_protection.html?ssPageName=CMDV:AB0008

i still think the email your relative received was genuinely from ebay.  the
proof is in the headers of that email.

.jeff

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