On 12/8/04 8:09 AM, Jim Robertson deftly typed out: > Why would anyone bother to send spam like that? There must be SOME nefarious > purpose, but I can't figure it out.
It's a "Phishing" attack. The message purports to come from eBay, but it does not and, if you inspect the source of the message, you'll find that the URL they want you to go to by clicking a link or button in the message does not belong to eBay. Once you visit the site (which tries its best to look like eBay), they get you to enter personal information (username, password, credit card number) and then they have you. -Remo Del Bello -- "When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy." - Dave Barry "19 Things That It Took Me 50 Years To Learn" -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
