None of these companies will ever ask you for passwords, credit card info, etc. in an email.
True but the scammers generally send you to a website that looks remarkably like the original.
Lack of https is a big tip off. A lot of times the mail will come in as HTML and the URL looks like an https but when you click on it you get sent to a page with http instead.
The one scamming for Bank of America was identical to its original site. Really well done.... not that it takes any talent to copy someone else's website. They were also exploiting an old IE/Win bug that would cut off user:[EMAIL PROTECTED] urls and fool people (who were dumb enough to a) use IE/Win and b) not keep it updated) into thinking it was Bank of America. Still no https in the final URL.
Anyway, yeah, don't give your info to anyone who asks. If you have any online accounts, manually type in the address to the site (www.ebay.com) and go from there.
TjL
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