ENCS from The Anti-Phishing Working Group ----- Original Message ----- From: <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [bcab] Re: BEWARE OF FRAUDULENT E-MAILS According to the first google lookup I made, the "eBay verify accounts" phishing email (from the fictional address security at e bay dot com) has been trying to hook people since April 2005. Leon Gilbert ENCS from The Anti-Phishing Working Group eBay- 'eBay Verify Accounts' 18-Apr-2005 From http://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive/04-18-05_eBay/04-18-05_eBay.html Summary Email title:'eBay Verify Accounts' Scam target:eBay users Sender:eBay Security <security@xxxxxxxx> Sender spoofed/hidden?Yes Scam goal:Getting victim's eBay and Paypal username/password, credit card information, bank account information, etc. Phish link method URL link Link 'masked'? Yes Visible link: http://www.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyRegistrationShow Actual link to: http://www.security-validation-your-account.com/signin.ebay/signin.ebay.com/acounts/memb/avncenter/dll87443/BayISAPI.dll/sign_in.htm Phish site IP :62.141.48.5 (End) PS: Can anyone recommend a good accessible "phishing filter" program, if there really is such a thing? What exactly do they do, identify these emails as part of spam security, or something else? *** BCAB List administration *** If you wish to unsubscribe, set vacation,, request a digest or carry out routine maintenance on your subscription to the list then go to: http://www.bcab.org.uk/mailing-list.html Alternatively, send an email to bcab-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word faqin the subject line. You'll receive an email with advice on managing your subscription to the list. If you wish to discuss the administration of the list then contact: bcab-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx