This appears to be one of the many email spoofing scams out there today. Unlike most that can be spotted immediately, this one looks legitimate since it appears to be in reply to an item you have previously placed a bid on.
Source: wcpo.com 12/6/2006 - John Matarese
A warning today for anyone who shops on eBay...Or is considering buying something on the popular auction site.
A new scam is snaring even experienced eBay users!
And if you don't know about it, its very easy to fall for.
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"I fell for it, and I can't believe I did... because I'm pretty savvy on the computer."
Ramona Combs is a veteran eBayer. She's now the latest victim of an an online scam targeting its members as victims.
It all started when she bid in this Sony laptop computer... And lost.
"I was outbid, but I received a second chance offer that looked legit to me."
Shortly after missing out on the laptop, Ramona received this email, purportedly from eBay.
It said the winning bidder dropped out.
"It has the eBay logo on this, and it had the link to the item.
Ramona was so excited, she failed to notice a few obvious misspellings...Like "good luch," instead of luck.
"He asked for my name, phone number, and eBay user number...to send an invoice."
So she gave all her personal information.....But the invoice never arrived.
The person who emailed her? Gone without a trace.
--So don't let this happen to you!
--eBay says real 2nd chance offers don't come as unsolicited email: You have to log into your account to find them.
--If you do receive an offer, email the original seller to make sure the offer is real.
Consider any email from eBay to be a possible scam...Just like emails from Pay Pal or your bank.
Scamsters will copy logos and email addresses so that you think its the real thing.
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