[Amps] Fraudulent email to amps posters

[Larry Carman]

A couple of years ago my daughter had downloaded an installed a piece of
software which installed a driver on her local computer that caused the
web browser to form links based on certain keywords displayed in the
browser. Didn't matter which sites you were visiting. It actually removed
any original links in the page and replaced them with links they had
associated with there keywords. The program she downloaded and installed
said nothing about this link alteration but was supposed to have a
whole other function. Think about the implications of this if you were
to be using paypal or any other site that requested personal information.
If you were to go to paypal.com you would get the correct page but the
links may have been swapped. If so and you click on 'Send Money' you would
see the fake ( but identical in appearance ) page which may route your money
to a totally different account. This is only an example and I know you have
to specify bank routing numbers when you register with paypal but what about
others financial institutions, etc...

I haven't heard of a real life incident of such but wonder if anyone else
has?

Regards,
Larry N5BIP

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Pete Smith
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 9:31 AM
To: Bill Aycock; Dennis12Amplify at aol.com; amps at w4zt.com;
Amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Fraudulent email to amps posters


You can also get a pretty good idea by looking at the full header.  The
last few of these I have seen showed origin in Finland or Estonia.  Also,
PayPal says they will never address a message to you without using your
name in the message itself.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 12:41 AM 8/7/2005, Bill Aycock wrote:

>These false posts are very well done, and use the logo of ebay and PayPal.
>These two companies have set up a separate address you can forward to, to
>check.
>Forward any suspect post to:
>Spoof at ebay.com , or spoof @paypal.com
>They will answer you, and will use your data to track the fakers down.
>Bill
>
>At 06:48 PM 8/6/2005 -0400, Dennis12Amplify at aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> >In a message dated 8/6/05 5:01:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
amps at w4zt.com
> >writes:
> >
> >Anyone  else receiving email with fraudulent attempts to gain access to
> >your Ebay  and PayPal accounts being sent to the address you use to post
> >to this  list?
> >
> >
> >
> >I had, and wondered where  it had originated, but stopped it quickly by
> >forwarding them all to spoof  @ebay.com or _spoof at aol.com_
> >(mailto:spoof at aol.com)
> >and let them  handle it...
> >
> >  Regards,
> >
> >Dennis  O.
> >_______________________________________________
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> >Amps at contesting.com
> >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>
>Bill Aycock - W4BSG
>Woodville, Alabama
>
>
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