Ebay Phishing

[Bob Ababurko]

Gerard Seibert wrote:

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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:22:23 -0600 Chris <racerx at makeworld.com> wrote:
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>||>Robert Slade wrote:
>||>> Hi all,
>||>> 
>||>> Is it just me, but I've had 2 Ebay Phishing e-mails to this e-mail
>||>> address that I only use for this mail list. Both mails where from
>||>> Comcast users !!
>||>> 
>||>> Rob
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>||>Sounds like someone from Comcast is on this list AND using a Windows box
>||>AND is infected.
>||>
>||>Shame on you
>||>
>||>-- 
>||>Best regards,
>||>Chris
>||>
>||>If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.
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>Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:35:28 PM
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>1) Did you actually confirm that the email originated from Comcast
>2) Did you report the email to Comcast as well as spoof at ebay.com
>3) Why does it have to be a Windows box? Anyone can access this forum
>and harvest email addresses.
>
>--
>Gerard Seibert
>gerard-seibert at suscom.net
>
>They say that a dog is man's best friend. I do not believe that. How
>many of your friends have you had neutered?
>  
>
It is most likely it is a windows box that has been copromised due to 
one of the slew of M$ vulnerabilities.  Some crafty programmer has 
turned this box into a zombie and installed a mailing package or a proxy 
server and is sending mail from it in concert with thousands of others 
just like it...al behind one keyboard.

-Bob