Anyone else getting "question for seller" e-mails from EBAY

[Penguinfan]

I'm certain these e-mails are not coming from EBAY but I won't click on the links inside them to find out what they are, anyone else getting these? Anyone know what they are? My guess is a virus or porn site:shrug:

Penguinfan

 

[TBONEZ0295]

nope haven't gotten any of them, but I did get an offer to have 19,000,000 sent to me as a beneficiary from Hong Kong befor the government sezizes SP? it!!!

I'm not even kidding :scared

If it was real?????LOL how much time in jail do you think I could get????

 

[Jamaica1997]

Pen,

Yes they ARE Viruses!!

DO NOT OPEN AND JUST DELETE!!!

I HAVE HAD A TON OF THEM SENT!!

MADE THE MISTAKE ONLY ONCE!!!

 

[countinguy]

I have got them also, usually asking me how much shipping is to such and such place.

The funny thing is it has the sellers right email on it and then the person who sent it, and someone ebays system hickups to me.

I have emailed a couple people add $100 for shipping and actually got a couple pissed responeses.. I don't know what these are, but I don't think it is a virus, I don't click on any links.

 

[bjfinste]

I have emailed a couple people add $100 for shipping and actually got a couple pissed responeses.

That's funny as hell!

 

[Penguinfan]

Countinguy

Even though there is no attatchment I think they could be a virus, if you click the link they have in the e-mail couldn't it take you to a site that automaticaly starts to download something to your computer, spyware at the very least? I tend to agree with Jamacia1997, nothing good can come from opening those links. The message does tell you who the seller is "supposed" to be and if you go to Ebay there is a place to look up everything a seller has listed at the time so I typed a few of the names these e-mails have had and none of them ever show up as Ebay members so if it's a harmless prank then some sick-o has way too much time on his hands, speaking of which has anyone heard from Scott-Atlanta recentyly:shrug:



Penguinfan

 

[spang]

If you do indeed have an Ebay account, take some time to make sure that your account has not hijacked. The bad guys are stealing peoples identities and running bogus auctions on high ticket items.

 

[SixFive]

my mom gets a hoax ebay email every week.

Hers are usually asking her to verify her account within 48 hours or her privileges will be taken away. Most have a different type of header, usually a combo of letters and numbers, and you can do a search for that and it points to the hoax.

If you sell on ebay, you get the question for seller emails all the time, and they are not hoaxes (at least the ones I get are not). However, a person who has emailed me a question (they are usually stupid) has NEVER bought anything.

 

[countinguy]

Here got another today, I have never clicked on any links either, is this what ur gettin???

Hi, please add another $20 for shipping to Iowa.
wtcrzoen-fxin wrote:
Hello, what is the shipping cost to Yukon Territory?

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Question from: droonue
Title of item: BRAND NEW, RETAIL BOX, NEVER OPENED! UNLOCKED
Seller: yrtoxustj
Starts: Apr-14-04 17:35:06 PDT
Ends: Apr-21-04 17:35:06 PDT
Price: Starts at $29.66
To view the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=749844228


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[Mr Hockey]

If you are selling items on ebay, be careful as some of the emails can be legitimate as ebay does let bidders send emails to sellers through their site & it will be titled question for seller.

 

[Penguinfan]

If you are selling items on ebay, be careful as some of the emails can be legitimate as ebay does let bidders send emails to sellers through their site & it will be titled question for seller.

That's correct, but I am not selling anything on Ebay and I get like 30 of these a week,

Penguinfan

 

[countinguy]

I am not selling anything either, but still keep getting the emails, I think their system is screwed up.

 

[beantownjim]

E-BAY SUCKS I AM GETTING ROBBED AGAIN UNBELIEVABLE I SENT A GUY IN UTAH 108 DOLLARS FOR A KING COBRA 7 WOOD AND NOW I CALL THE F-CKING BUM AND HE SAYS I DONT WORK FOR THE COMPANY ANYMORE CALL THEM.WHY THE F-CK AM I DOING ALL THE RUNNING AROUND WHERE THE F-CK IS THE EBAY POLICE WHEN YOU NEED THEM. I DONT KNOW WHO'S WORSE THE CORRUPT SPORTSBOOKS LIKE (CASCADE) IN COSTA RICA OR THE SELLERS ON E-BAY WHAT THE F-CK IS EVERYBODY OUT TO ROB ME THESE DAYS DO I HAVE SUCKER WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD:thefinger

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE GREAT E-BAY ROBBERY OF 2004 THE DAY I SENT JOSH HAYS 108 DOLLARS AND HE TELLS ME HE'S OUT OF THE BUSINESS,I SHOULD FLY TO UTAH AND KICK THE SH-T OUT OF MISTER FAG BOY JOSH HAYS

 

[Wilson]

Classic....Jack, Don't ban this guy..he is too funny.

 

[Mr Hockey]

That's correct, but I am not selling anything on Ebay and I get like 30 of these a week,

Penguinfan

Oh ok, I was wondering if you were selling anything. I haven't gotten any of those emails from ebay.

 

[KMA]

It's spam, you can do one of 2 things if yah really want to:


1- Forward them to the goverment because ebay does nothing about it:

uce@ftc.gov

Or:

2- Forward them to:

'spoof@ebay.com'

 

[Captain Crunch]

I just got this one the other day. It looks legitimate, but not sure. Anyone gotten one of these lately.

Your credit card ending in **** will expire soon.

To avoid any interruption to your service, please update your credit card
expiration date by following the steps below. If you do not update your
credit card expiration date

- You may no longer be able to use Instant Transfer

To update your credit card expiration date:

1. Log in to your PayPal account
2. Go to the Profile subtab
3. Click on the 'Credit Cards' link in the Financial Information column
4. Choose the radio button next to the credit card you would like to
update and click 'Edit'
5. Enter your credit card verification number
6. Enter the new credit card expiration date
7. Click 'Save'


Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

 

[KMA]

Toss it. Don't respond, it's spam.

 

[CryBoy]

Classic....Jack, Don't ban this guy..he is too funny.

I second that! Freaking racist, but funny as hell.

 

[NySportsfan]

I second that! Freaking racist, but funny as hell.

Yea, BTJ is a classic old-time white guy, it's that simple and people like that can't change, I think he's kidding a lot of the time though and doesn't mean it all in racist ways so ya just gotta take it and laugh, i'm a fellow northeasterner, there does not seem to be tons on here compared to the south and midwest, but I find his posts freakin hilarious if you take em for what they are, entertainment

Mike