ITT: Someone tried to steal my Ebay pass (and we post security stories!)

[MiccyNarc]

eBay user,

You are registered with eBay using your email address.
As part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website, we are undertaking a period review of our member accounts.
You are requested to visit our site by following the link given below
[LINK REMOVED BY MICCY HIMSELF!]
Please fill in the required information.
This is required for us to continue offering you a safe and risk free environment to run your auctions, and maintain the eBay Experience.
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Allen Andrews,
FADE Protection System Manager.

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So I click the link (snap confirmed my e-mail address.....whatever) and it asked for my login and password, which immediately sent up red flags because Firefox likes to remember my passwords.
So I look at the address bar and this is basically what I saw:
123.123.12.1://ebay.com/blahblahblah.html
I decided that entering my password was a bad idea and closed the page.

Evil kids

Anyway post your random computer security stories.

 

[Muffin Man]

So I click the link (snap confirmed my e-mail address.....whatever) and it asked for my login and password, which immediately sent up red flags because Firefox likes to remember my passwords.
So I look at the address bar and this is basically what I saw:
123.123.12.1://ebay.com/blahblahblah.html
I decided that entering my password was a bad idea and closed the page.

Evil kids

Anyway post your random computer security stories.

we must be teh pwn dese kids in teh crotches, prpare da basebool bats >.<

 

[JNightshade]

MICCY HIMSELF!

You're a guy...? I always read Miccy as "Missy"... damn, I feel dumb.

 

[Muffin Man]

umm you didnt like... have... "thought"s... about him... did you...?

 

[SubKamran]

Dude, that email was riddled with grammatical mistakes; and I'm 17 Plus, it's always useful to check the link first.

Use Thunderbird *phishing scams*

 

[JNightshade]

no, I didn't have thoughts about Miccy, or covering "her" in honeymustard and then making sweet love, or anything like that...

*looks around*

 

[Feath]

I get e-mails like that almost daily. Same thing from my bank as well.

 

[NeonSpyder]

If one of you lot ever do "accidentally" click one of those fraud email links and "accidentally" (read: stupid) enter your information, then I do recommend you review information regarding a potential account compromise situation on eBay and review this link, I also recommend using the "Live Help" link on the page to receive more information and assistance from a Live eBay Representative:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-account-theft-reporting.html

 

[Jintor]

I'd swear the FADE security system is a anti-piracy system...

but that doesn't matter.

Does anything from the internet legitimately ever ask you to enter your password and details?

 

[MiccyNarc]

You're a guy...? I always read Miccy as "Missy"... damn, I feel dumb.

Don't feel bad, you aren't the first.

no, I didn't have thoughts about Miccy, or covering "her" in honeymustard and then making sweet love, or anything like that...

Okay...that would be a first -_-

Dude, that email was riddled with grammatical mistakes; and I'm 17 Plus, it's always useful to check the link first.

The link was www.ebay.com/etc.
And it was 10 at night, I'm quite bad at detecting grammatical errors.

Does anything from the internet legitimately ever ask you to enter your password and details?

HL2.net does!
Oh wait..