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Re: Amazon.com Scam



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A dead give-away is an IP address in front of the expected domain
name.

For a wealth of info, this worth a read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:50:14 -0700 bruce tovsky
<bruce@skeletonhome.com> wrote:
>On Sep 30, 2005, at 3:03 PM, Tom Ritchford wrote:
>
>> In general, never ever click on a link from ANYONE that involves
>> money... your bank, paypal, ebay, your credit card company.
>>
>> The link may be deceptive...  if you can, type in the name you
>expect
>> to get.
>>
>> This avoids issues like the paypaI.com hoax (more obvious when
>you see
>> the URL as paypai.com)...
>
>i would highly recommend that everyone double-check phish & spoof
>emails with the vendor/bank involved by manually typing in the
>link
>and/or logging into your account and check your messages there.
>generally, ebay and banks (and credit cards, etc.) will post
>messages
>there that are also sent to your email account. legitimate
>messages
>can get lost/tossed and precious time wasted if one just trashes
>anything
>they think is a scam. be vigilant! from personal experience i can
>tell
>you
>it will save you in the long run.
>cheers
>bruce
>
>bruce tovsky
>www.skeletonhome.com
>
>"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane."
>Philip K. Dick
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