You are lucky, because, as I understand it, these people find lists like
the Healey list and make off with the list members e-mail addresses from
that list.
If you use spamblocker, it may stop some of them depending on how high you
set it---and this, as i understand it, can also block some "good" e-mails.
Regards
Tom Felts
> [Original Message]
> From: Mark and Kathy <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 11/2/05 10:32:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Fake E-Bay wants your info
>
> This is all pretty interesting to me and maybe someone can explain this.
> I have been on this list since 97 and get very little spam at all. I got
my
> first ebay con letter yesterday and don't ever get bank phfising mail or
> porno mail.
>
> What don't I do , or do I do , or do I have on my computer that others
> don't.
>
> Could this be my net provider doing a good job of filtering or is it just
> plain luck?
>
> I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I am still connected to a modem and
I
> don't do a lot of surfing on the web unless its Sports Car related or
Ebay
> related. And I am not using AOL and never have.
>
> Just very curious and relieved that I am so spam free.
>
> And no, please don't share any with me, but thanks anyway.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "healeyolic" <healey6@optonline.net>
> To: "'tom felts'" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; "'John Trifari'"
> <jtrifari@comcast.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:49 PM
> Subject: RE: Fake E-Bay wants your info
>
>
> > As a general rule, if you receive any email requesting any information,
it
> > is a fraud or an attempt to obtain information for fraudelant purposes
> > "phfising". Ebay, in particular, has a message section in the "My EBay"
> > section. When you go to your main ebay screen, if they have a message
for
> > you, it is there -- not spread out through regular email. NEVER click
on a
> > link on an email that you receive as they almost always redirect you to
a
> > fraud pepertrator.
> >
> > How many of us have received emails purported to be from North Fork
Bank
> > or
> > other obscure banks stating that our account information is
compromised.
> > You
> > would be amazed at the number of idiots I repeat idiots who respond to
> > these
> > emails even though North Fork is a VERY obscure bank on Long Island, NY
> > and
> > I doubt if people outside of Long Island would have an account there.
> >
> > The down side of all of this fraud stuff is that I am now getting more
of
> > these than the porn site and viagra ads. Perhaps they have figured out
> > that
> > I am over the hill and can't respond as they would like.
> >
> > John Sims, BN6
> > Aberdeen, NJ
> >
> > www.healey6.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> > On
> > Behalf Of tom felts
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:29 PM
> > To: John Trifari; healeys@autox.team.net
> > Cc: jtrifari@comcast.net
> > Subject: RE: Fake E-Bay wants your info
> >
> > Yep---the ba*tards send these out a lot---I get one almost every day.
> > Also, watch for paypal ones also. To report Paypal, use
spoof@paypal.com
> >
> > Regards
> > Tom Felts
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