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Friday 19 January 2007
A hoax e-mail claiming that eBay is closing down is actually an attempt to steal users' details.
The e-mail warns users that as of 27 February 2007 the popular auction site will shut down due to repeated "abuses on our company".
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Security experts Sophos discovered the scam messages and although most users will recognize a claim like this as an obvious hoax, 75% of all phishing emails last year were targeted at eBay and PayPal users.
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