Hoax E-mail Claims eBay To Close
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".
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.
Sophos
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