New Phishing technique?

Jim Barry jim at SASHBOX.NET
Sun Feb 6 06:21:48 GMT 2005


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To update your account now, please follow the link below, validate your inf=
ormation, and verify
your acceptance of the updated agreement.<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a
href=3D"https://signin.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&runame=3DLIVEW=
ORLD_US_ANSWER_CENTER&ruproduct=3DUser+Agreement+Update&ruparams=3Dpage%3Dh=
ttp://69.93.82.178/.ebay/index.html"><b><font color=3D"RED">WARNING: "signi=
n.ebay.com" claims to be </font></b> https://scgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll=
?UpdateAgreement</a>


MailScanner sees this as and is reported as:

To update your account now, please follow the link below, validate your
information, and verify your acceptance of the updated agreement.

     WARNING: "signin.ebay.com" claims to be
https://scgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?UpdateAgreement

And it still looks real in a browser.. tested in IE and Firefox.

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