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Monday, October 02, 2006

eBay Should Say No Way to Spam!

Once upon a time I got tired because of that email spam flood I was receiving even in an eBay hotmail newsletter. The same email spam came through many email addresses I am using. So, I was confident they were scams so I blocked them.

Unfortunately, and just before 5 minutes since a long time I again received the same designed html newsletter through two of my email addresses. I thought, there might be someone who dislikes me so he subscribed me to those newsletters to rip-me-off.

But, the wonder is that, I read at the top of the newsletter:

eBay sent this message to you. Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay. Learn more (This was a text link which goes to http://66.223. 111. 157/ws/eBayISAPI;dllSignIn&co_partnerId=2/pUserId=&siteid=0&pageType=&pa1=&i1=&bshowgif=&UsingSSL=&ru/).
While the person registered there is not me and here is his or her details as they followed 4-5 lines below the notification above: mamastanley (This was a text link which goes to http://66.223.111.157/ws/eBayISAPI;dllSignIn&co_partnerId=2/pUserId=&siteid=0&pageType=&pa1=&i1=&bshowgif=&UsingSSL=&ru/)
Positive Feedback:
100%
Member Since:
Aug-02-02
Location:
massachusetts, United States
Registered On:
www.ebay.com

At the end portion of that newsletter and above the footer there was an alert box saying:
Is this email inappropriate? Does it violate eBay policy? (This was a text link which goes to http://66.223.111.157/ws/eBayISAPI;dllSignIn&co_partnerId=2/pUserId=&siteid=0&pageType=&pa1=&i1=&bshowgif=&UsingSSL=&ru/) Help protect the community by reporting it.

I tried to report this message and to tell eBay, when they address people they should address them at the top and at the subject line by their full registered names and emails since eBay knows its name will be exploited in spams and scams.

NOTE: I am putting the message as is here to enable whom it may concern get rid of this kind of exploitation.

The same eBay email spams were sent in through other different email addresses with the same details above.
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