[time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

[Peter Gottlieb]

I'm guessing it's real:

http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/news

Of course, as always, don't go clicking on random links...




On 4/22/2013 12:14 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> I did trace the headers back via SpamCop before posting. The originating
> ISP looked sort of eBayish, sort of not eBayish...  inconclusive...  hence
> the question.
>
> -John
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>> 	First rule of E-mail forensics: Look at the full headers. Trace the
>> message's origin path. That'll tell you in a heartbeat if the thing is
>> genuine or a malware attempt.
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>> On 22-Apr-13 at 06:13 J. Forster wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I recieved a very odd communication, apparently from eBay, this morning.
>>> It is a request to contact Congress about sales taxes on internet sales.
>>>
>>> It APPEARS to be genuine, but I'm unconvinced.
>>>
>>> Has anybody else received this email, and is it for real?
>>>
>>> Puzzled,
>>>
>>> -John
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