[time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

Richard Solomon w1ksz at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 23 11:55:02 EDT 2013


I am a long time user of e-pay and did not get the message. So, I too,
smell a rat !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On 4/23/2013 7:22 AM, J. Forster wrote:
> I'm inclined to think it is genuine, but:
>
> As part of their security protocol, eBay tells you to check 'My Messages'
> by logging onto your account from the eBay home page.
>
> The 'Contact Congress' message is not in 'My Messages'.
>
> It concerns me that eBays message FAILS the authentication test they
> themselves advocate. There may be a legal reason for this in the corporate
> lobbying laws. I don't know.
>
> My concern has never been about the politics of the thing, but only about
> whether it is genuine or fake.
>
> I am cautious, and within hours of the Boston Marathon Bombing, I was
> getting spam/phishing/malware emails about it. It is certainly possible
> that some miscreant is exploiting the news about eBay's lobbying attempt
> the same way.
>
> YMMV,
>
> -John
>
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>> Hi John,
>>
>> I also got one of these emails.  It appears to be genuine, especially as
>> two
>> different sources directed to by Drudgereport, are talking about a rush to
>> pass
>> Internet tax regulation during this week without time for people to review
>> the
>> proposal and the White House pushing the same point.
>>
>> No matter your view point about eBay, their concern is real and should be
>> of
>> concern by everyone else.  Particularly, as it is being handled to push it
>> through so fast without the proper vetting.
>>
>> Bill....WB6BNQ
>>
>>
>> "J. Forster" wrote:
>>
>>> 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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