you know all of those 'verify your ebay account' emails you get?

well i don't know if YOU get them. i do. i get MANY of them. each and every one i do get, i forward on to ebay WITHOUT clicking on any links.

who knew some of them are the work of terrorists? i would have NEVER thought of this.

good thing to be aware of WHOEVER is responsible. DO NOT EVER give out your information on the phone or on the net or ANYWHERE if you are not absolutely certain who you are giving that information to

Terrorism's Hook Into Your Inbox
U.K. Case Shows Link Between Online Fraud and Jihadist Networks


By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer

The global jihad landed in Linda Spence's e-mail inbox during the summer of 2003, in the form of a message urging her to verify her eBay account information. The 35-year-old New Jersey resident clicked on the link included in the message, which took her to a counterfeit eBay site where she unwittingly entered in personal financial information.
Ultimately, Spence's information wound up in the hands of a young man in the United Kingdom who investigators said was the brains behind a terrorist cell that sought to facilitate deadly bombing attacks against targets in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. ..........