Dear Seller, i have made the payment....when will i get the products???i wish the phones now!

This scam seems to come from some buyer that sent payment to your paypal address and now is wondering why you havent send them the merchandise they bought. You have not sold this person anything and you are thinking how did this guy send me an email - dont click the official looing ebay links in the email - they take yout to a scammers site and capture your userid and password - the latest phishing scam is very devious - here is some of what the email says:

eBay sent this message to ben Howlett (strawberryfeet). Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay. Learn more.

Question about Item -- Respond Now eBay sent this message on behalf of an eBay member via My Messages. Responses sent using email will go to the eBay member directly and will include your email address. Click the Respond Now button below to send your response via My Messages (your email address will not be included).

Question from rosesmith300 Item: (5784504408)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
rosesmith300 is a potential buyer.

Item Details
Item number: 5784504408
End date: 11-Aug-05 22:31:58 BST
View item description:
htp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5784504408&sspagenam e=ADME:B:AAQ:UK:1 <-bogus link
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Man these guys got guts - most of these links are saying "click here to report suspicious activity" - and those links take you right to the scammers site!

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