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Topic: ebay e-mail - advice please
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Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-02-2005 02:48 AM
   
Hi guys and girls.I just received this e-mail from ebay (following a very suspciious one from Paypal about two weeks ago) and I'm seeking your opinions ... is it valid ?? Thanks Mike
"Credit Card Debit Card 2005 update"
"We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this problems please click here and re-enter your account information. If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 3-4 days, after this period your account will be terminated. For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us. Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay. Regards,Safeharbor Department eBay, Inc
The eBay team.
This is an automatic message. Please do not reply." |
DGeraths
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posted 01-02-2005 03:06 AM
Bogus... ignore it...------------------
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Apollo-Soyuz
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From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 01-02-2005 04:11 AM
You should forward it to the following: [email protected] and let them know about it. I checked my credit card info and it was up to date.  ------------------
John Macco
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spaced out
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From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 01-02-2005 06:00 AM
100% fake.The key thing to look at in these messages are the links it tries to send you to. This example is very crude as they don't even try to disguise the destination that the "click here" link sends you to - a raw IP address. Usually the site name is a bogus collection of bits and pieces with ebay somewhere in there but as the real eBay site points out a real eBay message will always send you to "signin.ebay.[yourcountry]". Be sure to check the real target of the link too rather than the text shown in the messages. It's easy to have the text give the real address but make the link point to their bogus site. |
autohnd
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posted 01-02-2005 09:02 AM
By all means, disregard. If it has a link in the email, it's to route you to somewhere other than ebay or paypal. Simply hit your forward button, in the address line, type "spoof@_____.com" (put ebay or paypal in the blank), and send it on. They will notify you as to whether they had really sent it, or not. (I even got one of these which had my regional bank's logo on it!...scam artists!) If you ever get one similar from YOUR bank, call them first to verify!)------------------
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cklofas
Member Posts: 221
From: Euless,TX USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 01-02-2005 12:42 PM
Its a spoof. I average about 6 of these type scams a week. The really funny ones are from a purpored "bank" that I have never used  |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-02-2005 08:22 PM
To all of you guys, my sincere thanks.I thought as much, despite the fact that the page looked 100% genuine. I'll forward this on as recommended by JM and advise you of any response. Mike |
Scott
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 01-02-2005 11:08 PM
Some of these phishing (as they are also known) emails are really good. I was fooled by an "eBay" one a year or so ago but luckily caught my mistake right after I made it. The one saving grace with these things is if you fall for one, you're usually OK if you catch it pretty quickly and change your password. That's because thousands of these phish emails are sent out at a time and about a third or so of the really good ones "get a bite". That means probably thousands of accounts the criminals have to go through before they get to yours. So you have time to catch your mistake.Like I said, some of these are very good. Sometimes I will get one that I think may be real, but I'll forward it to spoof@..... just for the heck of it. Sure enough, every time I will get an email back telling me the email I received was not legitimate.
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Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-03-2005 01:45 AM
.... and the response from ebay came thru, confirming the message did not originate from their offices. Surprise surprise !! Thanks again guys ...
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ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-03-2005 08:15 AM
I believe I saw something about a week ago that ebay stated they will not send anyone any information via their emails any longer. It will now be in your "My Account" page when you log on and go to that page. |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 01-03-2005 08:50 AM
Watch out also for similar scams which look as though they've come from paypal. I must get at least two for eBay and two for paypal per week. I always report them to [email protected] or [email protected] . Hopefully they'll track these ba***rds down and end them!!Cheers, Derek |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 01-04-2005 11:04 PM
Mike,
I received the exact same emails supposedly from PayPal and ebay. The "Paypal" came just before Christmas and the "ebay" on 1/3/05. I sent both PP and ebay an inquiry but have not received a reply. Imagine that. |
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