***ALERT*** New eBay scam !

[Recklessrob]

I just recieved an e-mail claiming that a third party looged into my account
and attempted to change my registerted e-mail address. Due to this, my
account has been suspended.  Instead of clicking on the "handy links"
provided in the e-mail, I went directly to eBay and found nothing to be
altered. I've since reported this to spoof@ebay.com as well as my IP.
This e-mail was done extremely well, and could easilly pass as an original.
They've simply set up a "mirror" site to decietfully obtain one's private
information. Guys and Gals, please be careful !

[Recklessrob]

I got a reply from eBay already.

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.

Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or
financial information from the recipients.

The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email
to the appropriate authorities.

In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit
information such as your credit card numbers or passwords. If you are
ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, simply follow these
steps:

1. Open a new Web browser and type www.ebay.com into your browser
address field to go directly to the eBay site.

2. On eBay, sign into your account and click the "My eBay" button at the
top of the page.

3. Check the My Messages section located at the top of the My eBay page.
If an email affects your eBay account, it's now in My Messages. Any
email sent to your registered eBay email address from eBay or from
another eBay member via eBay's member-to-member communication system
will now appear in My Messages.

Just remember, if you get an email to your registered eBay email address
that looks like it's from eBay about a problem with your account or
requesting personal information, check My Messages first. If it's not
there, it's a fake email.

If you still have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.com. Do not respond to it or
click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or
change the email in any way when you forward it to us.

If you have already entered sensitive personal information, financial
information, or your password into a Web site based on a request from a
spoofed email, you should take immediate action to protect your identity
and all of your online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page
with valuable information regarding the steps you should take to protect
yourself.

 http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-account-theft-reporting.html

To review eBay's new tutorial about Spoof Emails, please see the
following Web page:

 http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/

To help you better protect yourself from fake eBay and PayPal Web sites,
we have developed a feature for the eBay Toolbar called "Account Guard."
Account Guard includes an indicator of when you are on an eBay or PayPal
Web site or a known spoof (or "phishing") site, buttons to report fake
eBay Web sites, and a password notification feature that warns you when
you may be entering your eBay password on an unverified site.

To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard go to
www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then
click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your efforts help keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade.

Regards,

eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team

[Racer X]

Any email asking for information is bullshit and gets deleted pronto!

[SuperSix]

Any email asking for information is bullshit and gets deleted pronto!

Very good, basic way of putting it.

If ANY email asks you to log onto a site with a password, it's bogus.


If you didn't REQUEST the info, it's probably bogus.

[Recklessrob]

I wasn't content to just delete it. I wanted to go the extra
mile and report the SOB(s) !  :smt071
Sadly though, some people fall for that crap.

[TSM Girl]

We rec one a while back asking about our paypal with ebay, and Bryan forward it over to that website you posted.  I would say at least twice a year we get those stupid requests.

[Recklessrob]

We rec one a while back asking about our paypal with ebay, and Bryan forward it over to that website you posted.

[sun dog]

I get about three of those a day.
 
They got my email from asking a question about an EBAY auction.
 
About half of the people on there are full of shit.

[Recklessrob]

I get about three of those a day.
 
They got my email from asking a question about an EBAY auction.
 
About half of the people on there are full of shit.

Have you tried reporting them ?

[SuperSix]

I get many every day, and if they don't get filtered into the spam filder, I do report them, via Gmail's "Report Phishing" frature.

I click on 'em for fun, then try to log in using iamwiththefbia ndyouaresobust ed as a username.

[TSM Girl]

I get many every day, and if they don't get filtered into the spam filder, I do report them, via Gmail's "Report Phishing" frature.

I click on 'em for fun, then try to log in using iamwiththefbia ndyouaresobust ed as a username.

Good, lol, you should because those emails are getting anoying!  lol

[Top Speed]

Git'em RR!!

[Recklessrob]

Git'em RR!!

You can count on it.

[sun dog]

I get about three of those a day.  
  
They got my email from asking a question about an EBAY auction.  
  
About half of the people on there are full of shit.

Have you tried reporting them ?

 
 
I actually got a preemptive email from EBAY that I responded to a user who they found to be Phishing.  
 
I use proxy emails thru verizon for that kind of junk so I can just change and cancel them when it gets too bad.

[Recklessrob]

I get about three of those a day.