Ebay Sellers, have you recently received this message-

[ariesgem]

through the "my ebay" message center from an established Ebayer asking about an item that you're selling?

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Hello, My name is D*** P***. (name edited out)

I am interested in your item. The problem is that I am a very confused as ebay say your suspended and I cannot place bid Please, have a look:
81.248.47.19/mambo/cache/e2pUserId=siteid=0pageType=pa1=i1=bshowgif=UsingSSL=
ru=pp=pa2=errmsg=runame=ruparams=ruproduct=sid=favoritenav=migrateVisitor=/eBaySAPI/dll/index.php


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This was received from an established bidder interested in a Banana Republic skirt that I'm selling. I only sell women's clothes. I looked up the member's history and he strictly deals in selling cars and buying car parts. He doesn't have a feedback history that shows that he's ripping anyone off.

I went to live help to see if my account was suspended for some reason but they're closed. (my account's paid up and my listings are still active.)

I usually receive Ebay spoof emails through my personal email account or unwanted solicitations through the ebay message center from people with a 0 feedback rating. As with this message, I didn't click on the link.

I'll contact Ebay again tomorrow, but if someone has an answer for me now, I'll sleep a little easier tonight.

Thanks

[derby378]

1. It's a fake, and I can prove it

Forward the entire message to this e-mail address:

[e-mail]

PayPal handles fradulent e-mails for both itself and eBay now, so expect a response from PayPal shortly confirming that it is a fake.

If in fact it ISN'T a fake, good luck getting your account sorted out.

[ariesgem]

4. Thanks. Done.

My sister just told me that maybe someone has stolen his account and is using it to phish for more Ebay accounts. I've never been in trouble with Ebay and treat my account like gold. It's my only source of income. Just the mention of suspension sends chills up my spine.

[GenDem]

2. That definitely sounds like a spoof.

I get them at least a couple times a month. I used to copy and paste them and send them in to ebays's safe harbor. I don't even bother, now. I just delete. If they try to link you to a site that asks for your account information...you know it's a spoof. Ebay will NEVER ask for that in an email.

[uppityperson]

3. I love the spoofs that just directly for my info, don't even copy and eBay logo.

How stupid do they think people are? At least give me a logo. Looks spoof.

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. Always look at the URL... if it doesn't point to an

https:// ..... address, it's a spoof. The *s* at the end stands for secure. Plus the .php at the end of the addy .. Ebay is built on the Sun Microsystems Java Platform.

It's a phishing attempt, and someone else's account, if it came from a legitimate member, has been spoofed or hacked. This lameass didn't even hide his I.P. number at the beginning of his URL... these are the ones I find fun to play with.... before I turn them in to security at Ebay and PayPal. :evilgrin:

Come kimosabe, we go play withum port scanners and "other" toys... have BIG fun! :wink:

Ghost

[wildhorses]

6. dude, that post turns me on in a major way

:blush:

i bet i could learn a thing or two from you...

:blush:


there is nothing i can say that does NOT read like a double entendre but,

my evil twin sister would like to hang out with your evil twin brother:evilgrin:

[qnr]

7. Really, you'd have thought eBay would at least have upgraded when Mambo became Joomla

heheh n/t

[wildhorses]

9. hot dayum!!

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[Ghost in the Machine]

10. You'd have to be willing to stay after class...

Take my hand and don't be scared as I lead you on this journey through the dark underworld of cyberspace. Let the evil twins reign!

:hug:

Ghost

[CatWoman]

8. A,

interesting. Look at this email I received today:

eBay Safeharbor Department Notice

Notice ID : 8569-5521-30021

Dear eBay member,

We are contacting you to inform you our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with our rules and to ensure that your account has not been compromised and to speed up this process, you are required to verify your personal information against the eBay account registration data we have on file by following the link below.

e B a y - C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e

Please save this Notice ID for your reference.

When submitting sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.

Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, we will assume this account is fraudulent and it will be suspended. We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.

We apreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc.

Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification mail sent to this address and can not be replied to.



and when I clicked on the link the message provided, all it wanted was my credit/debit card information. I didn't respond.

[Jo March]

12. "your account informations"

Well, that's a dead giveaway right there. Freeper phishing? :rofl:

[Courtesy Flush]

11. I got an email last week

From a guy asking if I can ship to Scotland... Well, considering that I'm selling a domain name, that shouldn't be a problem. I won't even charge for extra packaging.

It had a phishing link, of course.