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Is this a phony eBay message?

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In Reply to: Re: Please explain how it works? nt posted by tapakah2001 on April 2, 2005 at 07:47:08:

Received via e-mail. The message claims that "due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listing placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your eBay registration."
Later they give a link under which they say, "eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers, and so on) in this email."
I have never bought or sold anything on eBay and don't have an account with them. Is this message legit or an invitation to identity theft. Anybody else get one like this?

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ITS CALLED PHISING EMAILS AND IS ILLEGAL DONT BE STUPID - STUART 12:56:03 04/28/05 (0)
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Of course it's legit - suits_me 15:55:56 04/21/05 (2)
Companies request your personal data via email all the time. eBay has to re-verify your account info, even though you don't have an eBay account.
I love the guy who says, "Probably." Yeah, it's nuanced.

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- Re: Of course it's not legit - Jim Willis 06:49:52 04/28/05 (1)
  This is a scam phishing for credit card numbers.
  If one receives something like this it's best to contact E-Bay's fraud department.
  - forward to spoof@eBay.com nt - Duilawyer 09:00:29 05/15/05 (0)
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Re: Is this a phony eBay message? - Guest 06:54:12 04/20/05 (2)
It's a fraud. Delete the mail without replying.
- Re: Is this a phony eBay message? - Mali 07:00:39 04/20/05 (0)
  Thanks to both of you. I wish I had an account and could screw with them as Jim suggests. The message comes with an authentic looking eBay logo. Might convince the unwary.
- Forward it to the ebay email address for spoofs. - Hepcat 07:31:20 04/20/05 (0)
  They will thank you and promise to investigate it vigorously.
  Then delete it.
Definitely a spoof - a message designed to steal your credit card.... - JimL 06:55:07 04/20/05 (1)
or bank account number. If you had an ebay account and some free time, you could test this by using your ebay name and a fake password (I usually use a short obscene phrase). The real ebay will reject the password, a fake will accept it since they have no idea what your real passord is. You can then proceed to give them a fake credit card or bank number to waste THEIR time.
- I would add that the down-side to replying is you may get more.... - JimL 06:59:12 04/20/05 (0)
  spam.
Re: Is this a phony eBay message? - sam9 09:27:13 04/20/05 (1)
This is a phish. A notorious one.
Reply to them and supply the information they ask for and you can extext thousands of dollars of charges to appear on your credit card!
Here is a simple rule:
NEVER, EVER give out any info in response to an e-mail request that you have not directly and specifically initiated yourself. Ebay, PayPal, the First National Bank of Lompoc, ect NEVER send e-mails like this.
Only when you, pertsonally have initiated the contact by going to the entities main website for some purpose that YOU initiated should you supply such info.
If you go to the Ebay website and look around you may even find a customer service or security page that discusses this con scheme. PayPal even has a place where they request you forward/report emails like this so they can sic their own private security people on them.
Look at this another way: Suppose your doorbell rings, there stans a stranger who says "I'm from K-Mart. We're cleaning up our records, give me your name, social security number, credit card number (including the 3-digits on the back), and you PIN." Are you dumb enough to fall for this?
- Re: Is this a phony eBay message? - tapakah2001 13:18:53 04/20/05 (0)
  Only when you, pertsonally have initiated the contact by going to the entities main website for some purpose that YOU initiated should you supply such info.
  Unfortunately not anymore. With a current situation with keyloggers and advanced troyans...
Re: Is this a phony eBay message? - BB 09:59:16 04/20/05 (0)
If you go to the html body of the message and right-click and select view source you will see that the link does not go to ebay.com but actually redirects you to some bogus website designed for the sole purpose of stealing credit card and bank accounts. To make matters more complicated for law enforcement the redirected website is normally not in the US. So there is no jurisdiction for prosecution without an extradition agreement.
Probably - jimmyjames 11:04:36 04/20/05 (0)
I got the same one, sent it to Ebay security, last week, still haven't heard back from them. On the whole, Ebay sucks while Paypal and Half.com, both of which are owned by Ebay, do a pretty good job.

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