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Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: barmiebrumie on October 14, 2005, 11:36:14: Hi, just got a email this morning from ''security@ebay'' telling me that someone had attempted to use my id 3 times in nigera & if i didnot responed in 24hrs my account would be suspended, & then asked me to go to a link for going abroad & useing ebay or not going,

done nothing & reported it to ebay, anyone eslse had this :?:

Thanks John.
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: TimM on October 14, 2005, 12:11:47: Had spoof emails from both ebay and paypal in the past, but not that one.

Will keep a look out :wink:

Thanks.
Title: Similar
Post by: Spacemud on October 14, 2005, 12:16:09: Hi,

Iv'e had something similar a few times. A very officially 'ebay' looking message saying that there had been attempts to access my account from another computer and I should go to a link and verify my card details or my account would be disabled.

It didn't quite make sense as I have always accessed the account from more than one computer. Obviously I didn't do as asked and my account was never disabled.

I did however change my password again just in case!
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: p4203 on October 14, 2005, 16:12:15: had the same things a couple of times i change my password every four weeks now
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: Spacemud on June 15, 2006, 00:14:04: I know it's an old thread but had another tonight about someone trying to access my ebay account. They wanted me to enter my details to access my account. Went in to Paypal no probs. The mail was from paypall.com....................notice the difference?!!!
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on June 15, 2006, 01:57:38: LOL that must be a poor lonely individual who did that one then. Generally the spoof emails are very much the same as the ones ebay and paypal send to you, because the spoofers basicaly copy and paste an email. The only difference is ebay and paypal will never ask you to click a link and enter details (aside from setting the account up to confirm your email addy) because they just ask you to log into your account and read the messages.

The obvious spelling mistake means its probably come kid who's bored.
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: strapping young lad on June 15, 2006, 06:35:30: trust me

the only emails paypal or ebay will send you is marketing ones where they are telling you about deals you can do for selling that particular week

NEVER about your account!

you will get your notification if you are bidding.. but NEVER about your account! (i think thats made it clearer :) )
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: Plum on June 15, 2006, 07:56:58: Yeah, is just the same as all the bank scams, just after all your details through a . . . . "link" . . . .
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: Porny on June 15, 2006, 09:05:28: If your ever not sure about a message from Ebay have at look in the 'My Messages' section of your 'My Ebay' account.

Any genuine message from Ebay will also be copied there.

If it's not there, but you have recieved a message in a email - then the email is spoof.

Ian
Title: WARNING ebay scam?
Post by: johnpirate on June 15, 2006, 10:01:57: I,ve been getting these for months.Yesterday was the first time I got a paypal one. I dont open them,just forward them straight on to e,bay.