Dear Value 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, access to your account was limited.
Your account access will remain suspended until this issue is
resolved.
To secure your account and quickly restore full access we will
require some additional information from you.
Please, click the link bellow in order to fulfill the Security
Team requirements:
e B a y - C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e
The process is mandatory, and if not completed, your account
will be subject to temporary suspension.
Regards,
Shannon Talbot
eBay Billing Department.
Ive gotten this email before and it says that I wont be able to use my account anymore but I have, many times. Im pretty sure this is a scam, but still, what do you guys think?
2006-12-27 02:11:27 · 13 answers · asked by Yellow C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Ohh thank you! I wish I can give you all the best answer but I cant =[ I did think this was a fishin incident because when I click on the link it looked different
2006-12-27 02:31:20 · update #1
This is a scam. It is called phishing. If you hold your mouse over the link they want you to use, you will see in the lower bar on the screen that the url is not ebay's url.
This is a form of ID theft. Once they have your user name and ID, they can use it to cheat other people using your account.
2006-12-27 02:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. There are two similar scams, another from ebay informing you that payment is due for a purchase made by you, and a paypal letter just like the above. Neither of these sites will ever send you this kind of email so always assume that it is a scam.
Scambusters has lists of scams: http://www.scambusters.org/ebay-scams.html
But if you are unsure, you can forward the email to ebay's spoof address and they'll tell you for sure: http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/questions/email-authenticity.html
2006-12-27 10:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by DrD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have two options, first being the best, go to the website (ebay in this case) and check out before clicking any link on the email. Second, when you receive emails do not click on links before looking at your browser, when pointing at the link, to see the adress it comes from. If it does not come from ebay then it's a scam.
2006-12-27 10:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is probably a phishing scam, trying to get you to reveal sensitive information they can use in identify theft. To be sure, you can forward the message to spoof@ebay.com. They will give you a definitive answer.
2006-12-27 10:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by Magic One 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It IS a scam or "Phishing".....do as Bostonian says and report it to eBay ASAP!
spoof@ebay.com
They have tried me 3 times or more!!
I am also the owner of $178,000,000....according to some really good friends in Nigeria that are looking out for my best interest!!!
2006-12-27 10:36:23 · answer #5 · answered by CommanderJim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT REPLY TO THAT EMAIL!! IT IS A SCAM!!!!!!!
eBay does not send emails asking for personal information, passwords, or credit card information. EVER!
2006-12-27 10:23:41 · answer #6 · answered by piper54alpha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. eBay NEVER sends out such notices. Forward it to spoof@ebay.com so that they can get the rogue site shut down.
2006-12-27 10:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called phishing and don't fall for it, delete the email and move on with every day life :o)
2006-12-27 10:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by SKULL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've gotten that e-mail too. Don't open it! If you haven't had any problems with e-bay recently, then there are no problems. There is one with Paypal too, so be careful.
2006-12-27 10:21:17 · answer #9 · answered by Madrider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't answer them! It's a scam!
2006-12-27 10:18:40 · answer #10 · answered by MILAYA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋