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E-mail solicitation from eBay???

gtbeakergtbeaker Posts: 199 ✭
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Folks-

Sorry to be off topic, but I wanted to warn you that someone is again sending out e-mails in eBay's name. I received an e-mail this morning (from aw-confirm@eBay.com), stating that my eBay account had been suspended due to a policy violation (misreprentation of identity). It also stated that until I filled out a form and proved that I was indeed the person who owned the account, that I would not be able to bid or sell on eBay.

At the bottom of the e-mail it had a few boxes to enter my username and password in order to access this "form" for me to fill out. Needless to say, I didn't reply!

Long story short, be careful and report anything like this to eBay Customer Service!

Scott

P.S.- Here's a copy of the body of the e-mail...

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Dear eBay user,

We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to the violation of our site policy below:

* Misrepresentation of Identity (User) - Representing yourself as another eBay user or registering using the identity of another.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account.

According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by sign in and complete the form that will pop up or you won't be able to bid or sell.

Thank you

eBay Customer Support




eBay User ID
You can also use your registered email.



eBay Password
Forgot your password?

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Comments

  • coachhcoachh Posts: 529 ✭
    Got the same message today. Put in my user name (F---) and password (you) and sent it to them.
  • zardoz51zardoz51 Posts: 1,168
    Don't forget to give them a valid credit card #, your social security number, date of birth, and Mother's maiden name. image
    THE FLOGGINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
  • RobERobE Posts: 1,160 ✭✭
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/957191.asp?vts=092420031605
    Robert

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    My Auctions
  • GoSoxBoSoxGoSoxBoSox Posts: 1,103
    Guys,

    I get these e-mails everyweek. The first time I reacted to it and had 4 harley davidsons for sale under my account. If you sent in your user id and password, follow these steps.

    1 - Change your eBay and Paypal password immediately.
    2 - Cancel the auctions posted under your account (if any).
    3 - Make sure your Paypal account wasn't abused (bank transfers and credit card)
    4 - Click on the "Live Help" symbol found on eBay's home page and report the issue. They will post credits on listing fees for any auctions placed under your account. You'll need to forward them the e-mail you received and provide the auction id numbers.

    If this happend to you move fast before you have some real hassles. Most of the e-mails I get like this are asked me to verify my account information for a security process by giving my user id and password.
    There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"
  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭
    Luckily I deleted the 1st time but I have received several solicitations from ebay where the account has obviously been hijacked. Be careful if someone offers you an item ata low price , you check their feedback and it is awesome, I had offers for a 52 mays , the cracker jack cobb, and the 4 gai 60 packs that were on ebay last week alone. I reported them all to ebay and i got a response that the accounts were in fact stolen. these idiots don't know the hobby so they offer things that they don't even realize are rare and almost 1 of a kind.

    I also saw a friend who had 100 plasma tv's listed on his account where his id was stolen. major hassel for him to get it all fixed.

    BE SAFE AND NEVER REPLY TO A WEBSITE THROUGH AN EMAIL!!!!
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