IS THIS A SCAM??
CoinGuy42
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Just received the following email from ebay....is it a scam? Thanks for any advice.....Arthur
Dear eBay customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information.
This might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information ( i.e.change of address).
2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
3. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.
Please update and verify your information by clicking the link below:
https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterEnterInfo
Dear eBay customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information.
This might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information ( i.e.change of address).
2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
3. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.
Please update and verify your information by clicking the link below:
https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterEnterInfo
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<< <i>Yiperooni >>
Are you sure? I went to the page, and it looks to be on ebay's server.
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<< <i>Yiperooni >>
Are you sure? I went to the page, and it looks to be on ebay's server. >>
It is--the problem is that's the text... I'm sure the actual link didn't go there.
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<< <i>Yiperooni >>
Are you sure? I went to the page, and it looks to be on ebay's server. >>
It is--the problem is that's the text... I'm sure the actual link didn't go there.
Jeremy >>
It is a very well made scam, then:
<form method="post" name="BusinessRegistration" action="https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll">
<< <i>That address is not the site that the link takes you to. These scam emails are sent in HTML, so although that address is a valid eBay address, where you land when you click on the link is something totally different. The scammers count on a certain percentage of people who don't look at the address bar after they have clicked the link. >>
Alright. I understand. When I read the e-mail, I immediately though scam, but after copying the link, I wasn't sure. Its scams like these that make me glad eBay doesn't know my real e-mail address (I only check the one they have when I buy something).
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<< <i>Dear eBay customer, >>
A real ebay email will address you by your user name.
Second indication that it is a scam:
<< <i>Please update and verify your information by clicking the link below: >>
A real eBay email will direct you to go sign on to the eBay website. It will not provide a link for you to do so!
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