Bogus eBay email?

Cladiator

I got this today and am wondering if it is bogus? To my knowledge I've been involved with nothing fraudulent and take note of the date...kinda weird I think. What do you think?



***Urgent Safeharbor Department Notice***

eBay Fraud Mediation Request
Date: Thu, 23 September 2004

You have recieved this email because you or someone had used your account to make fake bids at eBay. For security purposes, we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

THE FRAUD ALERT ID CODE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ATTACHED IN OUR FRAUD MEDIATION REQUEST FORM, IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR EBAY ACCOUNT REGISTRATION INFORMATIONS.

Fraud Alert ID CODE: ********
(Please save this Fraud Alert ID Code for your reference.)

To help speed up this process, please access the following form to complete the verification of your eBay account registration informations:

http://scgi.ebay.com/verify_id=ebay &fraud alert id code=********

.

Please Note:
If we do not receive the appropriate eBay account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this eBay account is fraudulent and will be suspended.
The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.


We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc.

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Russ

Check the headers.

This might be a clue, though:



<< <i>Date: Thu, 23 September 2004 >>



Russ, NCNE

kieferscoins

Of course it is bogus.

Someone needs to start a website with all these e-mails too get the word out on this forum.

Cameron Kiefer

LittleDot

you can log into your ebay account and try the live support thing. hope this helps you

Cladiator

<< <i>Date: Thu, 23 September 2004 >>

- Yeah, very suspicious.



<< <i>Someone needs to start a website with all these e-mails dget the word out on this forum >>

- Seriously! They are starting to get on my nerves!

LittleDot

I saw the date too, but was thinking "if" it was real maybe that is from the date they are talking about. Seen a long time to wait to send thou... Makes you think huh???