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new Ebay fraud ?

I got 2 of these in my E-mail. When you hit the link, it wants your username and password.
I went to Ebay and was able to use it no problem.
Scared me at first.





***Urgent Safeharbor Department Notice***

SafeHarbor Suspension

Dear customer,

We regret to inform you that your eBay account will be 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. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay. According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by completing the following form or else your account will be deleted.

http://cgi3.eBay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SecureConfirmation&bpuser=1

Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, then we will assume this account is fraudulent and will be cancelled. We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.

We apreciate your support and understading, 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.

Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification mail sent to this address cannot answered

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Comments

  • oldest trick in the book...at aol they control the email and are the only ones in blue.....so you know its legit....as far as that ebay notice...they rarely ask for anything as all they care about is members and making money..which is what they do

    monsterman
    my goal is to find the monsters and i go where they are but i sometimes miss some.... so if you have any and want to sell IM THE BUYER FOR THEM!!!

    out of rockets ...out of bullets...switching to harsh language
  • eBay & PayPal will always address you by name, not "Dear customer"
    Plus eBay uses a spellchecker.image

    Glenn
  • Just got three all with in a few seconds of each other and they went right into my trash can for deletion.
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