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New ebay spoof mail? Invitation to become a Powerseller?

SnowballSnowball Posts: 361
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I'm not sure if this is a spoof mail. I receive an email from ebay customer suppert(?) inviting me to become a powerseller. I was ignoring this mail for quite sometime since I don't want to become one. Some goes to my inbox and others goes in my bulk folder. I saw one in my bulk/junk and decided to read. What made me think that this is spoof is that this word "accesing" was mispelled. Is this spoof? I forwarded the email to ebay and got the usual automated email from them. Anybody getting this kind of email?

Also I haven't sold that much to become a powerseller.


here's the text:


Welcome

Welcome to a community of sellers that have achieved exceptional level of success and positive feedback on eBay!

We invite you to join us as a PowerSeller

If you agree with this rank please register by accesing your account within 24 hours

Very Important !
The registration is active only once.

Why become a PowerSeller?
PowerSellers are eBay top sellers who have sustained a consistent high volume of monthly sales and a high level of total feedback with 98% positive or better. As such, these sellers rank among the most successful sellers in terms of product sales and customer satisfaction on eBay. We are proud to recognize their contributionsto the success of the eBay Community!
When you see this icon next to the member's user ID, be assured that the member is a qualified PowerSeller who not only maintains a solid sales record but also a 98% positive feedback rating based on transactions with other eBay users. You can feel assured that your transaction will go smoothly and that you are dealing with one who has consistently met the requirements established by eBay.






RIP Snow

Comments

  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    I don't think that's a legit invitation. From what I recall,
    my invitation actually had my User ID in the beginning
    of the email. So it wasn't like they (whoever) were taking
    random email addresses. My invitation was also more elaborate
    explaining into detail about the 2 or 3 different levels (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
    with phone #s and customer support. I declined regardless.
    I rather be a weakseller and sell when I feel like it rather than
    trying to meet their stupid monthly quotas all for an icon?
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    yeah its fake, i got one the other day..
    ·p_A·
  • SnowballSnowball Posts: 361
    It really looks real at first because this email came with this new ebay graphics that came with it. Let me try if I can get this graphic here.

    imageimage

    below here is the word "welcome" in the yellow bar graphic.

    Really looks authentic than the other spoof that I'm getting.












    RIP Snow
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    Forward al suspicious EBAY mail to spoof@ebay.com and EBAY will let you know if it is real or not.

    Also

    Forward all suspicious Paypal mail to spoof@paypal.com

    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

    Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
    Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete


  • justanoldtimerjustanoldtimer Posts: 140
    I got my first one of the Powerseller about 2 months ago Its a fake no doubt.. Heck if anything I should get the PowerBuyer LOL
    A Sport Card Collector Is a WELL FOCUSED PACKRAT..

    Need 1973 Baseball PSA 9's
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    As is ALWAYS the case with every spoof/scam email-- If it doesn't address you by your real name--it is a scam.

    Every time.
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    The fact that you were able to post an eBay logo here should demonstrate how scammers can use that same logo. They copy and paste just like you did. The logo is meaningless. Scammers create whole web pages that look just like eBay's, because they simply copy everything on a real eBay page and then substitute their own links to extract your info. You could enter a user name of "dildofactory" and a password of "diescammer" and it would be accepted, because that's all they're trying to get. So they can run a Mantle scam, for example, using your ID and feedback to make bidders confident and cover their trail. Or in some cases to gain access to your PayPal account.
  • TheCARDKidTheCARDKid Posts: 1,496 ✭
    It's been so long since I've gotten a real Ebay email, I forgot what they look like. The ratio of spoof to real emails must be astronomical.
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