OT: ... yet another phishing Ebay related e-mail ...

AuldFartte

Just got this ... looks like a new take on an older phishing scam:

Dear eBay User,

You have received this email because we have strong reasons to believe that your eBay account had been recently compromised. In order to prevent any fraudulent activity from occurring we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you
provide to us.

If your account information's are not updated within the next 72 hours, then we will assume this account is fraudulent and will be suspended. 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.

Please provide us the necessary information in order to prove the ownership of the account, by logging directly to our safe and trust link.
http://84.244.2.226/ebay.com/verify.html


NOTE: If the login site is not http://84.244.2.226/ebay.com/verify.html please contact us immediately at mailto:spoof@ebay.com?subject=SPAM . We take fraud seriously.
Regards,

SafeHarbor Department
eBay, Inc.



Don't you just love these guys

Luvdawgs

I received the same email a couple of days ago. I also received a similar one from Paypal.

skingspan

I got a couple of these emails last week as well. They look pretty official, none of the typos or spelling mistakes like in most of the spam I get. I would have clicked on the email but it was sent to my other email account that is not linked to ebay and paypal. The other tipoff was that it did not have my ebay user id anywhere in the email. They are getting better though.

satootoko

Here's what a legitimate "update your records" message from EBay looks like:

Hello <the correct e-mail address for my seller account>

This is a courtesy reminder that the following credit/debit card on file for your eBay account will soon expire:

EBay Account ID: <the correct number>
Card: MSC XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-<correct last four digits>
Expiration Date: <accurate>
Date Reminder Issued: 051705

In order to receive uninterrupted service, please update this information.

To update your credit/debit card information:
- Go to the eBay Home page
- Select My eBay and logon with your eBay User ID and Password
- Select the Accounts Tab
- Select Use a credit card for automatic payments (you will need to logon again)
- Update your credit card information following instructions on the next page

Say goodbye to credit card finance charges by signing up for Direct Pay, the easiest way to pay your eBay seller fees. To sign up, first go to www.ebay.com. Go to My eBay by clicking on the button at the top of any eBay page, and choose "Accounts". Then, select "Use a checking account for automatic payments".

Thank you for using eBay.

Regards,
eBay Billing

No fancy EBay logos, no threats, no typos, no bad grammar, no link to click on, accurate details, and instructions to go to the EBay home page on your own, and proceed from there.

tonyhar

I have just received two of these emails.
They keep trying!!

sumnom

I get these from ebay and from several banks where I do not have accounts.

AndyBruce

<< <i>I get these from ebay and from several banks where I do not have accounts. >>



Same here.


Thanks for the 'heads up' AF