another ebay scam be aware..............

gradeddream

this is a new fishing tatic there using. they almost got me!!!! there waiting for you to respond with your password.


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MrPeter

also be aware that there are some similare ebay scams with people asking where to send payment for a winning item

also the other one is from Paypal where they send you an email where it looks like you got a payment (that you did not expect) from somone you do not know, and when you click the email to login and check it out, BAM! they got your stuff!

do not log in to Any site via an email. Period.

Seraph

There's even a PayPal scam!

From: service@paypal.com

Dear PayPal Customer,

You have received this email because we have strong reason to believe that your
PayPal account had been recently compromised. In order to prevent any fraudulent
activity from occurring we are required to open an investigation into this
matter. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your PayPal account
by following the link below.

http://www.paypal.com-sign-in.info
(To complete the verification process you must fill in all the required fields)

Please Note:
If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, then we
will assume this account is fraudulent and your account may be restricted.

We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to
ensure that your Paypal account has not been fraudulently used and to combat
fraud.

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered.

PayPal Account Department

Oddly, the NORMAL PayPal email adresses me with my REAL name, not a generic "Customer" label.
Anyone else ever get this?

thenarcissus01

Yes, I received both of these. I just simply deleted both. Good that you made everyone else aware so maybe they don't fall victim to one of these scams. It is a shame that there is always somebody trying to "get over".

fsjeter

I now forward any emails from eBay or Paypal that ask for information or ask me to go to my account to the spoof patrol at both sites. I've never received a legitimate email of any of the aforementioned types.

Scott

ArnyVee

I always send these e-mails to eBay and PayPal so that they can do their investigations and catch these criminals.

With that being said, you should always simply log into your eBay or PayPal account and find out what's going on with your 'alerts' or 'messages' directly through their websites.