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Old 17-03-2005, 08:03 AM
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Ive recieved this message this morning from e-bay and cant understand why ???
I've been using my account as usual with no problems and then recieve this wtf??

Been suspended and have to update my details on the link attached to the e-mail but guess what the links dead which makes me think the e-mails a hoax??

Ive been onto e-bay anyway and can log in as normal and i have no messages within in e-bay saying that my accounts been suspended ??

see mail below ...

Dear valued eBay member,

We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the eBay community.

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.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the update of your actual account.

If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

Please update your records by the 19th of March.

Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will
continue as normal.

To update your eBay records click on the following link:
http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate



Regards,

Safeharbor Department
eBay, Inc.



Copyright © 1995-2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.


This was recieved from the aw-confirm@e-bay.com mailbox

anyone shed any light on it ????

Thanx - Adi
Old 17-03-2005, 08:03 AM
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hoax...
Old 17-03-2005, 08:04 AM
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scam
Old 17-03-2005, 08:05 AM
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ive clicked on the link will anything happen???
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Don't click the link
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OK, so don't put in your logon details - did it ask?
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Im willing to bet if u looked inside that link on the original email http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate it goes to a different site not ebay related.
Old 17-03-2005, 08:07 AM
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Dead Link ???

So have they already caught up with this scam ??
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Maybe

Log in to ebay and change your password to be safe.
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ok ta
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no, the email will show this link http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate but on the original email it will actually be a disguised link to another site.
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its a hoax mate ,i was caught napping by it one day but thankfully no damage was done had to change password etc to be safe
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Have you checked to see if your account has actualy been suspended? I'm guessing not!
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Originally Posted by TurboBlower
ive clicked on the link will anything happen???
Originally Posted by St3V3_C
Don't click the link
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