Just recieved this email to my hotmail account


BUT, the thing is right.. . . i dont have an ebay account

What you's think?

 

Just got the same one mate- get it deleted.

 

yep deffo a scam i dont reply to any emails from ebay or paypall

 

Just deleted it, scamming monkeys

 

yeah its deffo a scam, ebay or your bank etc wont email you asking you to enter your details anyway.

 

Dodgy!Sure a seen a post yesterday about some shady ebay scam also.

 

I got this 1 yesterday that i think is a bit wierd ....

Dear eBay Customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures,we have detected a slight error in your billing information.
This might be due to either of the following reasons:

1.A recent change in your personal information (i.e change of address)
2.Submitting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
3.An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error

Please update and verify your information by clicking the link below.
https://my.ebay.co.uk/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?AccVerify

If your account information will not be updated within 48 hours it may cause suspension of your account.
Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc


Any1 had this?

 

Don't just delete it. Forard it on (unedited) to spoof@ebay.com

 

i got this a week ago just delete it

 

Ebay or any online service will ALWAYS address you by your name NEVER Dear Customer etc.

If your real name is not on the heading BIN IT, DONT GO TO ANY LINKS from it.

 

Update from ebay...

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.

Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or
financial information from the recipients.

The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email
to the appropriate authorities.

In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit
information such as your credit card numbers or passwords. If you are
ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, simply follow these
steps:

1. Open a new Web browser and type www.ebay.com into your browser
address field to go directly to the eBay site.

2. On eBay, click on the "My eBay" link at the top of the page and sign
into your account.

3. Check the "My Messages" link located on the left side of the My eBay
page. If an email affects your eBay account, it's now in "My Messages."
Any email sent to your registered eBay email address from eBay or from
another eBay member via eBay's member-to-member communication system
will also appear in "My Messages."

Just remember, if you get an email regarding a problem with your account
or that is requesting personal information, and the email looks like it
is from eBay, please check My Messages first. If it's not there, it's a
fake email.

If you still have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it to spoof@ebay.com immediately. Do not respond to it or
click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or
change the email in any way when you forward it to eBay.

If you have already entered sensitive personal information, financial
information, or your password into a Web site based on a request from a
spoofed email, you should take immediate action to protect your identity
and all of your online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page
with valuable information regarding the steps you should take to protect
yourself.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-a...reporting.html

To review eBay's new tutorial about Spoof Emails, please see the
following Web page:

http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/

To help you better protect yourself from fake eBay and PayPal Web sites,
we have developed a feature for the eBay Toolbar called "Account Guard."
Account Guard includes an indicator of when you are on an eBay or PayPal
Web site or a known spoof (or "phishing") site, buttons to report fake
eBay Web sites, and a password notification feature that warns you when
you may be entering your eBay password on an unverified site.

To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard, please go to
www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then
click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.

We also recommend that you keep your browser, operating system, and
virus protection software up to date. Check for updates at the "Windows
Update" link on www.microsoft.com and scan your computer for viruses
often.

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your efforts help keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade.

Regards,

Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
______________________________
eBay
The World's Online Marketplace! Ž
*******************************************

Important: eBay will not ask you for sensitive personal information
(such as your password, credit card and bank account numbers, Social
Security numbers, etc.) in an email. Learn more account protection tips
at:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...rotection.html

_____________________________________________

For our latest announcements, please check:

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
_____________________________________________

In order to better serve you, we'd like to occasionally
request feedback on our service. If you would rather
not participate, please click on the link below and send
us an email with the word "REMOVE" in the subject line.
If that does not work, please send an email to the
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within 5 days.

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I get them all the time, i get the ones that say

'Hello, i bought an item from you, but i forgot the item number, i am 94 years old and really need the wheelchair urgently'

I almost fell for it feeling sorry for the old girl, was just going to say 'sorry, you must have the wrong seller' but when i hovered over the 'respond now' button, it showed an IP and NOT http://signin.ebay.co.uk/