Suspicious ebay email

[jhereg]

Maybe I'm just overly suspicious, but I just received this email that appears to be from ebay. When I examine the header it shows it came from "SLC-EXF-01.corp.ebay.com ([209.63.28.12])." It is addressed to my main email address, but my understanding is that ebay will address you by name instead of just hello. Anyone else seen an email like this before? Would you say it is legitimate? I think what makes me suspicious is the note at the end about "eBay PowerSeller Trust & Safety." There is a ebay seller named Hampton on ebay, but they only have 10 feedback & have been suspended.
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Subject: [email protected] Email verification 48hr (KMM121523650V20463L0KM)
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:44:12 -0600
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Thread-Topic: [email protected] Email verification 48hr (KMM121523650V20463L0KM)
Thread-Index: AcRfue3+EttKBx0ITP+20a/JpetBiQAAvvww
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jul 2004 22:44:12.0877 (UTC) FILETIME=[EE3E57D0:01C45FBC]
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Hello,

Recently it has been brought to our attention that your email address
may not be working.

We are sending this message in order to test your address and confirm
whether or not it is working. If you are reading this message, your
email address is valid and we simply need you to reply so that may note
your account. To do this, please use the "reply to this email" function
of your email program.

Please remember that all of our members must have a valid, working email
address on file in order to remain active on our site.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this important matter.


Regards,


Hampton
eBay PowerSeller
Trust & Safety
______________________________


eBay
Your Personal Trading Community (tm)

 

[kongfuchicken]

This smells bad!
Why would a seller want to make sure your email works anyway?

 

[Fitz]

I would send the e-mail along with the full header to [email protected] and see what they say about it before responding.

 

[jhereg]

I didn't respond. Filled out the form on ebay to report it. I asked them if it was a real email from their company. Normally on the pfishing email I can see what they want right away. The only thing this seem seems to want is a valid email address. Maybe it's the first step. Maybe it's getting valid email addresses for spammers. It doesn't have any of the fake links in it like so many of the fakes do. It appears to either be a badly written letter from ebay, or a very well done fake.

I'm going to wait until ebay replies before I do anything.
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[Negeltu]

Just harvesting email addresses I think.

 

[neo_xeno]

i once saw on dateline or something like that saying how people would get emails like this except asked for their username and password for their ebay account saying that it would be suspended if they didn't. it was all a scam and alot of people got ripped off.