I received two emails 39 minutes apart with the message that I copied at the end of the this post. The email has a senders address of suspension @ ebay.com. I figured this was just some audit they were doing. I clicked the link that the message indicates and got a page that looked like it was ebay. I had to log in just like ebay. I could not distinguish that the page is not ebay. I became wary when they asked for so much more info than ebay usually requires including my drivers license number. I replied to this email with the question of why they need this info and got no response in 24 hours. I then went to the ebay site where I buy and sell and searched, ya gotta dig, for an ebay email to ask why they need the info or if this is a scam.
To my surprise it is a scam.
EBAY DID NOT SEND THIS REQUEST FOR INFO!!!
Luckily I did not give any info on the page that the initial email displayed. I did log into this page, just like I would on ebay with my ebay password. The scammers now had my password.
When ebay notified me of this scam I changed my password.
BEWARE THE SCAMMERS THEY ARE CLEVER!!!!
copy of the email follows:
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Subject: FPA NOTICE: eBay Registration Suspension - Section 9- tob9595
Dear tob9595 ([email protected]),
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 registering of a new account.
Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe
to eBay.
To update your member profile copy and paste the following link in your web browser, after you pass the account
verification process, your account will be enabled for further use.
http://12.44.137.178/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=VerificationLogin&[email protected]&suspension=1
Regards,
Safeharbor Department,
eBay Inc
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To my surprise it is a scam.
EBAY DID NOT SEND THIS REQUEST FOR INFO!!!
Luckily I did not give any info on the page that the initial email displayed. I did log into this page, just like I would on ebay with my ebay password. The scammers now had my password.
When ebay notified me of this scam I changed my password.
BEWARE THE SCAMMERS THEY ARE CLEVER!!!!
copy of the email follows:
[ QUOTE ]
Subject: FPA NOTICE: eBay Registration Suspension - Section 9- tob9595
Dear tob9595 ([email protected]),
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 registering of a new account.
Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe
to eBay.
To update your member profile copy and paste the following link in your web browser, after you pass the account
verification process, your account will be enabled for further use.
http://12.44.137.178/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=VerificationLogin&[email protected]&suspension=1
Regards,
Safeharbor Department,
eBay Inc
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