I got an e-mail from ebay saying somone else was in my account!

Maximilian

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Feb 8, 2004
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Hey, i just wondered if anyone got an e-mail from ebay asking for account details.

This particular e-mail i recieved i got in my hotmail account which isnt registered with ebay :confused: strange huh? Also it told me that my account had been accessed by a foreign IP address (an aol one) and they needed my details to confirm who i was. How that would accomplish this is beyond me.... I figure this is some kinda scam or somthing. It was sent from "ebay_security@ebay-accept.com" Looks genuine tbh but since i use a gmail account for ebay and it somehow came to my hotmail one which has 186 spam e-mails and counting its real suspicious.(gave up deleting them) If it is a scam its VERY good :confused:

Anyone else get anything similar?
 

homercles337

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Dec 29, 2004
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I dont even HAVE an ebay account and i get them all the time. Please tell you are really not this naive given that you are an AT member. :confused:
 

Maximilian

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It looked really really good and this is the first one ive EVER seen. So far ive never seen a worthwhile scam e-mail or website until this.
 

DaveSimmons

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By the way, you also need to send me your PayPal login information for security porpoises.
 

angstsoldat

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havent you read the terms of agreement or whatever for all those programs and stuff that require your credit card # ? it usually always says "remember, <such and such service> will NEVER ask you for your personal information. Never give it out to anyone"

so if someone has already been in ur account its kinda too late now anyway .. just delete it
 

mooncancook

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@ebay-accept.com? what the heck is that? Ignore any email that ask for your personal info.
 

angstsoldat

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there should be legal action against scams like that.. Like jail them for a week or something for a first offense or make it illegal for any internet provider to give internet to them. I hate scammers.
 

sandorski

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Oct 10, 1999
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It warms my heart everytime Microsoft Customer Service sends a reply to an e-mail I never sent. Makes me feel warm inside that they care so much that they fix my problems without me even asking. :)
 

slick230

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You should reply to them and send them all the information they asked for, and even some they didn't ask for! STAT!
 

Elcs

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Originally posted by: homercles337
I dont even HAVE an ebay account and i get them all the time

Likewise until I signed up with an Ebay account.... then they stopped.

Quite a funny coincidence. Yes, its a scam.
 

WildHorse

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Jun 29, 2003
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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, sign into your account and click the "My eBay" button at the
top of the page.

3. Check the My Messages section located at the top 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 now appear in My Messages.

Just remember, if you get an email to your registered eBay email address
that looks like it's from eBay about a problem with your account or
requesting personal information, 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 immediately to spoof@ebay.com. 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 us.

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-account-theft-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 go to
www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then
click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.

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! ®
*******************************************

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/confidence/isgw-account-theft-protection.html

_____________________________________________

For our latest announcements, please check:

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

corkyg

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Any such email from EBay or PayPal is phishing, and the best thing to do is forward it to spoof at ebay or paypal as the case may be. They like to track these and extract data from the headers for the purpose of attacking the phishers. They do get one now and then and prosecute.
 

dnuggett

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Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
By the way, you also need to send me your PayPal login information for security porpoises.

+1


BTW why the fruck would you ever even consider that junk legit OP?
 

eelw

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Dec 4, 1999
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If ever in doubt, visit the website by directly going to the home page instead of clicking the included link.