WARNING! I just got this Ebay "Scam" in my email

[Videogamerdaryll]

WARNING! I just got this Ebay "Scam" in my email,... (any complaints about this can be directed to spoof@ebay.com

If you look in Ebay help you will find a warning about this fafe email..



Dear eBay User,

During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we could not verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete.

As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted.

According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by log in and complete the form that will pop up or else your account will be suspended without the right to register again with eBay.

After you will login please verify your information in order to complete this verification.

Thank you

eBay Customer Support
eBay User ID
You can also use your registered email.

eBay Password
Forgot your password?



Here's..What I found when I went looking through Ebay's Announcement board.

For new system updates, see the
eBay System Announcements Board

***Protect Yourself From Spoof Emails***
Date: 08/01/03 Time: 05:32:40 PM PDT


Some Community members have received deceptive emails claiming to come from eBay. Fraudsters who send these emails hope that recipients will reply or click on a link contained in the email and then provide personal information (i.e., eBay passwords, social security numbers and credit card numbers). We refer to these emails as "Spoof Emails".

We encourage you to be cautious when responding to any email request for personal information. Remember, if you are ever asked to provide information to eBay, you can simply open a new browser, type www.ebay.com, sign in, and use the Site Map to navigate the site.

You can also take a few simple steps to protect your account and prevent senders of spoof emails from doing harm:

1.Be sure you are on an eBay page – It is generally not a good idea to click on links in an email. However, if you do, be sure that you are signing into a genuine eBay web site by looking at the address/location area of your browser. At an eBay.com sign-in or log-in page, the URL (link) that appears in the address/location area of your browser will begin with "http://cgi.ebay.com/", "https://scgi.ebay.com/" or "http://signin.ebay.com/". Please pay close attention to all characters in the address, including the forward slash (/) that follows "ebay.com". Even if the address/location includes the word "ebay", it may not be a genuine eBay web site.

2. Report Fraudulent Email -- If you have any doubt whether an email is from eBay, use your email client’s "forward" feature to forward a copy of it to spoof@ebay.com immediately with full header information, if possible. If you have already replied to the fraudulent email, contact your bank and/or credit card companies immediately to prevent identity theft.

3. Check Your Account – eBay recommends checking your My eBay and Account Preferences periodically to ensure that no one has tampered with your account.

Your vigilance helps us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant online marketplace. For more information on how to protect your eBay password and your account, please visit the eBay Security Center. You can access the Security Center by clicking on Help from the Navigation Bar at the top of every eBay page, then clicking on the "Security Center" link.

Regards,
eBay

[hezeuschrist]

Where does it direct you, and where is it from?

[CanX]

People who send that stuff should be shot. :angry:

[Videogamerdaryll]

Where does it direct you, and where is it from?

Actually I didn't take the chance and reply to it..I was going to write something nasty as the User ID and Ebay password but I didn't...yet..

It said (As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted.)

I went and bid on something with no problem..then my wife checked through Ebay help and found something written warning of this fake/hackers email..

[Videogamerdaryll]

I also posted this warning here...for more answers..


http://www.neo-geo.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=021707

[maxlords]

Complete scam. I get em sometimes, just report em to eBay with the IP of the sender.

[Sylentwulf]

Yeah, this one actually looks pretty good, kudos to the guy that made this one. If anyone is stupid enough to enter their screenname and password in an E-MAIL, then I say they deserve to lose their account :)

[Ikari Warrior]

I was actually one of the first victims of this one. They took over my ebay account and changed my passwords and information, and posted a bunch of phony auctions. Unforutnately, my email address used the same password and they took that over as well. Thankfully after 2 weeks of contacting both ebay and Yahoo, both accounts were recovered without any damages.
Be very careful about these emails, as many look very official.

[Drexel923]

Yeah, I got one the other day, and I thought it was real, but when I tried to put in my username and password it wouldn't take me to the site. I'm glad it didn't work cause I probably would have filled out the rest of my info. Darth Vader posted this thing last night on the ebay forum...here's the link:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16905&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

He's even got the link of what they wanted us to fill out.

[BigBoogie]

Where does it direct you, and where is it from?

Actually I didn't take the chance and reply to it..I was going to write something nasty as the User ID and Ebay password but I didn't...yet.

I always do this. login: lickmyass@thecrack.com pw:tastegood?

[Ikari Warrior]

Drexel, if after you put you name and password in, if it brought you to an ad page, it's too late. I put just my username and password in, it then went to an advertisment page. I was like "this isn't right, I'd better close it." I forgot all about it til about a month or two later when my ebay account was invalid, followed by the password of my email account being wrong.
If you were brought to an ad page make sure to change you ebay password NOW! Same goes for email passowrds if they are the same.

[Drexel923]

Drexel, if after you put you name and password in, if it brought you to an ad page, it's too late. I put just my username and password in, it then went to an advertisment page. I was like "this isn't right, I'd better close it." I forgot all about it til about a month or two later when my ebay account was invalid, followed by the password of my email account being wrong.
If you were brought to an ad page make sure to change you ebay password NOW! Same goes for email passowrds if they are the same.

It didn't bring me anywhere cause when I pressed submit in my email it wouldn't open the webpage. I guess I'll change it just to make sure.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Where does it direct you, and where is it from?

Actually I didn't take the chance and reply to it..I was going to write something nasty as the User ID and Ebay password but I didn't...yet.

I always do this. login: lickmyass@thecrack.com pw:tastegood?

LOL

[Videogamerdaryll]

I just got another EBay Email that looks like a SCAM..

Ebay Draw

You could win this hot Ford Explorer Tdi

All you have to do is to login to "My Ebay" and
confirm your entrance. After that you will get a Unique Contest Key that will represent you in the draw

Sign In...

[Raccoon Lad]

I got soemthing like that a few weeks ago, exept it was supposedly from hotmail. Looked quite authentic, exept that I KNOW you can't re-login to hotmail through an E-mail you just opened.

[Videogamerdaryll]

I got soemthing like that a few weeks ago, exept it was supposedly from hotmail. Looked quite authentic, exept that I KNOW you can't re-login to hotmail through an E-mail you just opened.

Yea..,What struck me weird is that I was on Ebay when I got the email asking me to sign in..

I'm always signed into ebay..I didn't sign out..
I'm figuring how the heck can I sign in through an email when I'm already loged-in..

So,am I right to say this is a scam?
I didn't check the EBay message boards yet.

[Videogamerdaryll]

I'm Getting tired of this..Anyone know what I can do about this..I keep getting new ones..

Membership Authentification !
We regret to inform you that eBay will suspend your account if you don't solve your problems .With this protect account tip you can protect your account on eBay to not be stollen , also we are investigating frauds on our site . Ebay in asociation with



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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.

Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your
agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to ebay.

Regards,

Safeharbor Department
eBay, Inc.

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[Videogamerdaryll]

Another Scam Email...I just got..
I replied to the the reciprient...feywood9@optonline.net
"Why don't you go Fuck Yourself Asshole".

(((This is the reciprient...feywood9@optonline.net))

Dear eBay User,

During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete.

As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted. To start using your eBay account fully, please update and verify your information by clicking below :

https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyInformation

Regards,
eBay


***Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail As You Will Not Receive A Response***

[Neil Koch]

I got one of those too, but they wanted a cop of my driver's license and credit card faxed to them, so I thought that it had to be a scam. There are also similar ones going around for most of the big ISPs like MSN/AOL.

[wcmiker]

I don't know if this has changed lately, but I wrote this a few weeks back:

Several things shows it is fake including:

-The ip address 211.37.185.30 (which is where the form is stored) does not have a domain name.

-The page does not use SSL.

-The real address of that page is http://211.37.185.30:7301/ meaning ip address 211.37.185.30 using port 7301.

-The link in the email leads to http://scgi.ebay.com@211.37.185.30:7301 . The @ sign makes it just go to the address after it. They can put anything in front of it, here is an example: http://digitpress.com@211.37.185.30:7301

-Here is another example using the @ sign http://www.ebay.com@www.digitpress.com

-Also, if you just type in http://scgi.ebay.com you will notice nothing is there. Like I said above the real address is simply http://211.37.185.30:7301

-There is no error checking or confirmation for the form. I filled it out with fake info and it forwarded to the eBay home page without saying a thing.

-The email does not contain text. The reason you can not copy and paste this email is because what you actually see there is a GIF image:

http://www.mattr0x.com/uploads/pic.gif</IMG>

[wcmiker]

Ah, I see there is nothing at that ip address anymore, but the rest probably still applies unless if the scammer(s) have really changed their tactics.

[video_game_addict]

Actually I didn't take the chance and reply to it..I was going to write something nasty as the User ID and Ebay password but I didn't...yet..

It said (As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted.)

I went and bid on something with no problem..then my wife checked through Ebay help and found something written warning of this fake/hackers email..

Maybe it's sent by ebay to trick you into using your account. ;)

A little reverse psychology to make you prove them wrong!

Quick, someone digup Robert Stack! We must get to the bottom of this! :P

[punkoffgirl]

What the heck was all the crap in that big long email? Jeeze..
I've gotten the first one in this thread on more than one occasion. It IS getting really hard to tell them apart, so I just delete them all now, and hope eBay never really DOES try to email me.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Actually I didn't take the chance and reply to it..I was going to write something nasty as the User ID and Ebay password but I didn't...yet..

It said (As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted.)

I went and bid on something with no problem..then my wife checked through Ebay help and found something written warning of this fake/hackers email..

Maybe it's sent by ebay to trick you into using your account. ;)

A little reverse psychology to make you prove them wrong!

Quick, someone digup Robert Stack! We must get to the bottom of this! :P

LOL..I thought about that myself..But I'll just put another bid on something I'm bidding on already.
When this happened I put $5.50 on a $5.00 Max bid I had for something..

[Videogamerdaryll]

Does anyone know the Ebay address or llink that I can mail this last scam email to..

[nesuser2]

i used to get those daily........when my ebay username was my email. but now i don't get any......since i changed. and even though it can destroy you.........i did fill one out......and that was quite some time ago......i almost freaked out hah......but usually ebay shuts them down......how.......i dunno, i even get them in my old email inbox sometimes as i switched that as well.......months later i get email from "ebay"......but i don't check it very often and when i click on the link it's already down. just wait 24 hours if you think it's real.....that should tell you. i almost filled another out, went through it and started........then i realized......why do they want to know my mom's maiden name? anyways......change your userid on ebay to just a name if you can. and then after you do that i would recommend changing your email.......but only in that order.....if you change your email first......it will lock your username as your new email and you'll be stuck with that username for a month. grrrrrr.......the mistakes i've made :angry:

also......why do i use dots and not commas?

[punkoffgirl]

Does anyone know the Ebay address or llink that I can mail this last scam email to..

Sadly, it's not that easy. eBay has THE MOST FUCKED UP reporting system, ever. I believe you have to go through all the menus.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Does anyone know the Ebay address or llink that I can mail this last scam email to..

Sadly, it's not that easy. eBay has THE MOST FUCKED UP reporting system, ever. I believe you have to go through all the menus.

eBay has THE MOST FUCKED UP reporting system

Your So right..

[Videogamerdaryll]

Here's some info about the Scams..

http://www.msnbc.com/news/957191.asp?vts=092420032030&cp1=1#BODY

[Videogamerdaryll]

I got another fake email today..

Man these scammers are really trying..I just got this scam in my Email..from...Ebay.com

Dear customer,
We regret to inform you that your eBay account will be suspended due to the violation of our site policy below:
* Misrepresentation of Identity (User) - Representing yourself as another eBay user or registering using the identity of another.
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.
According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by completing a form or else your account will be deleted.
Click the Submit button to complete the form

(Submit Button)
(To Give Your Ebay Id and Passwored)

Our apologies for this unconvenience.
Thank you for using eBay!
http://www.ebay.com


Safe Harbour Pre-Suspension



aw-inform@ebay.com <aw-inform@ebay.com>

"Demo Version Sent."

???

[Videogamerdaryll]

I got this today..

From: account-security@paypal.com

PayPal Verification Process - Account Restricted

Please verify your information today!
.........................

Dear PayPal user

PayPal is constantly working to increase security for all our users. To ensure the integrity of our payment network, we periodically review accounts.

Your account will be placed on restricted status. Restricted accounts continue to receive payments but are limited in their ability to send or redraw funds.

To lift this restriction, you need to complete our credit card verification process. At least one credit card in your account has been unconfirmed meaning that you may no longer send money with this or any other card in your account until you have completed the credit card confirmation process. To initiate the credit card confirmation, please follow this link and fill necessarily fields:



http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_rav_form

Thank You

The Paypal Account Review Department


The funny thing about it is..I don't have a Paypal account nor a Credit card registered online with Ebay. :tickled

[Ed Oscuro]

Last week a woman I work with got that same message. Funny thing is that she replied them back and basically told them that she didn't need to change anything, so there :D

[Videogamerdaryll]

Lol..
I got this email Credit Card SCAM earlier today...

The page itself has all the proffesional looking material/Banners/pictures etc..that don't show up on my copy and paste..

Watch out..providing you have this card..
The funny thing is I don't..



----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:19 PM
Subject: Fw: Update CitiBank Account

CitiBank Update Account



Dear valued Citi Bank member:

It has come to our attention that your Citi Bank account information needs to be updated as a matter of
precaution and security. If you could please take 2-5 minutes out of your online experience and
update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records by Marche 1st.

Once you have updated your account records your Citi Bank sessions will not be interrupted and will
continue as normal.

To update your Citi Bank Account records click here


Citicom
Citigroup Privacy Promise
Terms, conditions, caveats and small print
Copyright ÿFFFFA92004, Citicorp


((((Please update your records by Marche 1st. ))))

[DigitalSpace]

Lol..
I got this email Credit Card SCAM earlier today...

The page itself has all the proffesional looking material/Banners/pictures etc..that don't show up on my copy and paste..

Watch out..providing you have this card..
The funny thing is I don't..


I just got this in my email (and don't worry guys, I wasn't stupid enough to click the link, lol). Now this one is the complete opposite of what you posted. The mind reels.

And I don't have a Citi Bank card either!

Are the people behind this dumb or what?

-------------------------------------------------------------------

DEAR Citibank Card_holders,

This email_ was se-nt by_the_ Citibank_ server to
veerify your_ e-mail addres.
You mmust cmteploe this prscoes by clicking on_the link
below and enntering in the little _window your citi_bank
Debbit full_card_nummber and _PIN that you use on the ATM.
This_is done for Your pcterotion -C- becourse some_of our
memmbers no lgoenr have acescs to their email adersdess
and we must verify it.

To veerify your _EMAIL_ addres and akcess your CitibankOnline
account, clik on_the_link _bellow_.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

LMAO!

[punkoffgirl]

What *I* wanna know, is how to tell the REAL emails from the fake. I ignored a bunch from eBay stating that I needed to change my user id.. but apparently they were legit, and now eBay has changed the id for me *lol*

[Dr. Morbis]

What *I* wanna know, is how to tell the REAL emails from the fake. I ignored a bunch from eBay stating that I needed to change my user id.. but apparently they were legit, and now eBay has changed the id for me *lol*
The difference is that a REAL ebay/paypal email will tell you to log on to their site through the normal means and then add/change/correct your info there. They will never tell you to submit sensitive info via email.

Just a heads up: I got both a paypal scam AND an ebay scam email in the last week. Their subjects were:

-Caution Paypal account suspended
-Attention eBay account is unverified

Whenever I get an email like this, I always log on to the appropriate site first thing to see if there is anything unusual about my accounts, because these fake emails are getting more proffesional all the time.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Paypal Email Scamthat I got Yesterday..

Most of the links and Forged Paypay Images will not show up when I post it.

.................................................. ..........................................

From: aw-service@paypal.com <aw-service@paypal.com>
Date: Saturday, September 11, 2004 10:58 AM
To: none...(That's what it says None)
Subject: Receipt for Your Payment to phonebuyer

PAYPAL

This email confirms that you have paid phonebuyer (phonebuyer451@yahoo.com) $278.99 USD using PayPal.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payment Details


Item # Item Title Quantity Price Subtotal
8126628705 Myst III 1 $270. USD $270.00 USD

(click on link in that MystIII)


Shipping & Handling via USPS First Class Mail
(includes any seller handling fees) $8.99 USD
Shipping Insurance (not offered) : --

Total: $278.99 USD

If you did not authorize this payment or if you need assistance with
your account, please contact PayPal customer service at:


https://www.paypal.com/row/wf/f=payment-fraud



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shipping Information: No shipping adress required



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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.(LOG IN link)

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here. (link)



PayPal Email ID PP120


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NOTE>>
It's a fake Email..trying to get me/or email recipient to Log in at the bottom..To steal passwords..
When you enter your info/password to log in it gets sent to the Scammer..creater of the email..

I tries to get you to click on links in the email..to steal ifo from you..
Internet Terrorism.

I don't have Paypal..Nor did I win or bid on a MystIII..The item number for that Myst auction is fake..It goes to another item on Ebay..
A Christmas item that also is not related to me.

[-hellvin-]

The thing that I find hilarious about these is the incorrect grammar.

Just remember....you don't have to verify this by LOG IN and verifying your account.

[Mitch_Naz]

I think i've got that before, I fixed it though.Thanks for the heads up 8-)

[pixelsnpolygons]

I've had that before. Also, the other week I got one that said that ebay believed that someone had my credit card and was making unauthorized purchases - frankly that one creeped me out, but I know that they have a lot of scams, so I checked my online bank history - nothing had been spent (that I didn't remember spending).

[Videogamerdaryll]

Here's another one that I get sometimes like 3 times one after the other in one day..

IMO..I really don't see what's it's trying to get....It's just made to Aggravate/create worry...Internet Terrorism..

The link in Customer Support..goes to Customer Support without any logging in.



----- Original Message -----
From: aw-ebay@ebay.com
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: eBay Change email


Thank you for submitting your change of e-mail address request.
Instructions on completing the change have been sent to your new email
address. Once the process is completed, your eBay-related email will no
longer be routed to this email address.

Change of E-mail address request was made from:
IP Address: 64.12.116.80
ISP Host: cache-mtc-ab16.proxy.aol.com

If you or anyone with authorized access to your account did not make
this change, please go to
http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_inline/index.html and submit an
email to Customer Support.

Thank you for using eBay!
http://www.ebay.com

[classicb]

I've gotten that Paypal MystIII one a bunch over the last week. How lame are these people they should have at least made it Panzer Dragoon Saga or something.

[Videogamerdaryll]

I've gotten that Paypal MystIII one a bunch over the last week. How lame are these people they should have at least made it Panzer Dragoon Saga or something.



How lame are these people they should have at least made it Panzer Dragoon Saga or something LOL :P

[Simply Dave]

I just received one of those "change of email" scams. What will they think of next? LOL

[Classicgamesdepot]

In regards to e-bay having the most f'd up reporting system ever.. it's quite easily actualy..you just forword the e-mail to spoof@ebay.com likewise for paypal.. spoof@paypal.com

[om3ga]

Yeah that one is a spoof i got it too.

The weird thing is that I got almost the exact same thing from paypal a month ago and I didnt do anything about it cause I thought it was a spoof. 3 days later my account is frozen <_<.

[Iron Draggon]

That's one of the oldest ones there is. I'm surprised you're just now getting one. The new ones say someone has changed your email address, and if it wasn't you then you should go to the link and verify your information. These are fake too. Always forward emails like this to spoof@ebay.com before you do anything. Usually you'll get an immediate response from them telling you that the email is fake, and I mean immediate. The last time I forwarded one of those emails to them, I barely got my hand off the send button when the response came back saying that it was a fake, so they must have one hell of an automated system to verify these things now. I feel sorry for them having their business identity spoofed like this all the time. It must cost them a ton of money to refute these claims and try to locate the perpetrators of them.