E-bay account verification - a scam?

Gary Ulinskas · From: San Diego, California, USA

Below is text of an e-mail purportedly from Ebay telling me someone may be messing with my account. When I click on the supposedly E-bay link I get an official looking page that asks for a lot of personal info and my credit card number. Is this for real?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
eBay request: Confirm your eBay account.
Dear (my E-bay user name) ,

Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further.Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your eBay registration. If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of eBay policy to represent oneself as another eBay user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. eBay is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

To confirm your identity with us click here: http://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US
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Thanks

Richard Shatz · From: St. Louis

Happened to me. I reported it to Ebay. Definitely a scam. Don't send any info. Report it to Ebay. They try to track these guys down and prosecute them.

Bob Knight · From: Bowling Green KY

This is a reply from ebay on this matter

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 number or your email password. eBay
will never ask you for sensitive personal information such as passwords,
bank account or credit card numbers, Personal Identification Numbers
(PINs), or Social Security Numbers in an email. If you ever need to
provide sensitive information to us, please open a new Web browser, type www.ebay.com into your browser address field, and click on the "site
map" link located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.

If you 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 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/confidence/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/

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your efforts help us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant online
marketplace.

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

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Ray Minich · From: Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra

You'll also see the same type of supposedly genuine e-mail from Citibank, US Bank, Amazon.com, etc, etc. They're fraudulent e-mails from the bad guys.

Ignore all requests for personal and financial information.

[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 06 January 2005 at 12:41 PM.]

Gary Ulinskas · From: San Diego, California, USA

Thanks guys. Is this forum great or what?

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

There are similar PayPal scams too.
Be careful.

CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

Scams like that should be reported to ebay or paypal if it's the case
ebay second chance offers i've gotten were often scams too
i always report ebay scams
it's important to include the internet header so that the scammer can be indentified
to find internet header - right click on email title - then click on Options or Properties - copy the internet header & stick it on your report

Brad Sarno · From: St. Louis, MO USA

Be VERY suspect of ANY request for account verification. It's one of the greatest and most common scams on the 'net. They even create real looking websites where you get to hand over all your personal data including your credit card info. Be suspect of ALL of these requests, especially ones that appear to be from your internet service provider.

Brad Sarno

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