eBay warning

[RU42]

The e-mail spoof is running around again. My wife just got hit by it (she didn't fall for it.)

A very well done e-mail comes in looking like an official ebay letter. I mean the thing is really good. It is a security letter asking you to click here to verify the security of your account (or some such nonsense.) It is a spoof and very well done.

No reputable company will ever ask for your password via an e-mail or directed web page.

Thought I would send up a warning on this.

RU

 

[RU42]

I just want to say that I am impressed with eBay. I forwarded them the spoof and they replied yesterday with a generic letter. OK that is usual.

I got another follow up letter today that was not a generic letter. They are looking into the letter etc. I was just impressed that they responded back a second time with the specifics of my letter.

Not bad - nice to see customer service.

RU

 

[Al]

Thanks for the warning, i'll watch out

 

[MicBat]

It's "cardinal"!!!! ... j/k.... Thanks for the heads up, RU!

 

[tiggerlover1971]

Originally posted by MicBat
It's "cardinal"!!!! ... j/k.... Thanks for the heads up, RU!

hm you never know it could be her :lol:

 

[DMC-12]

I got this alleged "eBay" e-mail a couple of months ago....

The e-mail stated they will delete my account because I have not bid on anyting recently and I have to "click here and enter my user ID and Password to reactivate my status".

Well I clicked on the link and the web address and even the site looked to be authentic and like eBay's sign in screen. I did not log in, but I decided to write eBay a y letter not to close my acct instead :lol: .

So I e-mailed eBay asking them why they were deleting my account.... They Said "Uh... were not" so I forwarded the e-mail I got, to them... and to their fraud department... and the guy who set this up was busted.

 

[Sir Hiss527]

Thanks for Update RU!

 

[blm07]

Meh I usally ignore emails from ebay anyway cuase I don't care whats up to 50% off.

 

[VILLAINSRULE]

Thanks for the heads up! I have that email sitting in my inbox, and was wondering if I should respond or not.......good thing I am a procrastinater! (sp?).......LOL.....