ANOTHER EBAY SCAM...

corona_2

I dont know if someone already has mentioned this before (if so apologies) but i thought i should warn you all.
My partner was contacted by "Ebay" last week via email asking him if he wanted to become a "Power Seller", if so all he had to do was go to the link provided and sign in, which he duly did (the site did look like ebays format) giving his name and password.
Since then he has been unable to sign in to ebay and has found out that the email is bogus. >:(
Luckily his sign in password is different from his paypals. We are currently awaiting a response from ebay. So please be warned.
We have been told by others that this is scam used to obtain peoples passwords as they often use the same password to sign in as well as their paypal one.

VH

I'd phone EBay direct if you haven't already done it.

Good advice on the passwords, always use different login details for Paypal.

angelcake

I had one of these!

Best advice is to ignore all emails! ...If there is one or 2 you think may be kosher then send it to ebay they can always confirm.

soolin

Ebay never ask you to log in via a link in an e mail, remember that and you should be OK.

Like Angelcake says, ignore anything from ebay that you are not expecting and if in doubt send it in to them and they will verify if it is genuine or not.

Soo

yaacov81

what about when you sell something, they send you an email with links in.

Noozan

OMG! I nearly fell for this too and my ebay and paypal have the same passwords!  I filled in the "powerseller" form after clicking on the link and just as I had entered all my details and clicked enter, I caught the url at the corner of my eye and noticed it didn't have an "s" after http and also it wasn't the usual ebay url.   >:(

Opened Ebay in a another window in my usual way and changed my password pronto.  PHEW!

scottishgirl_3

I've had several e-mails asking me to verify my credit/debit card details. For the unsuspecting they look as if they come from e-bay and maintain my account could be suspended if I don't reply.
I always forward them to spoof@ebay.co.uk and would advise anyone to do this with anything that looks vaguely dubious.

MarkyMarkD

OMG! I nearly fell for this too and my ebay and paypal have the same passwords!  I filled in the "powerseller" form after clicking on the link and just as I had entered all my details and clicked enter, I caught the url at the corner of my eye and noticed it didn't have an "s" after http and also it wasn't the usual ebay url.   >:(

Opened Ebay in a another window in my usual way and changed my password pronto.  PHEW!

And your Paypal I hope ???

pinkyler

Ah yes! This happened to my husband and me. We got 2 ebay accounts and on both we received email from so-called ebay offering the position of Power Seller.

We accepted for 1 account, about a day later we were unable to sign in and when we managed to do so(after changing password) we found an item being listed (a car at that too!) that are not ours.

Reported to ebay, ebay suspended our account, and in 3 days it's all sorted out. We managed to end the unauthorised listing before anyone bid on it.

Then the 2nd email we got on our 2nd ebay account, we forwarded the email straight to spoof@ebay.co.uk and got confirmation that it's a spam.

We were usually so careful with emails claiming from ebay that don't begin with our username. But this one time we slipped. It just shows that no matter how careful you are, you can still slip sometimes. so the solution? BE EXTRA EXTRA CAREFUL.

If email don't start with your username, e.g. Dear User, it's a spam, not from ebay.

If email requires you click to link and ask for your signing in details, it's a spam. If it asks for more details, e.g. credit card details, security question, DEFINITELY spam.

More can be read at ebay safety regulations page I'm sure.

Cheerio!

MarkyMarkD

The only advice worth following is to NEVER EVER EVER click a link in an e-mail to any site you use which matters to you.

Whether it's ebay, or a bank, or whoever.

Always type the URL yourself in the browser window and you can't go wrong.

Spendless_Dosh

I only signed up to ebay last week, and today I received a formal looking letter from company called Robinson, Wray & Co. Ltd demanding I forward £350.65 in respect of an ebay debt I know nothing about. The letter is dated 9/12/04 (before I signed up) and threatens court action if I don't pay within 7 days of the letter (now 13 days old). Does anyone have any advice on dealing with this and is this common with ebay.

Rather worried to say the least !