Does this email look like a scam?

Slinky

Got this in the inbox this weekend, subject

"eBay alert: Billing Notification Issue

Dear valued eBay member,

It has come to our attention that your eBay Billing Information records are out of date. That requires you to update the Billing Information If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records, you will not run into any future problems with eBay's online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account termination.

Please update your records in maximum 24 hours. Once you have updated your account records, your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

Please click here to update your billing records.
http://billebay.tripod.com/
Thank you for your time!

Robert White,
eBay Billing Department team.
Partner Tripod.com


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This was addressed to my partner's email address and he has never sold anything on eBay only bought stuff.

This particular line looks very dodgy "http://billebay.tripod.com/"

Also, this has come supposedly from ebay.com whereas we've only ever used ebay.co.uk

I reckon this is a scam, what does anybody else think?

soolin

Yes it is a scam.

Soo

alanrowell

Of course it's a scam.

NEVER click on a link that says it's from EBay - especially when it's asking for personal information, always log onto your account as you would normally

Also forward it to spoof@ebay.co.uk

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/confidence/isgw-account-theft-spoof.html

robnye

if in doubt, forward the email to spoof@ebay.com

you should get an email back from ebay saying, that it was a scam

nalibz

SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!

The first line "dear valued ebay member" is a complete giveaway. you will never be addressed like that, only your ebay username.

hope that helps,

T.A

Slinky

Thanks all, ebay have confirmed it is a scam and have notified the 'authorities'

robowen

Thanks all, ebay have confirmed it is a scam and have notified the 'authorities'

In short........they have done " bog all " about it :-/

these sorts of scams have been doing the rounds for ages, and ebay can't do anything about it :-/

security hasn't improved at all in the 3 years I have been on ebay :-/

kirstyreanne

Ebay & Paypal will always address you by name when contacting you directly. If a message starts "valued eBay member" or the like then this is most definitely a scam.

If you are still in doubt about whether it is real or not, then find out what they need you to do (It's normally updating details) and then go to their website and carry out the request that way. NEVER use the links provided on the e-mails.

Sofa_Sogood

As I've never been a buyer or a seller on Ebay, I presume the mail I received (below) is another scam then?

"Dear Valued eBay member,
We are moving to better servers so that better services can be provided.Due to our migration, it is necessary to update our database and backup our customer's data. In order for us to accomplish that, you need to enter the below informations.
To complete eBay update process, just click the button below:
ATTENTION!
If these informations are not sent to eBay Inc by 15 January 2005,then your eBay account with us
will be automatically deleted!

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If the button above does not work, type in or copy and paste this link into your Web browser:

http://pages.ebay.com/register

Make sure you copy this link exactly and do not add extra spaces.

Your confirmation code is: **** [asterisked out by me]

If you need additional help, contact eBay's Customer Support."

Should I just ignore it and forget all about it?

Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

robnye

Sofa_Sogood wrote:

As I've never been a buyer or a seller on Ebay, I presume the mail I received (below) is another scam then?

"Dear Valued eBay member,
We are moving to better servers so that better services can be provided.Due to our migration, it is necessary to update our database and backup our customer's data. In order for us to accomplish that, you need to enter the below informations.
To complete eBay update process, just click the button below:
ATTENTION!
If these informations are not sent to eBay Inc by 15 January 2005,then your eBay account with us
will be automatically deleted!

---

If the button above does not work, type in or copy and paste this link into your Web browser:

http://pages.ebay.com/register

Make sure you copy this link exactly and do not add extra spaces.

Your confirmation code is: **** [asterisked out by me]

If you need additional help, contact eBay's Customer Support."

Should I just ignore it and forget all about it?

Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

yep scam.....

i get emails supposedly from all sorts of fincancial companies asking for my account details, which i dont have, cos i dont have an account with them, I just forward them to spoof@whateverthe company name is.com

Sofa_Sogood

Thanks a lot robnye

Thought it best to ask in case anyone else had received the same.

And you get them from financial companies?? Worst one I had, appeared in my mailbox and looked to all intents and purposes like a 'real mail' from Yahoo (I think).

Luckily, as I was typing in my password, Yahoo's warning came on reminding me that they don't ask for passwords :rolleyes:

Phew

Thanks again and apologies if I've gone off topic slightly.