Brill - My accounts been hacked - warning!

cherw1981

Arghhhhhhhhhh

I came home to find a dozen emails telling me to f*** off. I was like urm okay. Then I signed onto ebay and see someone has sent 100 plus emails phishing for information from my account. I have now changed my password but lots of people have messaged me saying they have reported me and I dont want to lose my account

I think I accidently fell for one of these phishing hoaxes the other day as when a listing ended someone messaged me with this

Hello,
My name is Regina Thompson.

I just saw this item of yours and I remember seeing the same item two days ago, take a look:

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I clicked on the link and it asked me to sign in, Im normally very savvy but I fell for it.

So be warned What are the chances I will lose my account. Ive emailed ebay to tell them what happened but feh.

MrsTinks

Well lesson learned I guess NEVER log into Ebay unless you have typed in the https://www.ebay.co.uk in the address bar yourself Some of these phishing mails are too easy to fall for and the only 100% proof way is to always type the address yourself.

I don't know if they will close your account... I would wait and see what they say really i guess They know fishing goes on and if anyone has logged in as you they CAN trace it but I don't know if they bother...

It happens, don't worry about it

Blacksheep1979

well that aint your account being hacked - its you giving out information - just think yourself lucky it didn't cost you anything in real terms

cherw1981

sorry I dont know the exact technical term but its still :mad: me.

Yes its a lesson learnt, gah.

SilverScooby

Suggest you install Windows Live Toolbar - it warns you if sites are known phishing sites like that one.
Probably not a good idea to post a live link to a fraudsters website though!

frivolous_fay

Forget emailling ebay - you might as well bang your head against a wall.

Go here, and pronto:

https://livechat2.ebay.com/Chat/servlet/AppMain?grp=ATO&__lFILE=index.jsp

smashed

Is that 1st link still dodgy? If it is I suggest its removed asap

frivolous_fay

Sorry, my post was a little premature. (I saw the words 'my accounts been hacked' and went into emergency mode) Your account hasn't actually been hacked (yet) - you've just given your details away.

Run a virus checker and change your password, and you should be ok. And yes, I woudl remove the link from your OP. I clicked on it and IE7 spotted it was a phishing site - but best to be on the safe side. (Don't try this at home unless you're confident in your computer's safety settings, folks!)

cherw1981

Deleted link, I thought it was okay since I warned everyone