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"Forgotten password" request surprise
luxor4t
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Twice in the last 48 hours I have had an email from Ebay in response to a request for a 'forgotten' password. Needless to say I did not send either request.
"If you did not forget your password, please ignore this email" is not exactly reassuring, as I wonder if somebody is trying to access my not very exciting account.
Has this happened to anybody else?
"If you did not forget your password, please ignore this email" is not exactly reassuring, as I wonder if somebody is trying to access my not very exciting account.
Has this happened to anybody else?
I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
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I had this last night, but I never log out so it was not me,
Someone has tried to log into your account on MoneySavingExpert.com Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes.
The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 86.20.98.248WWSD(what would Scooby Doo)0 -
Twice in the last 48 hours I have had an email from Ebay in response to a request for a 'forgotten' password. Needless to say I did not send either request.
"If you did not forget your password, please ignore this email" is not exactly reassuring, as I wonder if somebody is trying to access my not very exciting account.
Has this happened to anybody else?
To me that does sound like someone is trying to access your ebay account.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
I just received one of these, came on here to ask the same question as you.Twice in the last 48 hours I have had an email from Ebay in response to a request for a 'forgotten' password. Needless to say I did not send either request.
"If you did not forget your password, please ignore this email" is not exactly reassuring, as I wonder if somebody is trying to access my not very exciting account.
Has this happened to anybody else?
Most probably Ebay updating to Windows 95:(.0 -
Glad to know I'm not alone!
I have put the ip addresses into a search engine and both came up as Henan, China - rather a long way from my location!
Barmonkey, yours was from Warrington.I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.0 -
I had this happen a couple of years back. Change your password anyway0
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I've had 2 of these this week, quite worrying!0
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I would change your email password as well as ebay, just in case they find a way into that.0
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Glad to know I'm not alone!
I have put the ip addresses into a search engine and both came up as Henan, China - rather a long way from my location!
Barmonkey, yours was from Warrington.
I found that out, its also on Virgin Media, I have reported it to themWWSD(what would Scooby Doo)0
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