ebay is asking for proof of identity request

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eBay asked for proof of identity which i emailed to them. now I am worried if this was genuine.

cattie

How did they ask you & what did you send?

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cattie wrote: »

How did they ask you & what did you send?

Got an email and plus message in my ebay messages box : Thank you for selling on eBay. In order to provide buyers with a pleasant and safe environment, the Safety Regulation Team at eBay conducts certain routine checks to confirm the information provided by the seller(s) or /and buyer(s). After reviewing your eBay account, recent activity has raised security concerns and as a result we've taken the following action on your account:
- Selling privileges have been temporarily restricted. You won't be able to list new items. You're also not allowed to register a new account.
- Any active or pending listings have been removed. A list of removed items is available further down in this email. We realize this may be inconvenient, but we need to take extra precautions when we find unusual or questionable activities on an account.

It's important that we speak with you about recent activity on your account.

To prevent your account from being closed, please contact us within the next 72 hours using this link:

When i contacted them they asked me to send 2 proofs of identities.

Rhymsta

You can click on 'from eBay' in your messages to make sure the request has come from them.