Serious Security Breach? - Ebay Email

knight-on-the-town

Got an email supposedly from Ebay claiming my account had been suspended - When clinking on the link to retrieve my account it asks for both your E-mail address and Your Email Password.  Cant imagine Ebay would ever ask for your e-mail password ... THIS MUST BE A SCAM EMail ... BE WARNED!!!!!!

IT looks very official as the links and logos are identical to Ebays ... just looks like the official site
   
  EMail to look out for is as follows
 
 To:    'Your Name'
 
 Cc:      
 
 Subject:   Your eBay account will be suspended  
 
 Date:   Oct 19 2004, 04:28 PM
 
Attachments:    

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Upon your request, we will deactivate your account, contact information, billing information, shipping information, and financial information from our active databases. Such information will be deactivated as soon as reasonably possible based on your account activity and in accordance with our deactivation policy and applicable law.  

This request was made by:  

IP address: 68.63.158.173
ISP Host: pcp01261671pcs.nhaven01.ct.comcast.net    

Due to the deactivation  of your account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account.

           
If you did not authorize this change, please Click here to sign in to save time and  to complete registration and reactivate your account !

Please note that this deactivation  does not relieve you of your

agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to ebay.

Regards,

Safeharbor Department
eBay, Inc.

soolin

''When clinking on the link to retrieve my account ''

Since ebay are quite clear that they will not ask for information via a clickable link this isn't a particularly clever spoof, just another one of thousands (millions?) sent every day.

Soo

MrB_2

Hello eBay User, place or change your account information on file



eBay needs a correct information from you.

eBay requires correct credit card information in full each month on accounts with balances of $1.00 or greater and if your account becomes past due. We are unable to verify or authenticate your credit/debit card information on file with us. You have been pre-indefinitely suspended from eBay because credit cards information incorrect (credit card number, pin, expdate or cvv2 code). If you feel you have been suspended in error or want to appeal this decision by providing additional information, we offer you the ability to place or change the information you submit to us.
Important: In order to continue buying and selling, you must have a valid account information on file at eBay. Please update information in your eBay account now by click here and entering the new information yourself in your account. Or click to this link below :



Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us. Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account.

An email regarding this was sent to you at .

Regards,

eBay SafeHarbor Team

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Convincing isnt it!

soolin

''convincing isn't it?''

Not particularly, again it asks you to click on a link to provide information.

Business lunch on BBC 2 about a month ago likened it to non computer users receiving a letter through the post on supposedly bank headed paper addressed to 'Dear user at xxx address' please complete the following form giving your credit card number, PIN number, mothers maiden name and date of birth and return it using the pre paid envelope enclosed.

Soo

gabriella

It is a scam. I have had quite a few lately. I just forward them to spoof@ebay.co.uk.