Is this fraud ebay email?

sysboy

eBay Center <center@ebay.com>
Dear Buyer ,

I'm the seller of the item that you've recently bid through the eBay system - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=********(item number) and I wanted to let you know that the item is for sale and that i have just been contacted by eBay who informed me that due to some reasons the eBay policy automatically proclaims you to be the winner by default !
So if you are interested please tell me what is your best price for my item and reply to [EMAIL="underatz&#64;yahoo.com"]underatz@yahoo.com[/EMAIL] .
You have the oportunity to purchase my item if your offer is resonable for me ! I am ready to have everything officiated through eBay!
Waiting for your answer!
Best regards!

frivolous_fay

LOL. I can't see anything remotely believable about this message

'i have just been contacted by eBay who informed me that due to some reasons the eBay policy automatically proclaims you to be the winner by default !'

That's a new one!

sexyboy

yes it is.
your link still points to the n73
:0

sysboy

Thanks for reply.

smartie1976

Big clue:

"DEAR BUYER"

Offical Ebay emails always have on your real name.


Additionally, this email is puporting to come from ebay central but then is from the seller.
It's a load of cobblers.

ormus

i had one today about a 1k diamond ring i was supposedly selling!
the link in the email took me straight to a fake ebay signing in page.

Butlers1982

I had one similar yesterday. Delete it, if youve clicked anything on the email, run a virus check

onehalfsingh

Dear Buyer ,

I'm the seller of the item that you've recently bid through the eBay system - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=310023922576 and I wanted to let you know that the item is for sale and that i have just been contacted by eBay who informed me that due to some reasons the eBay policy automatically proclaims you to be the winner by default !
So if you are interested please tell me what is your best price for my item and reply to [EMAIL="underatz&#64;yahoo.com?subject=RE:+Message+from+eBay+Member+Regarding+Item#"]underatz@yahoo.com[/EMAIL] .
You have the oportunity to purchase my item if your offer is resonable for me ! I am ready to have everything officiated through eBay!
Waiting for your answer!
Best regards!


I know this one is dodgy because I am a friend of the person who is selling the item, he asked me to put a bid on it for him. You reckon we should do something about it?

IWasWondering...

Forward it to [EMAIL="spoof&#64;ebay.co.uk"]spoof@ebay.co.uk[/EMAIL].
Send paypal ones to [EMAIL="spoof&#64;paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL].

frivolous_fay

onehalfsingh wrote: »

I am a friend of the person who is selling the item, he asked me to put a bid on it for him. You reckon we should do something about it?

I reckon you should tell your friend that shill-bidding is against ebay rules and could get you both suspended.

Bigun28

There is an e-bay tool bar you can install (download from e-bay - sorry, haven't got the link at the moment). Basically it sits in the background and monitors for any spoof sites saying they are e-bay and Paypal. If you hit a suspicious link like this in an e-mail, the tool quickly checks the site as it loads up and flags up a warning that it is spoof as you try to log in.