O/T Ebay Warning -- Don't feed the "phish"

[pamnock]

I know many of the forum members use ebay, so I wanted to remind members to beware of recent email scams . . .

I received this email (text below) this morning. It has beenconfirmed by Ebay to be a phishing scam to elicit personal informationfor illegal use. Please beware and contact Ebay if youreceive any suspicious emails!

(also note the spelling errors in this "official" email)

Pam

The fake ebay email:


email body:
your ebay account has been suspended!

due to recent illegal activities reported on your ebay account,
including possible unauthorized login attempts, your account has been
temporarily suspended until we are able to verify the integrity and
ownership of your account.

the verification takes 2 minutes and can only be done by clicking on the
link provided below:


XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (removed)

if you do not comply with our request, we would be forced to have your
ebay account permanently suspended and removed from our database.

if you received this notice and you are not the authorized account
holder, or do not maintain account with us, kindly delete this message
as it's in violation of ebay policy to represent onself as another ebay
user. such action may also be in violation of local, national and /or
international law. ebay is committed to assist law enforcement with any
inquiries to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest
extent possible by law.

note: personal and sensitive data will be first encryted and then sent
directly to our secure server and used only for verification purposes.
ebay will not charge your credit card and will not use it under any
circumstaces without your authorization.

thank you.

ebay fraud control & security dept.

 

[samandshawn]

Good god!!! Thanks for the warning Pam, thank goodness you had the knowledge not to bee caught out by it.

 

[Carolyn]

Thanks Pam!:highfive:

 

[rabbitluvr04]

Thanks Pam!:wave:

 

[Buck Jones]

Yes, it was really well done in terms of looking like information from E-Bay. Isn't it something, though, with all that effort, they still had spelling errors! LOL That is one of the first things that caught and focused my attention to check it out more fully.

I know some here were and are amused at my desire to write and spell as intelligently as I can in the forum, but it isone halmark of being civilized.I never cease to be amazed that trolls, and in this case, common fraudulent criminals, would make such a major and complex effort at a scam like this without using spellcheck.onder:

Anyway, thank you for the heads-up, Mrs.Nock!

Buck

 

[Cheetos mom]

Thanks for posting that one. I to received thatone and one from Pay Pal stating virtually the same thing. I thoughtthem both to be odd since I have never used either! Thus, I clicked onthe site, only to have a blank screen.

O/T but related.... today my credit union called me to ask me about myVisa debit card. They asked me if I had attempted to charge $100.00 tomy card at a local chain called Einstein Bagels! Obviously, I hadnot... I like bagels, but....

Whoever it was had the clerk (or maybe it was the clerk?) manuallyinput the numbers. Fortunately for me, the expiration date inputted waswrong. I was also amazed at how quickly my credit union responded!!

I'd love to know where this person got my info!

 

[Cheetos mom]

:disgust:

My father got a similar message this past weekend from Bank One -either the "phisher' is the same one, or none of them apparently canspell!!:nonono:

 

[heatherjoy11]

I got one like this last year and I didn't knowbetter. My identity was stolen, all my personal info (SS#, address,birthdate, etc.), and they tried purchasing things online. The FBI cameby to talk to me, as it was international...they tracked it to Russia.

Scary, scary stuff.

 

[pamnock]

heatherjoy11 wrote:

I got one like this last year and I didn't know better. Myidentity was stolen, all my personal info (SS#, address, birthdate,etc.), and they tried purchasing things online. The FBI came by to talkto me, as it was international...they tracked it to Russia.

Scary, scary stuff.

Wow I hope everything is straightenedout for you now. What a terrible thing to gothrough. I received another one this morning -- inFrench.

Pam