Just got a strange email from eBay ....

*RMCF* · 05-05-2006, 2:18 PM

.... which I believe might be some sort of scam, as my account is always kept updated and in credit. Did not click on the next and might just bin it. I have seen eBay warn about bogus emails in the past. I have copied it below:

Attention id number: 7756459358544

Dear eBaY member,

For 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.

We inform you that your eBaY account could be suspended
if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this
problems please use the link below and re-enter your account information.
If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended
for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will
be terminated.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBaY Inc. Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification.

To update your record please click here:

Click Respond Now for update your information.

In Flames · 05-05-2006, 2:20 PM

hmmm that does seem official but i would wait and if they block your acount then you no it wasnt real so you just update your account then

tom_painter85 · 05-05-2006, 2:22 PM

looks more like a scam - ebay normally use your ebay ID in the salutation line, and will never put a 'click here to update you info' in it...

be very careful

Monkey Alan · 05-05-2006, 2:24 PM

scam don't click

Badger0-0 · 05-05-2006, 2:25 PM

Definitely a scam.
I had this months ago.
Ignore it.

Opticon · 05-05-2006, 2:25 PM

The best way to check is just to log into ebay, and go into your account details from there, and if it is an official ebay message (which seems unlikely) then it will appear in your messages in there.

MonkeyKnuckle · 05-05-2006, 2:25 PM

that has to be the most obvious scam i have ever seen.

zmoosa1 · 05-05-2006, 2:32 PM

It's a scam!!

I got an email from "NatWest" only today asking me to update my details. Bin it and forget about it. Like Opticon said there should be a message in your ebay messages.

*RMCF* · 05-05-2006, 2:36 PM

Binned it. Nothing showing up when I logged into my eBay account.

mickrick · 05-05-2006, 2:39 PM

Yeah, got one from ebay last night saying an they had been notified by a seller that an item I had won hadn't been paid for and so I'd had a non-payment strike on my account. If I wanted to remove the strike, or have it removed, I should login using the link in the email. Yeah, right.

I went to my ebay account and guess what, nothing about a non-payment strike. Also did a search for the item number stated in the email, nothing. And no reference to it in any items I'd bought from email either. I forwarded the email to spoof@ebay.co.uk, which I would advise you to do as well.

Seth Gecko · 05-05-2006, 2:39 PM

Definitely a scam as I got one on an email that isn't used for ebay

gant · 05-05-2006, 2:49 PM

Not official, totally bogus. No reputable company will ever send an email with a link asking you to update confidential info, so delete the email and forget about it!

Cheers

Kevin.

colinwheeler · 05-05-2006, 2:52 PM

Yup, simple rule, never ever ever ever click in an email with anything to do with any of your internet accounts. Always open up a new browser and type in the URL yourself and then log into you account.

Nick_UK · 05-05-2006, 2:55 PM

All official Ebay communications will be addressed to the name that you gave when you joined, and they will never ask for your account details by email. Most of these scams are bulk-mailed, so they won't be addressed to you by name.

goatywoaty · 05-05-2006, 3:16 PM

I constantly get emails from natwest and lloyds tsb asking me to update details even though im not even with them, even if people were with them, if you just take a look at the url they point to asking to update details, its not even the banks website!

stevefish69 · 05-05-2006, 3:48 PM

we always send mail like this to back to spoof@ebay.co.uk

Ebay have some information about phishing in the link below.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre/spoof.html

littlesheepy · 05-05-2006, 9:23 PM

definitely send it back to Ebay via the spoof@ebay.com link, not only do they tell you if it's fake, it makes them aware of who's up to what too

ps. i had that email yesterday!

Mrs AutomanUK · 07-05-2006, 12:09 AM

ebay would always use your ebay trading name, and there would be a dupliate email within the 'my ebay' messages too. it's a scam so delete it !! Likewise any paypal ones !

M-C-P-M · 07-05-2006, 8:22 AM

It sounds very much like the real thing actually.
you will find that one day when you want to go onto ebay you won't be allowed.
Then you will have to go through the proccess that you are being asked to do in the email.
I didn't believe it when i got the same email, but when a few days later they blocked my account I had to do exactly what the email asked.
but to be on the safe side don't do it until they block you.Your account is unblocked the second you update your details, so there would be no problem with missing an item.

Nick_UK · 07-05-2006, 8:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_caretaker

It sounds very much like the real thing actually.

ALL Ebay communications are addressed to the user name you registered with. They do not address e-mails to account numbers !

So, it's a spoof, OK ?