ebay ALERT

[amycat412]

I received the following email today, supposedly from ebay-- and I am SURE it is not from ebay for 3 reasons, which I will state below the copy of the email---

-----Original Message-----
From: aw-verify@ebay.com [mailto:aw-verify@ebay.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 7:53 AM
To: Amy
Subject: Account Restricted: verify your account information
Importance: High


Dear eBay User,

During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete.

As a result, your access to bid or buy on eBay has been restricted. To start using your eBay account fully, please update and verify your information by clicking below :

http://cgi3.ebay.com%2F@%6C%61%6B%65...6%2E%68%74%6D/

Regards,
eBay


***Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail As You Will Not Receive A
Response***

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3 things made me thing it was not an actual ebay email--

1. I don't use the account it was sent to for my ebay transactions. I changed my ebay email address several months ago.
2. thte page it takes you to, when you enter your password, the word is displayed, whereas, on actual eby interfaces, its represented by ********* when entered.
3. I was able to bid on items without going thru the verification process.

SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL and do not answer this email, as it asks for all your account verification/bank account/credit card info and IS NOT AN ACTUAL EBAY request.

[Hootie]

OH! You're a super sluth! Go AMY!

Thanks for that information! A lot of people could scam ya if you're not careful!

PS. How are the photo albums doing?

[shadokat]

Wow, thanks for the update!

[texas*princess]

thanks for the info amy, and for alerting all us ebay users!

[amycat412]

Hello,


Thank you for writing regarding the email you received. We will be happy
to address your concerns.

The message you received was not sent by eBay nor was it endorsed by us
in any way. By altering the reply-to address for this email, it appears
to have come from an eBay email address, when it actually came from an
external email address. This also means that hitting the reply to button
will send the message to the altered email address in the reply to
field. This process is commonly referred to as "Spoofing".

Please rest assured that your account standing has not changed and that
your auctions have not been affected. We are currently investigating
the source of the email. Although we are unable to provide specific
information regarding the result of our investigation, we do take these
offenses very seriously and will make sure that appropriate action is
taken against those responsible.

Please remember that eBay will never ask you for your private
information, including credit card information or password, in an email.
Also, eBay will never send you any request or solicitation from a
non-eBay email account, or provide a link outside of eBay for entering
credit card or other private information. If you ever need to give us
information, it is suggested that going to the main website and
following links there to the site map or any other place you may need to
give information, is best. You will know for certain that you are on
eBay.

If you have entered your user ID in the email message provided you will
wish to change your password following the steps below:

* Click on the site map link (located at the top of any eBay page)

* Scroll through the 'Services' section

* Click on the link 'Change my password'

Then once you are on the Change your password page, follow the
instructions that appear on that page.

In the future if you receive a similar email, do not respond to it, and
contact us through the Rules and Safety Support at the following URL:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/select-RS.html

We apologize for any confusion this message created for you and we
appreciate your efforts in helping keep eBay a safe trading place.

Regards,

Cheri
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
______________________________
eBay
Your Personal Trading Community (tm)

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Important: eBay will not ask you for sensitive personal information
(such as your password, credit card and bank account numbers, Social
Security numbers, etc.) in an email. Learn more account protection tips
at:

http://www.pages.ebay.com/help/account_protection.html
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For our latest announcements, please check:

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml

[amycat412]

Beware! Another bogus email about ebay going around--


-----Original Message-----
From: BidNewseBay@aol.com [mailto:BidNewseBay@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:31 PM
To: amycat
Subject: Your eBay account and has violated our User Agreement.


Dear eBay User,

It has become very noticeable that another party has been
corrupting your eBay account and has violated our User Agreement policy
listed:

4. Bidding and Buying

You are obligated to complete the transaction with the seller
if you purchase an item through one of our fixed price formats or are the
highest bidder as described below. If you are the highest bidder at the end
of an auction (meeting the applicable minimum bid or reserve requirements)
and your bid is accepted by the seller, you are obligated to complete the
transaction with the seller, or the transaction is prohibited by law or by
this Agreement.

You received this notice from eBay because it has come to our
attention that your current account has caused interruptions with other eBay
members and eBay requires immediate verification for your account. Please
verify your account or the account may become disabled. Click <A
HREF="http://trouble.at/ebaynews">Here</A> To Verify Your Account -

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