Bogus eBay message?

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 14 Feb 2004 2:33 pm

I wonder if anybody can help here: below is an email I received. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Dear eBay Member,
Dear customer, you have been billed for $15.00 recently. Please update your billing information at eBay Billing Center.
This is eBay auto generated message, if you think you received it by mistake or you want to remove these notifications, please update your profile at Billing Center.
Go to eBay Billing Center
**Note eBay never asks for your credit card number, pin code or any of your passwords.
Thank you
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Now, I am not a member.
I have not ordered anything from eBay.
I will never buy from eBay, because PayPal is not supported in South Africa.

Is this a fake message? Some links point to =http://r.aol.com and =http://pages.ebay.com.

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[This message was edited by Peter on 14 February 2004 at 02:36 PM.]

Tom Callahan · Post by **Tom Callahan** » 14 Feb 2004 3:12 pm

You can be 99 @99/100% sure it is a scam to get your personal information.
I suggest you forward it to e-bay security and they will definately go after them.

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Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 14 Feb 2004 3:14 pm

Peter;

These are scams. It's getting harder and harder not to get them. They will show up in your inbox from time to time. Delete them.

From what I understand Ebay (or PayPal for that matter,) will never send you an e-mail where it asks you to put in your password. They might send one saying you need to update your information or something, but tell you to visit their site and update the information.

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Ernie

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Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 14 Feb 2004 5:05 pm

Could be that those links take you to a bogus Ebay page, replete with logos etc. that is actually the hacker's page.

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 14 Feb 2004 5:24 pm

I have both Scam and Drop Down software, but you still have to be wary and supervise those programs. My programs sometimes allow Scams, but deny legitamate messages from my friends!

The final responsibility is still yours!

www.genejones.com

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 15 Feb 2004 12:06 am

The email DID have eBay logos and bogus links, but I did not make them visible on the forum.
Thanks for your confirmations, guys!

Lou[NE] · Post by **Lou[NE]** » 15 Feb 2004 12:18 am

I'm not a PayPal user, but I got a bogus PayPal message several weeks ago. One clue is that the message addresses you as "Dear Ebay Member". PayPal says any legitimate email from them will address you by your user name. Probably the same for Ebay. PayPal gave an email address for reporting such fake messages; I'm sure Ebay has one as well.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 15 Feb 2004 11:10 am

Ebay confirmed it was bogus, and they are taking action.

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 16 Feb 2004 12:28 pm

I just got one - the message was that someone had tried to access my account 3 times with the wrong password so would I mind clicking on the link to verify my real id/password ...
I clicked on the link alright, but the id/password I entered was a message telling these spammers what I think of them

Though the format of the message may look authentic, when you click on the link - look in the URL address field, thats the give away.[This message was edited by mickd on 16 February 2004 at 12:29 PM.]