posted on October 7, 2005 05:59:36 AM
Hi guys, please advise if the attached is legit or a spoof. I have just returned from a two week vacation and I'm to tired to think straight. Please advise if I ned to follow up on this or ignore it. Thanks, Steve
Hi cyberageart,
This is a notification message to inform that your eBay authorization
token stored at Vendio will expire soon.
Your eBay authorization token stored at Vendio expires on:
Tue, October 18, 03:00:22.
If the token expires, Vendio will no longer be able to do *any* action at
eBay on your behalf (example: launching your listings from Vendio to eBay or
inserting your Vendio Gallery in listings will no longer be possible). To
prevent this from happening, please follow these simple steps:
- Log on to Vendio site at Vendio.com;
- Click the My Account link at the top right;
- Click to the Auction Site Accounts page link at right;
- Click the 'Edit' link next to the 'eBay / eBay Motors';
- Click the 'Go to eBay Signin' button;
- Log on to eBay;
- Click the 'Agree and Continue' button;
- You will return to Vendio, confirming that your token has been updated;
On the off chance someone attempts to replicate one or more Vendio pages,
you may desire to surf the Vendio site a while to ensure your content
appears as you would normally see it (the individual specific information
that would be very difficult to replicate) prior to going to the eBay
account update pages.
Below are detailed the actions that will *no* longer be possible if your
eBay authorization token expires at Vendio:
- launching your items to eBay or eBay Motors;
- updating or closing your eBay or eBay Motors items at Vendio;
- sending feedback for your Vendio items at eBay or eBay Motors;
- refreshing and updating your Vendio Gallery items;
- inserting Vendio Gallery in your eBay listings;
To prevent this, please follow the steps above to update your authorization
token.
Q. How do I know that this email is legitimate and that my information is
safe?
A. You can tell that this email is legitimate because there is no link in
this email. If the purpose of this email was to gather your
information, there would be a login link leading to a false website
in the email. We are asking you to go directly to your account on
Vendio and log in as you normally would.
Q. What is an authorization token, and why do I have to update it?
A. Your authorization token links your eBay account to your Vendio
account. eBay implemented the authorization token system to allow us to
securely transfer and collect information to and from their site
without your eBay ID information being stored directly on our website.
As an extra measure of security, eBay expires the tokens every 12 to 18
months. When the token expires, you need to update it in order to
continue using our services.
Vendio is currently sending e-mail notifications to customers with expiring eBay authorization tokens, which are used to connect your eBay account to your Vendio services without the need to store eBay passwords. The email provides instructions to update your eBay token by logging into eBay through the Vendio Web site.
We know some unscrupulous individuals send fraudulent e-mails directing you to bad web sites, so you will note that our legitimate e-mail will not include any clickable links. They will simply provide instructions to go to the Vendio site and log in as you normally would before completing the required steps outlined in the e-mail. This process ensures the security of your information transfer. If you receive an e-mail with a link to the Vendio site, it's not legitimate.
eBay authorization token links your eBay account to your Vendio account and allows us to launch listings, attach Vendio Galleries, and collect information for you on your active and completed listings. We need to have a current token on file in order to provide you with uninterrupted service. The tokens expire periodically (or when you change your eBay password) for your security and need to updated at Vendio at these times. If the token expires, Vendio will no longer be able to perform actions at eBay on your behalf. For example, we will no longer be able to launch listings from Vendio to eBay or insert your Vendio Gallery in your active listings.
You will receive an e-mail from us in advance of your token expiring to avoid these service interruptions. As an added assurance, you should also add vendio.com to your approved senders list in the e-mail account you use to receive important information from Vendio.
posted on October 7, 2005 08:45:07 AM
Hi, thanks for the update. I just did as you requested and went through the steps required. I get so many spoofs these days I try to check out every one just to make sure. I never answer any of them unless I get it confirmed first that it is in fact legitimate. The ebay and paypal ones are the worst. I find it difficult to believe that anyone would be stupid enough to really fall for one of these scams. I just wonder if ebay ever catches any of these people. I always send them along to ebay, but they never tell me if anything ever comes of it. Thanks again, Steve
