posted on August 10, 2002 08:30:06 PM new
I received an email from eBay to update my billing information and it was included with a confirmation notice about responding to a survey. The link to update the eBay billing information goes somewhere in angelfire. Although the eBay logo is displayed, the program is http and not secure using https. So I'm very suspicious about providing my credit card #, my driver's license #, my social security #, etc. And if I wanted to update my eBay billing information, I would do it myself. SO WAZ UP WITH DAT?
[ edited by waynebm on Aug 10, 2002 08:40 PM ]
posted on August 10, 2002 09:12:26 PM new
It's just another scam-of-the-week attempt to get all the information that is needed for someone to steal your identity and drive you into bankruptcy or a mental institution. With the information they are requesting, they could open dozens of charge accounts in your name, max them all out and dissapear, leaving you with the job of trying to clear your name, which may be impossible. Report this scam to ebay immediately!!
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on August 10, 2002 09:17:18 PM new
I would also write a email to my ISP and also to the ISP of the person that sent you that email. I think if you write to Abuse@(whatever the email address is} will get their attention. Look at the headers and see where it came from then sent it back % of Abuse. They won't be there to long though as these people hit and run fast in hopes that nobody can get them.
posted on August 11, 2002 05:50:12 PM new
My brother recently recieved the same kind of email from Payapl.....it was a hoax!! The people who pull these scams are so far in Cyberspace they are almost never found and prosecuted. Ebay will never email you for personal information...
posted on August 12, 2002 11:47:38 AM new
Oh yeah.. i guess these come in different forms for the Re: part of the email ... I questioned ebay about this email i received early this morning, [and ebay's response says ebay did NOT send it] ... these lifewreckers are dangerous people! ...
<<<Subj: Safe Harbor ATK, Identity Misrepresentation !
Date: 8/12/02 5:51:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Dear eBay member !
Disciplinary action may result in the indefinite suspension of a user's account,
temporary suspension, or a formal warning. eBay will consider the circumstances
of an alleged offense and the user's trading records before taking action.
Your profile information in the eBay system, was marked (flagged) as incorrect and/or
fraudulent. To avoid any inconvenience regarding an interruption of your
service membership, in future. Please take just a moment and update your
eBay billing profile. Remember to "doublecheck" all the fields for any possible
mistakes.
To respond and update your information , please click on the web address
below. If that does not work, please cut and paste the entire web address
into the address field of your browser.
The Investigations team attempts to resolve reported cases of inappropriate trading behavior.
eBay will consider the circumstances of an alleged offense and the user's trading records
before taking action. Disciplinary action may range from a formal warning, up to indefinite
suspension of a user's account. However, if we cannot prove your complaint with certainty, we
may take no action.
Privacy is very important to us. Our privacy practices are held to high standards
by outside organizations such as TRUSTe. For more information on TRUSTe,
please go to www.truste.org. As part of the normal operation of our services we
collect and, in some cases, disclose information about you.
Your information is secured! The information you supply below is used solely to
confirm its accuracy for verification purposes. The transfer of your information is
protected by secure 128-bit encrypted SSL connection. Your personal information
added in step 3 will not be stored by eBay Your credit rating will not be affected .
We use information in the file we maintain about you, and other information we
obtain from your current and past activities on the Site, to resolve disputes,
troubleshoot problems and enforce our User Agreement. At times, we may look
across multiple users to identify problems or resolve disputes, and in particular
we may examine your information to identify users using multiple User IDs
or aliases.
For our latest announcements, please check:
Latest announcements.
For questions call at : (800)-365-4000 ext. 201 opt. 3
posted on August 12, 2002 12:02:44 PM new
THIS SUSPICIOUS EMAIL WAS EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS:
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
(eBayMemberships) on Saturday, August 10, 2002 at 04:15:44
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message: <br><br>Dear eBay User:<br><br> It's time for your annual account
check-up. During this time of the year, you will need to verify your
information with our database. This transaction is simple. Please < a
href="http://www.angelfire.com/80s/ebay16">click here</a> and submit the needed
information. Please follow these instructions and disregard all previous emails
from this email address.<br><br>Thank You,<br>eBay Services<br>
