posted on December 1, 2004 08:04:31 PM
Just got this oh-so-urgent eBay e-mail, gee, wonder how I knew it was fake...
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Alert ID : 0262341143
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You have received this email because you or someone had used your
account to make fake bids on eBay. For security purposes, we are
required to open an investigation into this matter. To help speed
up this process, you are required to verify your eBay account by
following the link below.</FONT></P>
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Please save this fraud alert id for your reference</FONT></P>
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Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within
the next 72 hours, then we will assume this account is fraudulent
and will be cancelled. We apologize for this inconvenience, but
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purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account
has not been fraudulently used to combat fraud.
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We appreciate your support and understating, as we work
together to keep
eBay a safe place to trade. </FONT></P>
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Thank you for your patience in this matter.</FONT></P>
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Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
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eBay Inc.</FONT></P>
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Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification
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Copyright 2004 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.<BR>
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective
owners.<BR>
eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc. is located at
Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125</FONT></P>
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