posted on June 3, 2006 12:17:04 AM
I have never seen an email like this one. I did send it to ebay for verification. they said fake. So beware. if you have not seen one dont click on anything. OH. It also used my name in it as well.
This email was sent to FRANK *****. (agate18) from eBay. To increase confidence this email came from eBay we are including your name and user ID based on the information you provided when you registered on eBay.
Complete your listing before your draft expires!
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Dear agate18,
You started an eBay listing on May-09 for this item:
"KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK"
The information you entered was saved as a draft, but it will expire in 7 days, on Jun-08. Take advantage of your progress and start selling your item today!
Sell this item today!
Your Progress
The last time you worked on this listing, you were on:
Step 3: Enter Pictures & Item Details
You last edited your saved draft on May-09; it will be available on eBay until Jun-08.
To return to your saved draft, click the Complete Your Listing button above or take these steps:
1. Go to http://www.ebay.com
2. Click "Sell" at the top of the page
3. Click the "Complete Your Listing" link on the Sell page
Note: eBay saves only your most recent draft listing; any reminder emails you received prior to this one are no longer valid. Starting a new listing will delete your current saved draft.
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posted on June 3, 2006 10:12:58 AM
Good lord, that is very scary. Is any of it true? Had you started working on an item and stopped? Hope not, because that would mean somebody can watch us more closely than I'd like to believe.
posted on June 3, 2006 11:06:17 AM
I got one of these also but mine was real (I didn't click on anything I just deleted it) I know mine was real because I started a auction through eBay to show someone how to list but only went to the step 5. The one I got in the e-mail had the same title . It has my name at the top and seller name . It reads
Dear xxxx,
You started an eBay listing on May-09 for this item:xxxx
The information you entered was saved as a draft, but it will expire in 7 days, on Jun-08. Take advantage of your progress and start selling your item today!
The last time you worked on this listing, you were on:
Step 5: Review & Submit Listing
You last edited your saved draft on May-09; it will be available on eBay until Jun-08.
To return to your saved draft, click the Complete Your Listing button above or take these steps:
1. Go to http://www.ebay.com
2. Click "Sell" at the top of the page
3. Click the "Complete Your Listing" link on the Sell page
Note: eBay saves only your most recent draft listing; any reminder emails you received prior to this one are no longer valid. Starting a new listing will delete your current saved draft.
