Ebay FRAUD alert

Please feel free to pass this on to any newsgroups that may benefit
from the warning. Beware of E-mails that appear to come from Ebay
(they appear to come from a valid Ebay address) seeking account info-
both Ebay account info and financial info. The subject line is
something like "security check". I got two of these last night and
sent them straight to Ebay as I know they don't seek personal info in
an E-mail. Here is Ebay's response which may be helpful to anyone who
gets such E-mails:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting eBay's Trust and Safety Department about
email
solicitations that are falsely made to appear to have come from eBay.
These emails, commonly referred to as "spoof" messages, are sent in an
attempt to collect sensitive personal information from recipients who
reply to the message or click on a link to a Web page requesting this
information.

The email you reported did not originate from, nor is it endorsed by,
eBay. We are very concerned about this problem and are working
diligently to address the situation. We are currently investigating
the
source of this email to take further action. You may rest assured that
your account standing has not changed and that your listings have not
been affected.

We advise you to be very cautious of email messages that ask you to
submit information such as your credit card number or your email
password. eBay will never ask you for sensitive personal information
such as passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, Personal
Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security numbers in an email
itself. If you ever need to provide information to eBay please open a
new Web browser, type http://www.ebay.com, and click on the "site map"
link
located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.

If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it immediately to and do not respond to
it
or click on any of the links in the email message. Please do not
change
the subject line or forward the email as an attachment.

If you entered personal information such as your password, social
security number or credit card numbers into a Website based on a
request
from a spoofed email, you need to take immediate action to protect
your
identity. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable
information
regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.

To get to the "Protecting Your Identity" Help page from the eBay site,
please click on the "help" link located at the top of most eBay pages
and select the following topics when the "eBay Help Center" window
appears:

Safe Trading If Something Goes Wrong Identity Theft

We encourage you to review additional information about protecting
your
identity found in the eBay Help system. Please click on the "help"
link
located at the top of most eBay pages and select the following topics
when the "eBay Help Center" window appears:

Safe Trading If Something Goes Wrong& Account Theft Account
Protection

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your vigilance helps us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant
online marketplace.

Regards,

Ian
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team


Hope I can save someone from getting their account stolen or from
getting stuck with fraudulent credit card activity.

Thomas
E-mail: thomasteeter(at)budweiser.com

On 21 Jan 2004 05:26:11 -0800, (ThomasTeeter) wrote:







It isnt just ebay. Its also PayPal and all of the australian banks
(and probably others round the world in their home countries) internet
banking sites that have pulled this stunt. I have personally
received many of these as spams - and they seem to get through spam
filters. They have often legit reply addresses of the actual
institution - and their links etc will lead you to the appropriate
parts of the legitimate site too.

if EVER in any doubt - try entering a false username and password
first - if the site approves them - you know its a fraud.

Also check by contactinhg the institution too.









Please feel free to pass this on to any newsgroups that may benefit
from the warning. Beware of E-mails that appear to come from Ebay
(they appear to come from a valid Ebay address) seeking account info-
both Ebay account info and financial info. The subject line is
something like "security check". I got two of these last night and
sent them straight to Ebay as I know they don't seek personal info in
an E-mail. Here is Ebay's response which may be helpful to anyone who
gets such E-mails:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting eBay's Trust and Safety Department about
email
solicitations that are falsely made to appear to have come from eBay.
These emails, commonly referred to as "spoof" messages, are sent in an
attempt to collect sensitive personal information from recipients who
reply to the message or click on a link to a Web page requesting this
information.

The email you reported did not originate from, nor is it endorsed by,
eBay. We are very concerned about this problem and are working
diligently to address the situation. We are currently investigating
the
source of this email to take further action. You may rest assured that
your account standing has not changed and that your listings have not
been affected.

We advise you to be very cautious of email messages that ask you to
submit information such as your credit card number or your email
password. eBay will never ask you for sensitive personal information
such as passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, Personal
Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security numbers in an email
itself. If you ever need to provide information to eBay please open a
new Web browser, type http://www.ebay.com, and click on the "site map"
link
located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.

If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay,
please forward it immediately to and do not respond to
it
or click on any of the links in the email message. Please do not
change
the subject line or forward the email as an attachment.

If you entered personal information such as your password, social
security number or credit card numbers into a Website based on a
request
from a spoofed email, you need to take immediate action to protect
your
identity. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable
information
regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.

To get to the "Protecting Your Identity" Help page from the eBay site,
please click on the "help" link located at the top of most eBay pages
and select the following topics when the "eBay Help Center" window
appears:

Safe Trading If Something Goes Wrong Identity Theft

We encourage you to review additional information about protecting
your
identity found in the eBay Help system. Please click on the "help"
link
located at the top of most eBay pages and select the following topics
when the "eBay Help Center" window appears:

Safe Trading If Something Goes Wrong& Account Theft Account
Protection

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your vigilance helps us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant
online marketplace.

Regards,

Ian
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team


Hope I can save someone from getting their account stolen or from
getting stuck with fraudulent credit card activity.

Thomas
E-mail: thomasteeter(at)budweiser.com

KLR wrote in message ...
On 21 Jan 2004 05:26:11 -0800, (ThomasTeeter) wrote:

It isnt just ebay...........

I had a good one last week. Someone had registered a name like
and sent out an e-mail asking for account name and
details so you could be 'upgraded' for 'extras'. Even if it looks real - it
isn't !
--
For Welsh Military Flying visit .......
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/V-A-S/

yep, you can add Citibank to the list as well. I got two of the emails
requesting that I login and update my personal information. I dont even have
a Citibank card!

Mike

"RustY ©" wrote in message
s.com...
KLR wrote in message ...
On 21 Jan 2004 05:26:11 -0800, (ThomasTeeter) wrote:

It isnt just ebay...........

I had a good one last week. Someone had registered a name like
and sent out an e-mail asking for account name and
details so you could be 'upgraded' for 'extras'. Even if it looks real -
it
isn't !
--
For Welsh Military Flying visit .......
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/V-A-S/

I got one of those.. the really sad part was that it was so bady mispelled
throughout, that I'm sure nobody that was fooled by it.

Don

"mike" wrote in message
news:2REPb.98904$sv6.409374@attbi_s52...
yep, you can add Citibank to the list as well. I got two of the emails
requesting that I login and update my personal information. I dont even
have
a Citibank card!

Mike

"RustY ©" wrote in message
s.com...
KLR wrote in message
...
On 21 Jan 2004 05:26:11 -0800, (ThomasTeeter) wrote:

It isnt just ebay...........

I had a good one last week. Someone had registered a name like
and sent out an e-mail asking for account name
and
details so you could be 'upgraded' for 'extras'. Even if it looks
real -
it
isn't !
--
For Welsh Military Flying visit .......
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/V-A-S/






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I got one of the e-bay ones - I won't even give my wife my passwords - I
certainly am not going to send them in an e-mail.

You guys are missing all the fun:
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