posted on November 2, 2003 01:19:51 PM new
I just received an EMAIL telling I have been suspended from EBAY for " misrepresenting myself as another EBAY user or registering using the identity of another- I HAVE DONE NEITHER OF THESE THINGS and I have not got a clue what this is all about- I feel like I been falsly accused of a crime- I only post under my own logo and have for 4 years and I never do any bidding on EBAY - Can someone PLEASE Tell me what this is all about.
posted on November 2, 2003 01:24:21 PM new
Have you tried getting to your my eBay page?
Is it possible that someone has hacked your account?
With so many spoofs around, I'd dig a little deeper.
posted on November 2, 2003 01:34:17 PM new
I have been able to accesss the page- They sent a form to fill out with all of my identity information-which I did but I still do not understand what they are saying was done on my account-I think if someone makes an accusation they are obligated to be more specific than just a blanket indictment-
posted on November 2, 2003 01:40:41 PM new
It's likely just a spoof. I received two of these "notices" this week. I forwarded them to [email protected] and safe harbor confirmed they did not originate from ebay.
If you clicked on any links and/or entered your password (or other sensitive information), I would recommend that you go to ebay immediately and change your password.
posted on November 2, 2003 01:41:39 PM new
I hope you didn't just get scammed! Did you send anything to eBay asking why and get a response directly from them? I've gotten these types of notices requesting information but I NEVER, NEVER, NEVER fill out my personal information, especially password or credit card information until I have contacted eBay to see if the request was actually from them.
posted on November 2, 2003 01:46:21 PM new
Get on this immediately! If you filled out a form based on an e-mail you believed was from eBay - you've been SCAMMED!
Alert eBay and get them to change your passwords, etc. You will also want to make sure anything else you have passwords on have been updated with a new password by you.
posted on November 2, 2003 01:46:39 PM new
I received my first one of these last week, Spoof verified it was a fake. Got my first from my ISP yesterday. I called them. They said it was a spoof as well. Darn these guys are good!
posted on November 2, 2003 04:39:42 PM new
These have been coming for several months now. The scammers often send out millions of them at once and if they send you to a website the site is almost always shut down already and if you send in your contact info the email almost always bounces. There may only be a very small window of opprotunity for the scammers to send out the emails and harvest a few replies before the run off.
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