Untitled DocumentSorry to post this to both lists, but it is very important for anyone who buys or sells on ebay and not everyone who does so is on both lists. If anyone has any comments, please send them to lace-chat so as not clog up lace with an off-topic discussion.
I received the following email this morning. I sent it with headers exposed to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and they've confirmed it's fraudulent. The linked web page just asks for my ebay username and password. Fraudsters can wreak havoc with just those. Other emails are about which have links that ask for just about everything but your bra size - your identity can be stoln this way. The emails are not from ebay. I've put ebay's advice after the copy of the fraudulent email: ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:00 AM Subject: eBay Account Verification Dear eBay User, This is our new yearly check up to review inactive accounts, so that if these accounts remain inactive they can be deleted from our system. Please click on the following link to confirm that you are still an active eBay user. http://signin.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn Regards, eBay UK This was copied from ebay.com, but applies if you use ebay.co.uk or ebay in any other country, just change the .com to whatever you use. If you want to find information on ebay, click on 'Site map' at the top of the web page and you should find a heading for what you're looking for listed. ***Protect Yourself From Spoof Emails*** Date: 07/21/03 Time: 03:07:17 PM PDT Some community members have received deceptive emails claiming to come from eBay. Fraudsters who send these emails hope that recipients will reply or click on a link contained in the email and then provide personal information (i.e., eBay passwords, social security numbers and credit card numbers). We refer to these emails as "Spoof Emails." We encourage you to be cautious when responding to any email request for personal information. Remember, if you are ever asked to provide information to eBay, you can simply open a new browser, type www.ebay.com, sign-in, and use the Site Map to navigate the site. You can also take a few simple steps to protect your account and prevent senders of spoof emails from doing harm: 1.Be sure you are on an eBay page - It is generally not a good idea to click on links in an email. However, if you do, be sure that you are signing into a genuine eBay web site by looking at the address/location area of your browser. At an eBay.com sign-in or log-in page, the URL (link) that appears in the address/location area of your browser will begin with "http://cgi.ebay.com/";, "https://scgi.ebay.com/"; or "http://signin.ebay.com/";. Please pay close attention to all characters in the address, including the forward slash (/) that follows "ebay.com". Even if the address/location includes the word "ebay", it may not be a genuine eBay web site. 2. Report Fraudulent Email -- If you have any doubt whether an email is from eBay, use your email client's "forward" feature to forward a copy of it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately with full header information, if possible. If you have already replied to the fraudulent email, contact your bank and/or credit card companies immediately to prevent identity theft. 3. Check Your Account - eBay recommends checking your My eBay and Account Preferences periodically to ensure that no one has tampered with your account. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
