Watch out for this Phishing, Spoof email targeting eBay users! Here's a copy, and eBay's comments.
Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008
by Sacreeta
From eBay. Your Account has been blocked, 5 attempts have been made from IP address 72.122.18.131. Watch out for this Phishing, Spoof email, they are trying to steal your password!
eBay customers beware, there is a new scam on the lurk, and if you receive a copy of the email below, do yourself a favor and toss it in the trash. I received this email yesterday, and thought it look suspicious, so I looked up the IP address that was listed in the email, and an internet fraud company alert came up.
This email is a feeble attempt at getting your ebay password, and whenever you get an email of this sort, simply look for the IP address, or something that stands out, like a phone number or address, and google that with the name of the website and the word fraud. Chances are, if they are tring to phish your password they are also trying to do it to others, and people get really annoyed with that and will complain on blogs, and fraud watch sites, and it will pop up in a simple google search.
Here's the reply from eBay when I sent them the a copy of the scammers email, and below that is a copy of the email. If you ever get suspicious emails from eBay, or any site, you should always tell them about it right away, so they can take action and shut down the scammers site immediately before they do any damage. Below I'll also post the fraud company link so you can further read up on this phishing email.
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eBay's Response to me when I sent them a copy of the suspicious email.
The email is a spoof, also known as a phishing, email. (That's "phishing," as in "fishing" for personal information.) It didn't come from eBay. Our Trust & Safety team is working to disable any websites it links to.
Remember that you can always check the My Messages section of My eBay to see if a message from us is legitimate. Copies of any emails we send you about the status of your account or a change in your account information will be displayed in My Messages. This is especially helpful since many spoof emails try to convince you that your account is in jeopardy.
If you've given out personal information in a spoof email or website, you need to take steps to protect your identity right away. For more
information about what to do, go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/problems-identity-theft.html
If you'd like to learn more about how to spot a spoof email and stay safe online, go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tutorial/accountprotection/js_tutorial.html
Keep those reports coming -- you're helping protect the global Internet community! Our Trust & Safety team works closely with Internet Service Providers to shut down fraudulent sites. We also send your reports to Web browser companies so that they can develop tools to identify spoof sites.
Regards,
Here's the reply from eBay when I sent them the a copy of the scammers email, and below that is a copy of the email. If you ever get suspicious emails from eBay, or any site, you should always tell them about it right away, so they can take action and shut down the scammers site immediately before they do any damage. Below I'll also post the fraud company link so you can further read up on this phishing email.
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eBay's Response to me when I sent them a copy of the suspicious email.
The email is a spoof, also known as a phishing, email. (That's "phishing," as in "fishing" for personal information.) It didn't come from eBay. Our Trust & Safety team is working to disable any websites it links to.
Remember that you can always check the My Messages section of My eBay to see if a message from us is legitimate. Copies of any emails we send you about the status of your account or a change in your account information will be displayed in My Messages. This is especially helpful since many spoof emails try to convince you that your account is in jeopardy.
If you've given out personal information in a spoof email or website, you need to take steps to protect your identity right away. For more
information about what to do, go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/problems-identity-theft.html
If you'd like to learn more about how to spot a spoof email and stay safe online, go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tutorial/accountprotection/js_tutorial.html
Keep those reports coming -- you're helping protect the global Internet community! Our Trust & Safety team works closely with Internet Service Providers to shut down fraudulent sites. We also send your reports to Web browser companies so that they can develop tools to identify spoof sites.
Regards,
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
Investigations Team
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Phishing email to be aware of..
Dear eBay customer:
We've recently noticed that someone has made [5] suspicious attemps to login
into your online account from this address 72.122.18.131, our security commitment
forces us to block your account temporarily until you verify your identity on our systems
Verify your identity at this form:
https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&ru=http%3A//www.ebay.com/&_trksid=m37
We apologize for the inconvinience this may cause, but security is one of our top goals in eBay Inc.
You have 72 hours to verify the information on our systems, if you do not verify yourself, your account
will be suspended
You have 72 hours to verify the information on our systems, if you do not verify yourself, your account
will be suspended
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If you google the IP address above this link will pop up, with the email and fraud details.
If you get that email, don't click on the link they provide, and never give out personal information in an email, no reputible site would ever ask you to. To email your spam, spoof or malicious type fake e-mail from eBay, fwd it to spam@ebay.com. They require the header row, which you can find at the base of your email, usually the lower left, click on the word header. To see more about headers and how to find them you can always click on ebays info link,
Good luck, and be well
Sacreeta
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)I get a quite a few ebay spoof emails, fortunately they go to an email address that is not associated with my ebay acct, so I know without any doubt they are fraudulent, but I was caught out once before I was aware! I was offered a GOLD ebay seller acct, and was tempted by that 'Gold' offer. I was asked for all manner of details but stopped short when they asked me for credit card details.THANK HEAVENS! I did however give them what they needed to hack into my ebay acct and so that was suspended in the midst of selling transactions! Making it look very suspicious to my customers. Anyway, that is in the past!! Good article.Hay there, thanks for reading my article and contributing with your own experience. My goodness that would be really upsetting to have someone hack into your eBay account. I don't know how some people sleep at night, those thieves I mean. I hope you fwd the spoof emails to eBay, they do take action and want to know about all the malicious type emails that go out to their users and potential users, it really helps them to keep the shopping and selling on eBay safe. Thanks for stopping by and reading my article, great to hear from you. Sacreeta
Just got the same but not ebay it was for co-op bank with the same details.That's terrible, for a bank? Hope you reported it as spam. Thanks for the heads up-- Sacreeta
i have just recieved the co-op bank email aswellGood you were wise to be on to them. Sacreeta
Yep, we get spam email for ebay all the time. Basically, if any email asks you to give any personal details, DON'T! Legit sites such as ebay and banks, never - I repeat - NEVER ask for passwords or give a link to access their sites in emails. They will ask you to open their site in your browser and log in the usual way - and you should always make sure this is the only way you ever log in to such a site. There are a lot of phishing scams out there, but as long as you follow the golden rule of never clicking on an email link or giving your password via email to any selling or banking company, or anyone you don't know as well - you'll be fine. Thanks for spreading the word, Sacreeta. Cheers, HannahHi Hannah, thanks for stoppng by and contributing to my article. Good to hear you are better informed and spammers can't trick you. I hope you report those emails to the respective companies, every little bit helps them better fight spam, and phishing emails, which protects the consumers. Thanks again, Sacreeta
yeah, it was actually after i clickoon the link and added the passward that i saw it was a fraud :( i checked on google and this article can up saying it was a faud. i changed my password and such. but yeah. i should be more observant. thanks for the article! HollyOhhh my goodness Holly, lucky you were quick thinking enough to get in and change your password. You should report that to eBay, and let them know they got your old password. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story with us. Sacreeta
Hi Sacreeta What about all the emails claiming the recipient has won this and that lottery. I ought to be a multi-billionaire by now, judging by my "winnings" Jonathan
Email scam trying to appear at Ebay is still very much alive. Received a phishing email this morning (Tues, July 8, 2008). Dear eBay account holder, We've recently noticed that someone has made [5] suspicious attemps to login into your online account from this address 72.122.18.131, our security commitment forces us to block your account temporarily until you verify your identity on our systems Verify your identity at this form: [weblink]
yeh i got this email just then and searched the ip address before going further. great article here helps alot.
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