new ebay scam?

[big-n-italian]

i would like the mods to leave this thread here because it may be very important and i want as many people to see this as possible.

i buY items on ebay occasionally, and have done so again recently. i am currently the high bidder on a couple of items, have recently sent checks out, and have items enroute as we speak.

i just received a very official email from "ebay" saying that if i didnt pay for an item immediately, that i was going to be reported! (i ALWAYS try to pay right away).

after thinking "WTH?!", i immediately clicked on the link provided in the email and tired to log onto "ebay". my log in didnt work. so, i tried again. DIDNT WORK. HUH?

so, i shut down the email and went directly to ebay and tried to log in. log in WORKED. WTH?

i went back to the email and looked up the item number given in the email, on EBAY. EBAY says item number didnt exist. WTH?

***i think i just gave someone my user name and password! changed password IMMEDIATELY.***

i have never heard of this one before. EBAY USERS - BE CAREFUL.

 

[xlrashn]

Ebay will NEVER send an e-mail asking for your password, or even a link that does so. To verify if a message to your egular e-mail address is authentic, there will be a duplicate in your "my messages" section of your my ebay page. If there is not a duplicate then it is ALWAYS a scam. BEWARE!!!!

 

[SquadX]

Scammers have been during this for, at leasat, the last couple of months, I get similar emails from time to time (even when I have no ordered or bid) from email and I just send all message to ebay. They are getting better at fooling people. Had a friend who lose 6k from a scammer(Ill give you xx $'s over your asking price and return the remainder to me and my shipper....), sort of there fault for not using there head.

 

[big-n-italian]

"Ebay will NEVER send an e-mail asking for your password"


that is the twist though, they didnt ask for my password!

the email claims that there is a problem, creating urgency, and provides a direct link to click on, which brings up the EBAY log in window. if you enter in your user name and password, it shows as not working. however, i am sure that the info just went somewhere.

 

[dave6666]

OK Big I. 2 posts on one topic is a scam also...

 

[big-n-italian]

OK Big I. 2 posts on one topic is a scam also...

did it only because i know some "genIII" guys dont vist the gen I/II site, and vice versa.

 

[Billy The Kidd]

Beware of Pay Pal too... I had a similar circumstance with an email from Pay Pal saying I owed money with a "link" to resolve this charge. BEWARE

 

[MrCrowley]

i would like the mods to leave this thread here because it may be very important and i want as many people to see this as possible.

i buY items on ebay occasionally, and have done so again recently. i am currently the high bidder on a couple of items, have recently sent checks out, and have items enroute as we speak.

i just received a very official email from "ebay" saying that if i didnt pay for an item immediately, that i was going to be reported! (i ALWAYS try to pay right away).

after thinking "WTH?!", i immediately clicked on the link provided in the email and tired to log onto "ebay". my log in didnt work. so, i tried again. DIDNT WORK. HUH?

so, i shut down the email and went directly to ebay and tried to log in. log in WORKED. WTH?

i went back to the email and looked up the item number given in the email, on EBAY. EBAY says item number didnt exist. WTH?

***i think i just gave someone my user name and password! changed password IMMEDIATELY.***

i have never heard of this one before. EBAY USERS - BE CAREFUL.

Sounds like a phishing scam. good thing you changed your password fast.

 

[DMan]

Yes, this is phishing and has been a popular information gathering technique for years.

Probably most famous was a couple years ago when SunTrust had thousands of customers phished - captures any info they prompt for on the dummy page.

Bottomline - NEVER click a link in an email to go to a service provider. If your bank, ebay, paypal, etc. send you a notice to do something, use your regular link, not the email provided link, to check it out

The number one purpose of the internet is ****, but fraud is a close second ;-)

 

[Hiss]

Good advice on clicking on links.

A little different but the last two months Ive had numerous emails telling me that I have money waiting for me in a foreign bank. One mentioned that they had 1 1/2 million dollars waiting for me all I had to do was click on the link provided and instructions would be provided to me on how to get the money. They tell me not to share this with anyone.

Stupid idiots-I just block the sender. Then they will send under another name-this has happened about 20 times in the last two months. Got one today.

I reported this to proper authorities and got word that a increased amount of scams have been going on the past few months and that they are checking things out.