Tuesday 4 September 2007

Ebay scam email

Many people have an ebay account, an ebay life. These are aimed at you, to make you panic into clicking a link in an email and entering personal information. Don't do it. Where does the link point? Not to ebay, despite what the text says. If you are worried, type ebay.com directly as a web address and continue from there.

Please Pay Your eBay Fees Account Today

We are writing to alert you that your monthly eBay fees account have not been paid because credit/debit card declined ebay's attempt to automatically deduct the amount due. This require you to update billing information as soon as possible. This billing update is also a new eBay security statement which goes according to the established norms on the eBay User Agreement. Please be advised that your eBay fees of $12,50 are now due. These fees result from listing item on eBay, purchasing item on eBay or using related services (ID verify, Stores, etc). Also, this is a courtesy reminder that the following credit/debit card on file for your eBay account will expire soon.
Please pay your eBay fees records on or before September 5, 2007. A failure to update your records may result on a suspension of your account.

To update your eBay records click on the following link:
https://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&ssPageName=h

If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further clarification regarding your account access, please contact eBay by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us". This new security statement will helps us continue to offer eBay as a secure and cost-effective service.

As a reminder, past due accounts may be restricted from buying or selling until payment received. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance.

Sincerely,

www.ebay.com

Thank you,
eBay Inc
This administrative email was sent and originally from eBay, based on your account at www.ebay.com.

As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes & enhancements. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.

eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers) in an email.
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