I got this email sent to me earlier today. Is this legit? I logged in and its asking me to put a credit card on file. Seems a little fishy.

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It's an Ebay link. I would think it would be valid. Send Ebay an email about it if you are suspicious.

 

definitely call them up.

this is the REAL ebay sign in page:

http://signin.ebay.com//ws2/eBayISAPI.dll?...Name=h:h:sin:US

notice the lack of the https:

I think it is a scam. they don't need a credit card. change your ebay password NOW NOW NOW!

 

Yeah, I've changed my password. I'll report the page to eBay too.

 

sounds fishy... so prolly a scam... just report it and ignore that sh!t

 

Yep, it was a scam. Here's the reply I got from eBay -
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Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.

Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients.

The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email to the appropriate authorities.

In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit information such as your credit card number or your email password.
eBaywill never ask you for sensitive personal information such as passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security Numbers in an email. If you ever need to provide sensitive information to us, please open a new Web browser, type www.ebay.com into your browser address field, and click on the "site map" link located at the top the page to access the eBay page you need.

If you have any doubt about whether an email message is from eBay, please forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.com. Do not respond to it or click any of the links. Do not remove the original subject line or change the email in any way when you forward it to us.

If you have already entered sensitive financial information or your password into a Web site based on a request from a spoofed email, you should take immediate action to protect your identity and all of your online accounts. We have developed an eBay Help page with valuable information regarding the steps you should take to protect yourself.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw...-reporting.html

To review eBay's new tutorial about Spoof Emails, please see the following Web page:

http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/

Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your efforts help us ensure that eBay remains a safe and vibrant online marketplace.

Regards,

Ian
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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I get emails like that at least twice a week. Some look more convincing than others.


I always forward them to spoof@ebay.com.

 

There was a big thing on the news about this a while back. You should call ebay direct and don't touch the link

 

I also get scam emails from people pretending to be Paypal. Be careful out there.

 

Yeah, I don't trust any of those. But it is my lucky day, some rich guy in Nigeria is hookin me up with a large chunk of cash