Alert - eBay Account Information Incomplete email Scam
You may have received an email that appears to be from eBay indicating that you have not paid for an item you purchased from an eBay Seller. Unfortunately this email is a good example of a 'phishing email.' Learn more about how to not get hooked by a phishing email at SecurePCNews.com.
The links in the email take you to a 'spoofed' (fraudulent) website setup to look like eBay. Any information you enter on that website will be used by the fraudsters to access your eBay account and possibly used to steal your Identity. Learn how to protect yourself from Identity Theft.
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Additionally, spoofed websites like this often are used to place viruses, spyware or other harmful malware on your PC that can steal information directly from your PC or turn it into a 'bot' that is used to attack other PC. Unfortunately, just opening emails like this can put your PC at risk. You should immediately scan your PC for viruses or spyware if you opened this or other suspicious emails. Consider using a free scanning service like McAfee offers.
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Following is the text from the eBay email scam
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From: eBay [mailto:aw-confirm@ebay.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:00 PM
Subject: Account Information Incomplete
SP NOTICE: Account Information Incomplete!
We eee2207.34.5.2 are notifying you that while performing it's regular schedued monthly billing address check, our system found incompatible information wich seems to be no longer the same with your current credit card information that we have on file.
If you changed your billing information or if you moved from your previous address, please follow the link below and update your information.
If they are the same you still need to update your account information because it seems that our database regular scheduled update was not made correctly.
Choosing to ignore this message may result in to a temporary suspention of your account, until you will choose to solve this unpleasant situation.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we strongly advice you to login and complete the update process in order to avoid any possible future billing problems with your account.
https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?login=verify
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This email appears in the language of the eBay site where you are registered.
Learn how you can protect yourself from spoof (fake) emails at:
http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial
This eBay notice was sent to a registered member from eBay based on your account preferences. Your account is registered on www.ebay.com. As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. To unsubscribe from this notice, change your notification preferences. If you would like to receive this email in text format, change your notification preferences.
See our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have questions about eBay's communication policies.
Privacy Poli
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Click here to view the full email including graphics
Don't fall victim to scams like this. Subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter to get timely, relevant information about phishing, viruses and Identity theft.
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The links in the email take you to a 'spoofed' (fraudulent) website setup to look like eBay. Any information you enter on that website will be used by the fraudsters to access your eBay account and possibly used to steal your Identity. Learn how to protect yourself from Identity Theft.
Checkout this Great Deal for SecurePCNews.com Blog visitors from PCShield!
Additionally, spoofed websites like this often are used to place viruses, spyware or other harmful malware on your PC that can steal information directly from your PC or turn it into a 'bot' that is used to attack other PC. Unfortunately, just opening emails like this can put your PC at risk. You should immediately scan your PC for viruses or spyware if you opened this or other suspicious emails. Consider using a free scanning service like McAfee offers.
Get McAfee VirusScan. Click here.
For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.
Did you know that every 3 seconds an identity is stolen? You can not afford not to protect your good name with guaranteed protection. LifeLock offers a guarantee of their identity protection service of up to $1,000,000. This is the identity theft prevention you've seen advertised on television.
Click here to view the full email including graphics
Following is the text from the eBay email scam
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
From: eBay [mailto:aw-confirm@ebay.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:00 PM
Subject: Account Information Incomplete
SP NOTICE: Account Information Incomplete!
We eee2207.34.5.2 are notifying you that while performing it's regular schedued monthly billing address check, our system found incompatible information wich seems to be no longer the same with your current credit card information that we have on file.
If you changed your billing information or if you moved from your previous address, please follow the link below and update your information.
If they are the same you still need to update your account information because it seems that our database regular scheduled update was not made correctly.
Choosing to ignore this message may result in to a temporary suspention of your account, until you will choose to solve this unpleasant situation.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we strongly advice you to login and complete the update process in order to avoid any possible future billing problems with your account.
https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?login=verify
_______________________________________
This email appears in the language of the eBay site where you are registered.
Learn how you can protect yourself from spoof (fake) emails at:
http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial
This eBay notice was sent to a registered member from eBay based on your account preferences. Your account is registered on www.ebay.com. As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. To unsubscribe from this notice, change your notification preferences. If you would like to receive this email in text format, change your notification preferences.
See our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have questions about eBay's communication policies.
Privacy Poli
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Click here to view the full email including graphics
Don't fall victim to scams like this. Subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter to get timely, relevant information about phishing, viruses and Identity theft.
Looking for a great Holiday gift? Why not protect someone you love by securing their PC. Click here for a great selection of PC Security Gifts.
Labels: ebay account information, email scam, fake email, phishing
posted by Aubrey Jones @ Friday, November 16, 2007
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