Todays " Is this an eBay scam" question?

Posted by: Tarquin Maynard - Portly on 20 September 2004

Muchachos..

a pal of mine has just recieved this....

----Original Message-----
From: eBay [mailto:aw-confirm@ebay.com]
Sent: 19 September 2004 17:29
To: *********
Subject: TKO NOTICE: eBay Registration Suspension - Misrepresentation of
Identity


Dear eBay Member,

We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due
to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the eBay
community.

Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a
warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your
membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe
that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for
you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable
to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are
prohibited from using eBay in any way if you don't review the
registration information of your eBay account. Click on the link
below in order to confirm your registered information:

http://webpages.charter.net/signin.ebay.com-ws2-ebayisapi.dll/SignIn-ssPageName=hh=sin=US.htm

Please note that any seller fees due to eBay will immediately become
due and payable. eBay will charge any amounts you have not previously
disputed to the billing method currently on file.


Regards,

Safeharbor Department
eBay, Inc.


The link takes you to the log in page.... or does it?

Whaddya fink?

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by Shayman
No doubt a scam!

I just logged onto that page as Username: Scammeister with the Password: Scammersstink

and got directed to a page which again looks like an official page but offers you the opportunity to login for real on the real ebay page. In otherwords it is now OK again for you to use the site but some third party now has your login details.

Why don't we all follow the link and give "amusing" usernames and passwords.

Jonathan
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by greeny
Humm. I'd be a bit dubious. I think in a senario like this I would just logon using my normal Link rather than the one given.
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Blimey, what prompt responses.... I am sitting across from a red face....

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by BigH47
There is a place on E-Bay to send dodgey E-mails.
Mail to :-
spoof@ebay.co.uk
They will then tell you if it is genuine or not.

Howard
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Thanks to all - m'colleague has emailed ePay who confirm his suspicions.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by Geoff C
Hi Mike

just a simple little tip, if you view the source code it says it was built in Frontpage - and Ebay would never do that!

Regards
Geoff
Posted on: 20 September 2004 by JonR
Geoff,

Thanks. That sound like a particularly useful tip.

Regards,

JonR