For fellow Ebay users

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Mr_Sukebe, Jul 27, 2004.

  1. Mr_Sukebe

    Mr_Sukebe

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2003
    Messages:
    912
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    London
    Chaps,

    This morning, I received a second e-mail supposedly from Ebay, asking for me to check my account details by logging in (ID and password).
    Being some paranoid, this was forwarded to Ebay for confirmation as to it's authenticity.

    Sure enough, it was a fake. Be aware that it even had Ebay in the account name. So please chaps, be careful out there.
     
    Mr_Sukebe, Jul 27, 2004
    #1
  2. Mr_Sukebe

    lordsummit moderate mod

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2003
    Messages:
    3,650
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    In the Northern Wastelands
    There's a lot out there. I got one a couple of weeks ago that was so convincing, I only noticed the problem as I scanned the page and saw it asked me to input my card number and pin.
    Scum
     
    lordsummit, Jul 27, 2004
    #2
  3. Mr_Sukebe

    BL21DE3 aka 'Lucky'

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2003
    Messages:
    422
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Cambridge, UK
    One thing to look out for with these is that they usually don't use your EBay id in the title i.e Dear Fred_Bloggs3000 they just say dear EBay user or something similar if I remember. My mother was targeted by one of these but luckily she got me to have a look at it and I was able to determine it was fake. But I agree that the scammers are getting a lot more sophisticated.
     
    BL21DE3, Jul 27, 2004
    #3
  4. Mr_Sukebe

    Saab

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2004
    Messages:
    1,508
    Likes Received:
    0
    I think Ebay are going to have to develop a pm system so that ALL emails are known to be scams,this is getting ridiculous
     
    Saab, Jul 27, 2004
    #4
Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments (here). After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.
Similar Threads

  1. Paging all fellow valvers

Loading...