Account verification

I recieved the following message today
Dear eBay User,
This is our yearly process to screen inactive/stale accounts so we can
delete these accounts leaving the usernames free for new users. Please click
on the following link and enter your eBay username and password to confirm
you are still an active eBayer.
http://signin.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn

Regards,

Accounts Department

The header



Seems a little suspicoius. HAs anyone else recieved the same?

"Mike McKeown" <mike@xenocyte.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Ron wrote:
> > I recieved the following message today
> > Dear eBay User,
> > This is our yearly process to screen inactive/stale accounts so we can
> > delete these accounts leaving the usernames free for new users.
> > Please click on the following link and enter your eBay username and
> > password to confirm you are still an active eBayer.
> > http://signin.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Accounts Department
> >
> > The header
> >
> >
> >
> > Seems a little suspicoius. HAs anyone else recieved the same?
>
>
> Read the source code. Pounds get you pence that the real href under that
> link in your original message points somewhere else. Ignore it or report
> it to eBay.
>
> Mike M
>
> --
> Xenocyte Books. Now on eBay. They're back. And this time it's serious.
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> collection 1sts

This is the header. Does eBay send via BT Openworld?

Delivery-date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 19:14:04 +0100
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Received: from host213-122-112-211.in-addr.btopenworld.com
([213.122.112.211] helo=d)
by ultra15.uk2net.com with smtp (Exim 0.00)
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for sales@pennytown.co.uk; Sat, 26 Jul 2003 19:14:05 +0100
From: "aw-confirm@ebay.co.uk" <aw-confirm@ebay.co.uk>
To: <sales@pennytown.co.uk>
Subject: Account Verification
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Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 11:14:01
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I have had many such types of email - the one this week used
safeharbour@ebay.com and the 'correct' eBay form file to give bank
etail's - It was a fake and have reported to eBay,
unusually I was contacted straight away by eBay to tell me that they are
investigating this message.

I am really annoyed that I haven't had my eBay id merged yet - been waiting
since Feb... - one of my email addresses is the ID and it is constantly hit
with spam and eBay fraud...

eBay must be the biggest POT for email spammers to get addresses to hit.





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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:48:01 +0100, "Ron" <sales@pennytown.co.uk>
scribbled:

>I recieved the following message today
>Dear eBay User,
>This is our yearly process to screen inactive/stale accounts so we can
>delete these accounts leaving the usernames free for new users. Please click
>on the following link and enter your eBay username and password to confirm
>you are still an active eBayer.
>http://signin.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn
>
>Regards,
>
>Accounts Department
>
>The header
>
>
>
>Seems a little suspicoius. HAs anyone else recieved the same?
>

I think you can safely assume that any email that looks like it comes
from ebay or paypal and asks for your password or gives you a link
where you have to enter it, will be a fake.

Nell

arielmad wrote:

> one of my email addresses is the ID

Why do people do this?

> and it is
> constantly hit with spam and eBay fraud...

Don't you expect this when you broadcast your e-mail address to all and
sundry??

Jaqy

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
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> MC_Emily wrote:
> > arielmad wrote:
> >
> >> one of my email addresses is the ID
> >
> > Why do people do this?
>
> Its easier to remember , and the ID I wanted was already taken.
> Plus IMO , it makes me more traceable and hence more trustworthy , as the
> domain name in my email is registered to myself.
> >
> >> and it is
> >> constantly hit with spam and eBay fraud...
> >
> > Don't you expect this when you broadcast your e-mail address to all
> > and sundry??

Thsi is true - but I've had it a few years - only the past 12 months have
started to be a problem.

I have asked for a merge with my old ID carrying over the feedback from my
email address ID - but even after 4 months ebay have not carried out the
merge - many emails have flitted back 'n' forth...

but I live in hope..




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