Rick Weis Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Hi Everyone, i just received 2 e-mails in the last 24 hours what "looks" to be from ebay but i don't think it is!! it's asking me IF i forgot my password go to this link to change it! i've looked over ebay and i'm not sure where to forward this e-mail so they can check it out! (if ebay would even check it out that is!!) does anyone know the e-mail address to where to forward it to at ebay? has anyone else here just received these e-mails lately? take care, and Thanks for your help. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 i just received 2 e-mails in the last 24 hours what "looks" to be from ebay but i don't think it is!! it's asking me IF i forgot my password go to this link to change it! i've looked over ebay and i'm not sure where to forward this e-mail so they can check it out! (if ebay would even check it out that is!!) does anyone know the e-mail address to where to forward it to at ebay? Absolutely do not follow that link to change your password. Messages like this are usually an attempt to harvest passwords on eBay. I would forward the message to eBay so they can take the necessary action. This is a problem eBay has been having for some time. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 EBAY doesn't use the address safeharbor@ebay.com any more. You have to go into their site, into rules & saftey, and send a message through their interface. Sounds like it's bogus anyway, so good instinct to not do what the email said. Also, what is the link they want you to go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 My mother has get some of them for some month (for a long time). But this was some stupid guys from germany (which she knows from some forums where she always talk about her hobbies). They have try to steal my mothers account from eBay. So they have try to login with some passwords. At the beginning they have found the right password. Was an easy one. So they have buy a stupid LP from a german guy (but she has tell the seller, that her account was hacked, so she must not buy it). But nothing more happen. Know she use an other password (not so easy anymore), and all is good since a long time. They have try it again and again, but know they have not found the password anymore, and give up. They have too hack some other accounts too from german users. So maybe someone has try to steal your account too, not the same guys, but maybe someone like this guy, who has sold these Rare items on eBay for some month? Better try to loging on eBay (not trough this mails), to see, that all is ok, and noone has change something. But only through the official site. Maybe someone try to hack your account. Or someone, who try only too hack some accounts, and try some passwords. Better be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smile_walle Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Hey! I got the same thing as Rick's , I did deleted and recjected it, beacuse I knew something funny about password and others reason, I am completed rejected automatic!! Beacuse completed are not true! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted December 15, 2002 Author Share Posted December 15, 2002 EBAY doesn't use the address safeharbor@ebay.com any more. You have to go into their site, into rules & saftey, and send a message through their interface. Sounds like it's bogus anyway, so good instinct to not do what the email said. Also, what is the link they want you to go to? Thanks for the info! i will inform them!! the link was or is: http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/pass/$1$32375$...EWLf.6g78pwtv/a Take Care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 There was a story on Yahoo! the other day that these were coming out of Florida, and that they had caught the guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 This email came to me in the last half hour. Dear eBay User, During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete. Please update and verify your information by signing in your account below : If the account information is not updated to current information within 5 days then, your access to bid or buy on eBay will be restricted. go to this link below: http://www.ebay.com/acounts/memb/avncenter...?dll87443%&2213 ***Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail As You Will Not Receive A Response*** Thank you Accounts Managent As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions. Copyright 2002 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc Announcements | Register | SafeHarbor (Rules & Safety) | Feedback Forum | About eBay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright . 1995-2001 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagMX Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 always make sure you see the "cgi" in the http link - if not its fake - plus ebay doesnt ask for passwords or personal info - i already made that mistake and had to do a ton of stuff to fix my problem - very stressful at first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 MrRetroGamer wrote: into rules & saftey What is saftey???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hattg Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I have received 2 of the same type of e-mails, one which was supposed to be from Western Union and one yesterday from PayPal. If you check the source, it will tell you where it is coming from or through. Mine both were from Kuwait! And like everyone says, none of these places will ever ask you for personal information like passwords or credit cards or the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 MrRetroGamer wrote: into rules & saftey What is saftey???? I you have a goldmind you need saftey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcadefan Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I haven't got anymail like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I you have a goldmind you need saftey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I you have a goldmind you need saftey. I!!???? Ok I'll stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmatheys Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I got one of these e-mails to and when I forwarded it to eBay they said that it wasn't from them and that these people usually target individuals who use their email address as a username. In an unrelated matter someone hacked into my AOL account the same day with a trojan horse and sent out 10 spam emails per person to 4100 different people. Imagine my surprise when my password got deactived and when I had to call AOL so they could give me a 15 minute speech on internet security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I got one of these e-mails to and when I forwarded it to eBay they said that it wasn't from them and that these people usually target individuals who use their email address as a username. In an unrelated matter someone hacked into my AOL account the same day with a trojan horse and sent out 10 spam emails per person to 4100 different people. Imagine my surprise when my password got deactived and when I had to call AOL so they could give me a 15 minute speech on internet security. You shoulda' given them a "verbal flogging" about internet security Stupid AOL (The A stands for A******s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I've never got anything like this yet. Altho I do have filters on the account that might be killing the emails before I get them. I have heard some people I know talking about these Ebay emails. Some people are just scum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 ... and they always get busted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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