Ebay Warnings!

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Here's an example of a "phishing" scam email claiming there is something wrong with the ebay account.

WARNING! If you get one of these in your email it is bogus!

DELETE THE MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT OPENING OR CLICKING ANY LINKS!

DO NOT - download any pictures
DO NOT - respond to the email
DO NOT - click on any links
DO NOT - give out any of your personal or account information

A True Message From Ebay will always be in your "My Messages" section when you log into your ebay account - not sent to your email address!

olor=#000000][font=arial,]ecurity Notification [/font][/color]Dear eBay Member

For 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.


We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended
if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this
problems please use the link below and re-enter your account information.
If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended
for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will
be terminated.


Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are
prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering
of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve
you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe
to eBay.


To update your record please click here: [dan:link omitted]

Details for security number: 7719958985

• If you are contacted about buying a similar item outside of eBay, please do not respond. Outside-of-eBay transactions are against eBay policy, and they are not covered by eBay services such as feedback and eBay purchase protection programs.
• Visit My eBay to manage all of your transactions (including Second Chance Offers). That way, you can be confident these transactions have been listed on eBay.

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:

This eBay notice was sent to [dan:link omiited]from eBay based on your account preferences. Your account is registered on [dan:link omitted]. As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. To unsubscribe from this notice, change your [dan:link omitted]. Please note that it may take up to 10 days to process your request. If you would like to receive this email in text format, change your [dan:link omitted].

See our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have questions about eBay's communication policies.
Privacy Policy: [dan:link omitted]
User Agreement: [dan:link omitted]

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