Yesterday, I received two separate emails from what proported to be ebay.
I was unable to click on the link, unable to cut and paste, and "My Ebay" showed nothing. I reported this to ebay and received the following email:
Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients.
The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email to the appropriate authorities.
In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit information such as your credit card numbers or passwords. If you are ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, simply follow these
steps:
It then details out a number of safety steps you can use. Just thought you'd like to know!
I was unable to click on the link, unable to cut and paste, and "My Ebay" showed nothing. I reported this to ebay and received the following email:
Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients.
The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email to the appropriate authorities.
In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit information such as your credit card numbers or passwords. If you are ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, simply follow these
steps:
It then details out a number of safety steps you can use. Just thought you'd like to know!
