I just recieved this email from "ebay"

[WebmasterAlex]

Do you think I should go to the site?
Think maybe it's a rip off?


Dear eBay User,

During our regular udpate and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete.

As a result, your access to bid or buy on Ebay has been restricted. To start using your eBay account fully, please update and verify your information by clicking below :

https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyInformation

Regards,

eBay

**Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail As You Will Not Receive A Responce**

 

[tiggerlover]

Personally I would be leary. Have you tried logging on to eBay the regular way, if so, what happened? I am not 100 percent sure, but I think I remember someone else posting somethign similar to this a while ago and that it was bogus, but I am not sure. I think if I was unsure I would contact eBay myself and see what they say before I did any updating.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

I'm pretty sure it's a rip-off
especially since they said "Dear e-bay user"
if they were looking for me they could figure out my name!

 

[BarryHom]

It's a scam to get eBay user accounts, credit card numbers, etc. I fill them out with a username like "IKnowThisIsAScam" and a credit card number of like 1234567890. It takes it!

 

[zakatak]

I received that too and ignored it. Check out how they spelled response!

If it is EBAY, you can go directly to their website and fix your profile/credit info to be safe.

Karen

 

[mrsv98]

Did you actually click on the link? I did and it took me to ebay. Maybe you should go to eBay directly and try and log in. Of course, eBay does not require a cc number or any bank info so asking for that info is always a scam.

 

[KathyTX]

Yup, just another slimy scam to try to collect your credit and personal info for nefarious purposes. Note that the address is not WWW.ebay.com, but SCGI.ebay.com

Here's an explanation for anyone who's curious:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/ebay.asp

Lots of these slimeballs are making their sites look frighteningly "official lately.

 

[chell]

Originally posted by mrsv98
Did you actually click on the link? I did and it took me to ebay.

I believe the scam will take you to a page that looks just like ebay.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Originally posted by mrsv98
Did you actually click on the link? I did and it took me to ebay. Maybe you should go to eBay directly and try and log in. Of course, eBay does not require a cc number or any bank info so asking for that info is always a scam.

An Ebay look-a-like. Just like the Microsoft look-a-like sent in emails this week.