is this a legitimate email from ebay??

[MelindaKiah]

Dear eBay member,

You have received this email because you or someone else had used your identity to make false purchases on eBay. For security reasons, we are required to open an investigation on this matter. We treat online fraud seriously and all cases which cannot be resolved between eBay and the other involved party are forwarded for further investigations to the proper authorities. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your personal information against the eBay account registration data we have on file by following the link below.


Please save this fraud alert id for your reference.

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Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, we will assume this account is fraudulent and it will be suspended. We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.


We apreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc.

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[bellarella]

Sounds like a scam. It doesn't use your name and it asks you to click on a link. Two big tells of a scam. Forward the email to ebay.

 

[sandy6879]

I'd forward it too....either abuse or spoof at ebay - I can't remember which.

 

[pearlieq]

Definitely a scam. Forward it to the appropriate box for phishing emails.

 

[CarolynNC]

If you can figure out how to do it with your email program it is helpful if you expand the header. It contains a lot of tracking info which can be used by spoof@ebay.com.

 

[smt218]

It is a scam, all ebay email should start with Dear(Insert your ebay name here), Forward it to, spoof@ebay.com Even if it does have your name and looks supsicious, send it anyway, they will tell you if Ebay sent it or not.

Hope this helps.

 

[DVCajun]

As a matter of habit it's a good idea to ONLY respond through your ebay account. All legitimate messages show up there. Even clicking on a link in a spoof email can get spyware on your machine or open a virus.

 

[tinan]

It's a phish email that has been around for years now. The funny thing is I get this exact same email in email accounts that have absolutely no link to my Ebay account.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Forward the message to spoof@ebay.com - within 24 hours you will get information from eBay if it is legit or a scam.