I recieved this notice earlier via e-mail what do you guys say scam or not? ***Urgent Safeharbor Department Notice*** eBay Fraud Mediation Request Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2004 You have recieve this email because you or someone had used your account to make fake bids at eBay. For security purposes, we are required to open an investigation into this matter. YOU MUST ENTER THE FRAUD ALERT ID CODE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IN OUR CONFIRMATION FORM IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION INFORMATIONS. Fraud Alert ID CODE: 00937614 (Please save this Fraud Alert ID Code for your reference.) To speed up this process, you are required to complete the following form. Please enter your eBay details: Fraud Alert ID CODE: eBay User ID: eBay Password: Mail Password: (To complete the verification process you must fill in all the required fields) Please Note - If we do not receive appropriate account verification, then we will assume this account is fraudulent and 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 appreciate 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. Morris Franklin eBay SafeHarbor Investigations Team
Steve, pretty much ANY site or establishment that contacts YOU and asks for your username and password is a fake; it's definitely a scam... Email him back and tell him his mother wears combat boots...
Any respectable business wouldn't ask you to hand over info like that. Unless it was nocar.com or somthing, but then you are on your own. <<< Don't click that link.
I sent a e-mail back asking to see his wife/girlfriend doing a handstand naked before i will fill in any forms
No wonder these scams actually work on people. If you even had to ask if it was a scam, then there are probably 1000 other people who filled in the info and sent it to them. How many times has Ebay said that they will never ask for your password? I'd bet at least 100 times. Yet people still ask if it is real or not. Amazing social engineering going on here.
Two rules of thumb with any unsolicted e-mail. 1) A legitimate e-mail will always adress you by your username, title, name or whatever, never by "Dear User..." 2) They will never ask you for any account info, they already have it so why would they need to ask?? You won't get a response from these scammers either, I've tried it before. Would be fun though!!
