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  1. SefacHotRodder

    SefacHotRodder F1 World Champ

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    #1 SefacHotRodder, Sep 26, 2004
    Account Investigation Important Notice




    Dear k5mcl (chris @ e30evo.com ),

    We have strong reason to believe that your eBay account has been recently compromised and it could be used by a third party without your authorization. In order to prevent any fraudulent activity from occurring we are required to open an investigation into this matter. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your eBay informations by following the link below.

    (To complete the verification process you must fill in all the required fields)

    Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, 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 and attention in this important matter.

    Regards,

    Ian
    eBay SafeHarbor
    Investigations Team

    Do not respond to this e-mail, as your reply will not be received.

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  2. SefacHotRodder

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    #2 SefacHotRodder, Sep 26, 2004
    the link actually sends me to here:

    [Link removed.--Wayne]



    I don't like the "-scgi3.info" bit


    Schatten, you heard of this scam?
     
  3. 62 250 GTO

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    #3 62 250 GTO, Sep 26, 2004
    Remove that link in case someone tries to log on to ebay with it.
    Never reply to those emails. Got to ebay and check it out, by typing in the address.
     
  4. BubblesQuah

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    #4 BubblesQuah, Sep 26, 2004
  5. SefacHotRodder

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    #5 SefacHotRodder, Sep 26, 2004

    damn, i can't. I'll pm rob
     
  6. Stackhouse

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    #6 Stackhouse, Sep 26, 2004
    SCAM
     
  7. toddjw73

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    #7 toddjw73, Sep 27, 2004
    I got a few of those stupid dumb emails last year and fell for it. IT IS A SCAM! This is how they hi-jack your ebay & email accounts. If you get hi-jacked go to the ebay live chat help to get resolved. I got my account back in 3 days from the actual jacking. Within 5 minutes of being on the live chat I had my account back. It took anothe rcouple of weeks to get my email back though. After checking my email I looked at all emails recieved & sent, they were trying to sell high end items for an extremely low price where the bidders had to be pre-approved by sending money to just be able to bid on the items. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! WARNING TO EVERYONE.
     
  8. SefacHotRodder

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    #8 SefacHotRodder, Sep 27, 2004
    Thanks wayne
     
  9. Fan512bbi

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    #9 Fan512bbi, Sep 27, 2004
    Dont do it, i had the exact same thing this week, i contacted E-BAY who told me to delete it and not divulge any info whatsoever.
     
  10. JonBrent

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    #10 JonBrent, Sep 27, 2004
    FWIW, I'm getting similar things but with a PayPal slant. The typical email is a pretty realistic looking paypal 'confirmation' that you sent a couple of hundred to someone. The tipoff is that all the links on the page go to the same address, no doubt just trying to see if your email address is live.

    Cheers, JB
     
  11. The Mad Hatter

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    #11 The Mad Hatter, Sep 27, 2004
    Those are both well known scams and have been out there for some months now...DON'T give out your information. I actually received an email from PayPal telling me that they will NEVER send me something like that asking for that information. Best of luck!

    Cheers,
    Travis
     
  12. Bimmerista

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    #12 Bimmerista, Sep 27, 2004
    Its a SCAM!!! Don't do it!!!
     
  13. dm_n_stuff

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    #13 dm_n_stuff, Sep 27, 2004
    scam

    forward the email to [email protected] and they'll tell you.

    Also, if it's a paypal scam, forward it to [email protected], they'll also tell you if it's no good.

    Don't cut and paste it, you have to forward the entire email.
     
  14. SrfCity

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    #14 SrfCity, Sep 27, 2004
    I'm sure you've herd this before but, never reply to anything asking you to confirm your account info. Seems like these weasels catch a few every time.
     

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