An Ebay Scam to Avoid — Watch Out!
A New eBay Scam To Avoid
Lately I have been getting a lot of emails telling me an item I bought on eBay has been shipped. These are for items I didn’t buy.
Here’s an example:
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Subject: Your eBay item has been shipped.
Message: I have shipped the following item to you. You should be receiving it shortly.
Item title: AMERICAN EAGLE ONYX MEN’S RING 10K $79
Web Address: (FAKE LINK TO EBAY VIEW ITEM PAGE HERE)
Item number: 5043587932
Seller User ID: jewelrypeople
Total: $79.00
Once your item arrives in satisfactory condition, please leave feedback for me. I will do the same for you. Thank you again!
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I removed the fake link above, but if you click on the real link in the email you are taken to a fake eBay login page. These scammers are hoping to create curiosity and steal your account.
There is a page on eBay that tells you what the URL for the login page for your country should look like at: http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw-account-theft-spoof.html
Familiarize yourself with the real URL or bookmark a page on eBay and always login from your bookmark. Protect yourself by never logging in from a link in an email.
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