Got this today. Is it for real or a scam? I'm not convinced although it looks petty convincing...

Dear eBay customer ,
During our regular update and of all accounts , we could not verify your current stored information.

Your stored information is not correct or incomplete.
Please update your information by signing in your account :


https://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?verifyaccount



If your eBay information is not updated within 7 days , then your access to sell or bid will be restricted.

UB

 

Scam

 

Pure scam.

Junk it.

 

could be a website setup to look exactly the same as ebay so scammers can get your passwords and username. infact it most likely is as i cant see ebay ever sending out emails requesting info like that.

 

Oh bollox.[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] I clicked the link and 'nothing' apparently happened. What have I done

 

as long as you didnt put your sign in details in you'll be fine...

 

Not seen this but thanks for making everyone aware of it. It is the type of thing that could easily catch you out.

 

Uncle

****** CONGRATULATIONS************************


you have just won the auction for my "Genuine Elvis toenail clipping". Please send the full amount for £387.00 to me within 7 days.


luke

 

Now remember its only a joke... I have not scammed uncle nor does he have to pay me any money. Also I know Elvis is dead... ok maybe you find that offensive?????

Its just humour shared by people who have a life.....

 

Well, as I say I clicked the link, but it didn't connect to anything. I certainly didn't give over any information. Maybe their imitation scam site is down ATM

-thanks Luke-

[Edited by unclebuck - 1/7/2004 1:41:55 PM]

 

Luke - what do you mean Elvis is dead.

he was serving petrol at local petrol station yesterday.

oh - and he chews his toe nails - so unlikely to be genuine ones your selling

 

i had the same scam mail as in the original post, contacted ebay and had to send it to them, they confirmed it was someone trying to get my credit card details.
got a follow on mail from the scammer a few days later threatening to close my ebay account if i didn't fill in the update form, sent this off to ebay again, defo scam.
then got one this morning saying ebay tried to take a payment from my credit card (for the months account) but it was rejected and could i submit my c/c details, absoloute bollox as i pay by direct debit!
just watch out for these and others as they are done quite well, all the clickys on mine worked, and the scamer even replied to a question i posted thru the help hub

 

Blimey, thats interesting. I'm glad the link failed, though my antenae were twitching...

When I registered I delined to give my CC details, instead choosing the option to provide a second email address with a '.com' in it. Glad I did now, and would advise anybody registering to do the same if possible.

I await the follow up mails with amusement.

UB

 

i have had some like this, reported them to ebay, never heard anything back.
I didnt respond to any of them

 

If you check the link, although it looks to be ebay, when you grab the link's properties it comes back to an IP in the Philippines or somewhere

Naughty Naughty.... check the grammar and spelling of the email. Its not very good.

Known scam.