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Icy
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18th Jun 05 at 02:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dear valued customer Need Help?



We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this problems please click here and re-enter your account information. If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 3-4 days, after this period your account will be terminated.

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

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dont want to fill it out incase its the scam where they get all my details

[Edited on 18-06-2005 by Icy]
Dan B
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18th Jun 05 at 02:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Where does the link send you to?
Brett
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18th Jun 05 at 02:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

scam, ebay will always address you by your name.
John
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18th Jun 05 at 02:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anything about ur account being suspended is you don't update information will be dodgy.
Icy
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18th Jun 05 at 02:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

from


From: eBay Support Team (support-team@ebay.com)
To: (icy@fotki.com)
Cc:
Subject: Important information for eBay users conformation code gdwv
Sent: Fri Jun 17 19:26:47 2005
Received: Fri Jun 17 17:27:23 2005
Spam status: SPAM. Total points: 33.9. Needed to qualify as spam: 2.

link goes to
http://confirm-ebaymain.com/?eBaylSAPI.dll&VerifyRegistration
John
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18th Jun 05 at 02:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nope. Scam, not even https. And ebay defo wouldn't want to kno all your credit card details again.
These things prob fool thousands of people.
Skinz
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18th Jun 05 at 11:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Icy
from


From: eBay Support Team (support-team@ebay.com)
To: (icy@fotki.com)
Cc:
Subject: Important information for eBay users conformation code gdwv
Sent: Fri Jun 17 19:26:47 2005
Received: Fri Jun 17 17:27:23 2005
Spam status: SPAM. Total points: 33.9. Needed to qualify as spam: 2.

link goes to
http://confirm-ebaymain.com/?eBaylSAPI.dll&VerifyRegistration


thats not where it really goes, there is an ip address hidden behind the html for that link, will be a dodgy IP address usually russian

[Edited on 18-06-2005 by Skinz]
dna23
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18th Jun 05 at 11:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its a scam.
Dan B
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18th Jun 05 at 12:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
quote:
Originally posted by Icy
from


From: eBay Support Team (support-team@ebay.com)
To: (icy@fotki.com)
Cc:
Subject: Important information for eBay users conformation code gdwv
Sent: Fri Jun 17 19:26:47 2005
Received: Fri Jun 17 17:27:23 2005
Spam status: SPAM. Total points: 33.9. Needed to qualify as spam: 2.

link goes to
http://confirm-ebaymain.com/?eBaylSAPI.dll&VerifyRegistration


thats not where it really goes, there is an ip address hidden behind the html for that link, will be a dodgy IP address usually russian

[Edited on 18-06-2005 by Skinz]

I think you'll find that IS the dodgy address, not the actual visible link. Here are the details for the IP address that confirm-ebaymain.com points to:

inetnum: 218.160.0.0 - 218.175.255.255
netname: HINET
descr: CHTD, Chunghwa Telecom Co.,Ltd.
descr: Data-Bldg.6F, No.21, Sec.21, Hsin-Yi Rd.
descr: Taipei Taiwan 100
country: TW
admin-c: HN27-AP
tech-c: HN28-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
mnt-lower: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
changed: hm-changed@apnic.net 20021009
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
source: APNIC
jamied
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18th Jun 05 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

use ebay toolbar, always alerts u and checks sites before u sign in
sukhwant
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18th Jun 05 at 12:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just forward it to spoof@ebay.co.uk, the'll check it and let u know if its real
IntaCepta
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18th Jun 05 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its def a scam
anyone can fake an email (sent from) address just in telnet, all you need is access to a public server.

ebaymain.com is a dodgy website,

its not even secure http (https://...)

you need to report this.
RS6
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18th Jun 05 at 14:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah get it checked careful cause when i posted on here while back with a link every one said scam and it turned out to be real, always use ebay toolbar, my account got suspended, but they sorted it out in the end

 
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