Email from Ebay (phishing?)

[KdLaneJr]

Thought I'd share this with the forum.

I received an email from ebay today telling me they've released a new ebay confirmation form. Naturally it included a link to click on.

While the email looks authentic, I've never set up an ebay account using the email address that they emailed me at. So no, I won't be clicking on the link.

Perhaps this is legit, perhaps it's not. I don't currently shop or sell ebay anyway, so ignoring it won't bother me at .

Anyone know for sure if this is a phishing attempt?

[shamrock]

Did it look like either of these? If so, it's a phish.



"eBay Customer Support Team requests you to complete eBay user confirmation form."

Dear eBay user,

eBay Customer Support Team requests you to complete eBay user confirmation form.

This procedure is obligatory for all users of eBay.

Please click hyperlink below to access user confirmation form.

http://userconfirmationform-id22729. ebay.com/userdirectory/eBayISAPI.dll

Thank you for choosing eBay.

This mail generated by an automated service.




Dear eBay user,
We would like to inform you that we have released a new version of eBay Confirmation form. This form is required to be completed by all eBay users.Please follow these steps:
1.Open the form at http ://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?cfom=6854240919262461011499453148651 112029191614926724924385209414265
2.Follow given instructions.
Thank you,
eBay

[djroga]

NEVER click on a link such as that. Not from sBay.

[KdLaneJr]

Actually it looked better than that. And no, I didn't click on it Dennis. Hopefully I'll never make that mistake. Here is text of the email sans link. Had lots of nice ebay graphics in the header.

Dear eBay user,



We would like to inform you that we have released a new version of eBay Confirmation form. This form is required to be completed by all eBay users.

Please follow these steps:
1.Open the form at (left link out).
2.Follow given instructions.
Thank you,
eBay



and followed with;


This eBay notice was sent to {my email address was here} from eBay. Your account is registered on www.ebay.com. As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will send you required notifications about the site and your transactions. If you would like to receive this email in text format, change your notification preferences.

See our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have questions about eBay's communication policies.
Privacy Policy: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/privacy-policy.html
User Agreement: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html

Copyright © 2006-2009 eBay, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
eBay and the eBay logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of eBay, Inc.
eBay is located at 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125.



Probably one of the better phishing emails I've seen.

[snydersnapshots]

Sounds Phishy to me. One thing I do when I get one of these is look at the full header information. Usually the sender is NOT a so-and-so@(pick your financial institution).com.
If I had a hundred bucks in every financial institution I get e-mails "from" I'd be a rich man. Then there are the nice people in Nigeria that want me to take the money their poor deceased customers left in the bank...

[Torrey]

Obviously phishing...otherwise, ALL of us here who also have ebay accounts (pretty much everybody) would have gotten the same thing since it's "required" for all users. I sure haven't gotten anything like that.

[ChristopherCoy]

To find out if its real or not, why not log into ebay and check your messages folder? If its a real attempt to update your info, you should have a copy of it, and if not, just email ebay customer service from your ebay account....

[dwilliams35]

Real E-bay messages will have your ebay username and your name if I remember:

I generally just right-click on the link and then do "properties" just to see what wahoo the link is actually going to...

[ka5txl]

Originally Posted by snydersnapshots

Sounds Phishy to me. One thing I do when I get one of these is look at the full header information. Usually the sender is NOT a so-and-so@(pick your financial institution).com.
If I had a hundred bucks in every financial institution I get e-mails "from" I'd be a rich man. Then there are the nice people in Nigeria that want me to take the money their poor deceased customers left in the bank...

What you mean I'm not the only one who gets those offers to recieve the largess from some deceased, deposed despot?

If you have a question about an ebay email just send it to spoof@ebay.com

[Gambit]

Originally Posted by ChristopherCoy

To find out if its real or not, why not log into ebay and check your messages folder? If its a real attempt to update your info, you should have a copy of it, and if not, just email ebay customer service from your ebay account....

Bingo.