Sandy, I get these kind of emails fairly often. And always forward them on to spoofebay. They send you back a confirmation that the email is a fraud, plus by forwarding it to them, they have the info to try and stop these people. I've been an eBayer since '99 by the way.

hugs, Karen

It makes me so mad that someone will just steal the shirt off your back.
I get these "phishing" email all the time and know not to click anything !
Unfortunately , a few years ago someone had gotten my info and created a paypal account and cleaned out my checking account! It's good that I check my bank account daily. I was lucky to get it all back.
I can't stand those creeps.

I got the same kind of thing from "Pay-Pal" once. I clicked on the link and got to a place where they were asking me for all kinds of info "to confirm" it was me...they said it was a safety thing! I would never have given them the info, but I did look up at URL that I was connected to, and it had nothing to do with Pay Pal. The moral of the story is, I never ever click on links anymore, I hand plug the info in. I remember thinking it was so creepy that they "invaded" my computer like that.

Thanks for the heads up Sandy! We get things like that once in a while, but we always thoroughly check out whether it's legit before we send on any personal info. For a while we were getting something from Ebay, wanting to confirm our password and other info. It was a scam. And I NEVER give out info over the phone. If it's not someone I know on caller ID, I don't answer it!

I'm glad you posted this . THere are so many scams and if someone isn't online much --- they might not know about it . I forwarded alot of stuff to Paypal and they are so vigilant ... they reply right away if it is real or a spoof. Everyone - please be careful !!!

Thanks Sandy!! I just paid for the seaglass I got from Ebay when i read your post & whew!!! So far I haven't gotten emailed from "them" , but I will keep my eyes open.
Again, thanks!!

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I hear you loud and clear---
we got that pay-pal e mail here at our home computer in Illinois....
I just wish I could be around to see those people get it when they G E T IT !!!!!
Oh me, I'm such a bad girl to enjoy thinking of the pay-back they will receive ON THAT ONE DAY !!!!

OH , Thanks Sandy....
Back to the HO HO HO stuff and those ole grinches.... well
a icicle on their...
nose !!!!
OH THEY BETTER WATCH OUT>>>
They better NOT cheat,,,
Santa Claus is coming to town....
He's making a list.... He's checking it twice...
HE IS KNOWING>>>> Who's N A U G H T Y ...and NICE !!!
M E R R Y + C H R I S T M A S !!!!
susiesunshine

I just got a "phishing" attempt e-mailed to me. This one was rather clever though. It said the payment for a HDTV for close to $300 was sent from my paypal account. I have been a very good little girl (okay, not so little - lol) and haven't used my paypal account in months. I noticed one of the links in the body of the email, when I put my cursor over it, wasn't an official paypal site. I sent it to spoof@ebay.com.

Years ago before phishing was so common place, I got sucked into clicking on a link in what appeared to be an official email from my internet provider. It took me to a website that looked official. I started filling in my billing information and got to a field that asked for my PIN! Red flag, red flag! I know that hackers can install trojan software on your computer by just clicking on their link so I immediately ran my virus software and canceled the credit card (I entered the number but didn't hit send) because I didn't want to take the chance that they captured it.

happens to me all the time too. I just delete them. Been an ebayer since 99 too(-:

Luna, that's similar to the way it happened to me. The e-mail posted the name of someone that I "had added" to my account. They didn't even asked me to confirm, but I guess they figured I'd race right over to the site to take care of it. First thing they asked for was my password so that I could access the account. That I gave them; when I got to the part where they were asking for SS# and bank account info, I finally caught on. I was so creeped out that I canceled pay pal and closed the credit card that I used on the account (even though they didn't get any info on it.) Creeps.

Hi, No legitimate company will call you on the phone, or send a link to their website asking for any personal info. It's easy for tech savvy thieves to make exact copies of these websites. If you suspect a problem with the account because of an email, just close your browser, go to the website of the bank, etc. and see for yourself. Being a thief is a very popular profession, and they're everywhere. If one method doesn't pay off, they jump to the next.
This link is to Clark Howard's website. He's a money guy on talk radio around the country and is up to date on all sorts of scams. His helpers can help get to the bottom of complicated money problems if the website doesn't help. There is no charge for it. (They also won't ask you for personal info. They tell you how to solve the problem yourself.) Most of the time, fixing the problem is just a matter of getting the right person within the company on the phone or email, rather than what he calls 'customer no service' people. Linda

Here is a link that might be useful: Clark Howard's website