"We recently noticed on or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a
foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account has been used by a thrird party
without your authorization. "
If you have received this email, please remember that it is very
common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly
different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different
provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common
place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first,
although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.
The Spoof Email ...
Dear eBay member
We recently noticed on or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a
foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account has been used by a thrird party
without your authorization.
If you recently accessed your account from this ip address,the unusual log in attempts
may have been initiated by you.
However,please verify that you are the account holder , clicking on the link below,
fill the form and then submit information to our secure server.
In this way we will verify your identity.
http://signin.ebay.com//aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyIdentity&ssPageName
The log in attempt was made from:
IP address: 184.158.158.98
ISP host: 184.158.158.98
If you choose to ignore our request , your account will be suspended until you will verify your identity
.
We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated and we
strongly recommend not to make any changes to your account in that time.
If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account
holder, please be aware that it is in violation of eBay policy to represent
oneself as another eBay user. Such action may also be in violation of
local, national, and/or international law. eBay is committed to assist
law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate
personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft.
Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to
ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
*Please do not respond to this e-mail as your reply will not be received.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Regards,
Mark Johnson
Safeharbor Department
eBay Inc.
The Spoof Website ...
Website not online at time of report.
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