From eBay. Your Account has been blocked, 5 attempts have been made from IP address 72.122.18.131. Watch out for this Phishing, Spoof email, they are trying to steal your password!
eBay customers beware, there is a new scam on the lurk, and if you receive a copy of the email below, do yourself a favor and toss it in the trash. I received this email yesterday, and thought it look suspicious, so I looked up the IP address that was listed in the email, and an internet fraud company alert came up.
This email is a feeble attempt at getting your ebay password, and whenever you get an email of this sort, simply look for the IP address, or something that stands out, like a phone number or address, and google that with the name of the website and the word fraud. Chances are, if they are tring to phish your password they are also trying to do it to others, and people get really annoyed with that and will complain on blogs, and fraud watch sites, and it will pop up in a simple google search.
Here's the reply from eBay when I sent them the a copy of the scammers email, and below that is a copy of the email. If you ever get suspicious emails from eBay, or any site, you should always tell them about it right away, so they can take action and shut down the scammers site immediately before they do any damage. Below I'll also post the fraud company link so you can further read up on this phishing email.
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eBay's Response to me when I sent them a copy of the suspicious email.
The email is a spoof, also known as a phishing, email. (That's "phishing," as in "fishing" for personal information.) It didn't come from eBay. Our Trust & Safety team is working to disable any websites it links to.
Remember that you can always check the My Messages section of My eBay to see if a message from us is legitimate. Copies of any emails we send you about the status of your account or a change in your account information will be displayed in My Messages. This is especially helpful since many spoof emails try to convince you that your account is in jeopardy.
If you've given out personal information in a spoof email or website, you need to take steps to protect your identity right away. For more
information about what to do, go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/problems-identity-theft.html If you'd like to learn more about how to spot a spoof email and stay safe online, go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tutorial/accountprotection/js_tutorial.html Keep those reports coming -- you're helping protect the global Internet community! Our Trust & Safety team works closely with Internet Service Providers to shut down fraudulent sites. We also send your reports to Web browser companies so that they can develop tools to identify spoof sites.
Regards,
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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Phishing email to be aware of..
Dear eBay customer:
We've recently noticed that someone has made [5] suspicious attemps to login
into your online account from this address 72.122.18.131, our security commitment
forces us to block your account temporarily until you verify your identity on our systems
Verify your identity at this form:
https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&ru=http%3A//www.ebay.com/&_trksid=m37
We apologize for the inconvinience this may cause, but security is one of our top goals in eBay Inc.
You have 72 hours to verify the information on our systems, if you do not verify yourself, your account
will be suspended
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If you google the IP address above this link will pop up, with the email and fraud details.
If you get that email, don't click on the link they provide, and never give out personal information in an email, no reputible site would ever ask you to. To email your spam, spoof or malicious type fake e-mail from eBay, fwd it to
spam@ebay.com. They require the header row, which you can find at the base of your email, usually the lower left, click on the word header. To see more about headers and how to find them you can always click on ebays info link,
Good luck, and be well
Sacreeta
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