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Old 09-13-2003, 08:03 PM
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Be careful if you use eBay, there's an email going around again that I am sure is NOT from eBay. It asks you to click the link and verify your information. I believe this is the same one that has been going around for a while now, but I just got it today so I thought I'd mention it. The giveaway on this was the misspelling of the word "user"
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Dear eBay Uder,

During our regular udpate and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete.

As a result, your access to bid or buy on Ebay has been restricted. To start using your eBay account fully, please update and verify your information by clicking below :

https://scgi.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayIS...ifyInformation

Regards,

eBay

**Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail As You Will Not Receive A Responce**
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Old 09-14-2003, 01:10 AM
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If you get this e-mail (or any other of this type), forward the whole thing to spoof@ebay.com.
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Old 09-14-2003, 10:13 AM
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I have gotten several of these over the last few months, and I send them all to Ebay. The response that I receive from Ebay says that they will never ask for your personal information including your account # and user ID thru an email.
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Old 09-16-2003, 04:59 PM
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I'm thinking the typos should be our first clue, eh?
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