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eBay #1 Sample Phishing Verification Scam

Dear valued customer Need Help?

We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. Many cyber hackers have been trying to takeover Ebay user accounts. In order to verify that you are the real owner of your Ebay Account, we need you to verify your information. To resolve this problem please visit http://www.ebayverificationagecy.com/ and re-enter your account information. If your problem could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will be terminated.

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

Regards, Safeharbor Department eBay, Inc The eBay team. This is an automatic message. Please do not reply.

eBay #2 Sample Phishing Scams Hoax E-mail

TKO NOTICE: Suspicious Activity.

Dear "They Will put your E-mail Addy Here" ,

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this problems please use the link below and re-enter your account information. If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will be terminated. .

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

To update your record please click here:

It is highly recommended that you right click on the link and select "Open in new window" option as some mail clients will not allow you to proceed! https://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers, and so on) in this email.

Thank you for using eBay! www.ebay.com

eBay #3 Sample Phishing Scam

eBay request: Please confirm your identity.

Dear They will put your E-mail here,

Your bank has contacted us regarding some suspicious activity, including unauthorized charges of your credit card via the eBay system. We have reasons to believe that you changed your registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your eBay account. Please use the link below to sign in to eBay, check and if necessary update your information we have on file. Once you have updated your account records your session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

To update your record please click here: It is highly recommended that you right click on the link and select "Open in new window" option as some mail clients will not allow you to proceed! https://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers, and so on) in this email.

Thank you for using eBay! http://www.ebay.com/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This eBay notice was sent to you based on your eBay account preferences. If you would like to review your notification preferences for other types of communications, click here. If you would like to receive this email in text only, click here. As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions. Copyright © 2004 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.

eBay #4 Sample E-mail Phishing Scam

It has come to our attention that your eBay billing updates are out of order. If you could please take 1-2 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records.

Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

To update your eBay records now click here:

Hint ::

Remember the actual address in the scam E-mail will take you to another website - Ensure that you always check the address bar on your internet browser to ensure that you are actually on the correct website.

http://cg1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate

eBay sent this e-mail to you because your Notification Preferences indicate that you want to receive information your eBay Credit Card Statement. To change your communication preferences, click here. Or, simply reply to this e-mail with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Please note that it may take up to 14 days to process your request. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions. Copyright © 2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay logo are ! ! ! trademarks of eBay Inc.

eBay #5 Sample Phishing E-mail Scam

It has come to our attention that your eBay billing updates are out of order. If you could please take 1-2 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records.

Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

To update your eBay records now click here:

http://cg1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate

eBay sent this e-mail to you because your Notification Preferences indicate that you want to receive information your eBay Credit Card Statement.

To change your communication preferences, click here. Or, simply reply to this e-mail with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Please note that it may take up to 14 days to process your request. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.

Copyright © 2005 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.

eBay #6 TKO NOTICE: Suspicious Activity

Dear someone@someone.com ,

Your bank has contacted us regarding some suspicious activity, including unauthorized charges of your credit card via the eBay system. We have reasons to believe that you changed your registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your eBay account. Please use the link below to sign in to eBay, check and if necessary update your information we have on file. Once you have updated your account records your session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

To update your record please click here: It is highly recommended that you right click on the link and select "Open in new window" option as some mail clients will not allow you to proceed! https://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers, and so on) in this email.

Thank you for using eBay! http://www.ebay.com/

eBay #7 TKO NOTICE: Suspicious Activity

Dear someone@someone.com ,

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this problems please use the link below and re-enter your account information. If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will be terminated. . Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

To update your record please click here: It is highly recommended that you right click on the link and select "Open in new window" option as some mail clients will not allow you to proceed! https://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

eBay will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers, and so on) in this email.

Thank you for using eBay! www.ebay.com

eBay #8 Dear Valued Customer Phishing Scam

Dear valued customer Need Help?

We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended if you don't re-update your account information. Many cyber hackers have been trying to takeover Ebay user accounts. In order to verify that you are the real owner of your Ebay Account, we need you to verify your information. To resolve this problem please visit http://www.ebayverificationagecy.com/ and re-enter your account information. If your problem could not be resolved your account will be suspended for a period of 24 hours, after this period your account will be terminated.

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to eBay.

Regards, Safeharbor Department eBay, Inc The eBay team. This is an automatic message. Please do not reply.

eBay #8 Your Account Could be Suspended Scam

We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures.

Protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Comments are welcomed!

In order to update your account information, you need to complete the following process! If not, your account may behave abnormally and errors may occur without notification.

Verify your identity

Your personal information will be verified instantly. All the data is protected by the industry standard SSL encryption. All information is required and is kept confidential in accordance with eBay's Privacy Policy.

Ebay Account: Verify Information

User id
Account Password
Account Password
Account type Seller Buyer
Name
First Name
M.I.
Last Name
Adress
City
State
Zip Code
Day Phone

Provide Credit Card Identification

Credit Card Number
Expiration Date mm/dd/yyyy
Card Type Credit/Debit
Cvv2 Code
Mother`s Maiden Name
Social Security Number
Date of birth
E-mail adress
E-mail adress verification
E-mail password
E-mail password

eBay #9 Image Phishing Scam

Ebay Phishing Scam image sample

eBay #10 Power Seller Phishing Scam

Welcome to a community of sellers that have achieved exceptional levels of success and positive feedback on eBay! We invite you to join and learn more about the eBay PowerSeller program below.

What is a PowerSeller?

PowerSellers are eBay top sellers who have sustained a consistent high volume of monthly sales and a high level of total feedback with 98% positive or better. As such, these sellers rank among the most successful sellers in terms of product sales and customer satisfaction on eBay. We are proud to recognize their contributions to the success of the eBay Community!

If you agree with this rank please click on this link :

https://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterEnterInfo within 24 hours

Why become a PowerSeller?

There are an array of benefits for joining the PowerSeller program. Among them are:

Membership is FREE, eBay automatically invites qualified sellers via email. Welcome letter and certificate of achievement from Meg Whitman Prioritized customer support Monthly promotional offers from eBay and our partners eBay promotional merchandise for yourself or your customers Advanced selling education and information Invitations to participate in research And other special rewards

Members have five tiers to aspire to - Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium. Membership is FREE and the benefits are numerous.

eBay #11 Question from eBay Member -- Respond Now Phishing Scam

eBay sent this message on behalf of an eBay member via My Messages. Responses sent using email will go to the eBay member directly and will include your email address. Click the Respond Now button below to send your response via My Messages (your email address will not be included).

Question from mika485

What happend with my item. I have paid for it. Let me know asap or i will have to report you to eBay.

To view the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6740384150

Regards, Mika. Respond to this question in My Messages.

Thank you for using eBay! http://www.ebay.com/

eBay #12 eBay Request: Please Confirm your Identity Phishing Scam

Dear eBay member

We recently noticed more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account was compromised by a third party without your authorization.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling,the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However,if you are the account holder please verify that, clicking on the link below, fill the form and then submit. In this way we will verify your identity. 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

To restore your account please click here: https://signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OneTimePayment&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US

It is highly recommended that you right click on the link and select "Open in new window" option as some mail clients will not allow you to proceed! We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter. 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.

eBay #13 - Your credit/debit card information must be updated - Sample E-mail

Dear eBay Member,

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you

The login attempt was made from:
IP address: 172.25.210.66
ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com

By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with. click on the link below, fill the form and then submit as we will verify

http://www.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?VerifyRegistrationShow

Please save this fraud alert ID for your reference

Please Note - If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporally suspend your account. * Please do not respond to this e-mail as your reply will not be received.

Respectfully, Trust and Safety Department eBay Inc.


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