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An Email with the Subject "Ebay:Notification" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:31:52 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Ebay"<security-center@ebay.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Ebay is committed to maintaining a safe environment for
its community of customers. To protect the security of your account, Ebay
employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our
anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Ebay system for unusual activity.
We are contacting you to remind you that on 11 December 2006 our Account Review
Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with
Ebay's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been
compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will
remain limited until this issue has been resolved.
To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some
additional information from you for the following reason:
We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been
reported as lost or stolen, or that there were additional problems with your
card.
This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time your
account or credit card may be subject for temporary suspension.
To securely confirm your Ebay information please click on the link bellow:
https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn
We encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your
account access as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain
limited for an extended period of time may result in further limitations on
the use of your account and possible account closure.
For more information about how to protect your account please visit Ebay
Security Center. We apologize for any incovenience this may cause, and we
apriciate your assistance in helping us to maintain the integrity of the
entire Ebay system.
Thank you for using Ebay!
The Ebay Team