Re: [CR]Is this an ebay scam?

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:19:46 -0500
From: "Michael D. Schmidt" <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
To: kaufmann@crsa.bu.edu
Subject: Re: [CR]Is this an ebay scam?
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Yes, it is a scam. At one point or another, we have all receive something like that. Ignore it and report it to ebay for their files.

Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
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=> From: Robert Kaufmann <kaufmann@crsa.bu.edu> => Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:44:22 -0400

All:

I don't but much stuff over the internet--my only purchases are "Bike stuff" that I purchase from ebay. Today, I receioved an e- mail telling me that:

"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 http://ebay.com/<blah d 39abd6c44b 48d6fe3559112c21e54b7e705ecc5116b3c7c38c37949e8aa81848934faf0821be042 1 0e8c2ded3c 4159edbee3ee1439f3892a3e91/>click here 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."

When I go to the above URL, it ask for all sorts of information, including my SSN. This seem dubious to me--but the return address on the e-mail is eBay@eBay.com

My gut is to ignore this message--but I would hate to bid on something at the last minute only to find out that my account was "suspended"

Thanks

Robert Kaufmann Newton, MA

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