A friend phoned me up upset that Ebay had apparently suspended his
account. He then went on to explain about an email -"Pre-suspension
eBay ID Verify Process" which says duie to 'recent activity' on his
account he is suspended. He forwarded me the email (honestly - this is
not me saying 'my friend' when I mean me, lol) and it looks seriously
dodgy. I am sure Ebay say that they will never ask for personal info,
but this asks for EVERYTHING. The text of the email is
"Dear user, 

Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized access to your
account, we will suspend activity on your account, unless you pass the
ID Verify process. The unauthorised access to an account constitutes a
violation of our site policy as described below:

* Misrepresentation of Identity (User) - Representing yourself as
another eBay user or registering using the identity of another. Due to
the suspension of this account, please be advised you will be
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.

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.

According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the
authorized account holder by completing the ID Verify process:

Regards,

Safeharbor Department,

eBay Inc"

which looks and sounds official, then it goes on to require
'verification' details including user id and password, email id and
password, mothers maiden name, credit card number and verification
number

He needs to know ASAP that this IS  a scam as I suspect, or have proof
that it really comes from Ebay. His Ebay rating is very high and he is
understandably desperate to keep it

Thanks

wolvies

Hi there,

According to a number of websites, including one news report, the
email is a fraud.

At least two people in Jacksonville have received fraudulent requests
for personal from someone posing as an official of the eBay
Web-auction site.

"I'm pretty familiar with eBay, and it looked just like it," Jennifer
said. "So I filled out the form and sent it in, but I had a funny
feeling about it."
http://www.news4jax.com/money/2340290/detail.html

This email is a fraud! Do not respond to it in any way!
If you receive an email like this, forward it to eBay at
spoof@ebay.com so that they can investigate.
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/lladro/messages/800.html

It looks to be from Ebay, but it is not, It is a scam to get your
credit card and passwords. So if you get this email. Delete it.
http://theoutlawdad.com/wwwboard/messages/312.htm

These Romanians just keep hacking away. Their primary target is still
Ebay. They try to harvest Ebay user accounts and passwords.
http://www.empiresecurity.com/displayarticle88.html


Information about spoof email is at eBay, including what to do, what
not to do, and how to report it:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/index_popup.html?confidence=spoof-email.html


Search keywords: "Misrepresentation of Identity" ebay


Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga

Thank you :) We did wonder at the spellinf 'ID Verify Process' when it
should be Verification, and 'inquires' instead of 'enquiries'. I guess
these kind of people will just move on if there is no reply ?

Please see 253108 for another similar ebay scam.

I've just received what appears to be a legitimate ebay message and
I'm hesitating before responding.

This sort of stuff is real scary.

I have asked ebay if the message is genuine because there are a number
of inconsistencies that make me wonder.

Yes .... Another spoof!

You now have to be VERY careful.

If the email starts off with "dear user " and not your name then its a scam.