I recently received the following e-mail, claiming to be from e-bay and titled 'security test':
eBay Safeharbor Department Notice
Fraud Alert ID : 00626654
Dear eBay member,
You have received this email because you or someone else had used your identity to make false purchases on eBay. For security reasons, we are required to open an investigation on this matter. We treat online fraud seriously and all cases which cannot be resolved between eBay and the other involved party are forwarded for further investigations to the proper authorities. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your personal information against the eBay account registration data we have on file by following the link below.
Please save this fraud alert id for your reference.
When submitting sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information, that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, we will assume this account is fraudulent and it will be suspended. We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.
We apreciate your support and understading, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc.
Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification mail sent to this address and can not be replied to.
Copyright 2004 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved
I've sent a copy to e-bay and they've confirmed its definitely not from them. Now I know none of you would be daft enough to fall for it, but be warned anyway.
eBay Safeharbor Department Notice
Fraud Alert ID : 00626654
Dear eBay member,
You have received this email because you or someone else had used your identity to make false purchases on eBay. For security reasons, we are required to open an investigation on this matter. We treat online fraud seriously and all cases which cannot be resolved between eBay and the other involved party are forwarded for further investigations to the proper authorities. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your personal information against the eBay account registration data we have on file by following the link below.
Please save this fraud alert id for your reference.
When submitting sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information, that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
Please Note - If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, we will assume this account is fraudulent and it will be suspended. We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.
We apreciate your support and understading, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Regards, Safeharbor Department (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc.
Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification mail sent to this address and can not be replied to.
Copyright 2004 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved
I've sent a copy to e-bay and they've confirmed its definitely not from them. Now I know none of you would be daft enough to fall for it, but be warned anyway.