ne of the things I have
noticed as I have increased 1) Ebay / PayPal Account
my sales volume on eBay is Suspension:- These claim that
the increased volume of spoof your account will be suspended by
emails I have received claiming a certain date if you do not take
to be eBay or PayPal. They do action. Some look more genuine
this to try and gain access to than others. They ask you to
your eBay or PayPal account, and click a link which directs you to
sometimes even to try and get a false eBay login screen where
your bank details. I therefore the spoof company then tries to
felt that my next article should steal your eBay Username and
be on spotting and avoiding spoof Password. These are relatively
email as it will surely be a easy to spot because you are
problem that all you ebook unlikely to receive an email on
sellers are going to have to deal this subject from eBay or PayPal
with too. unless you have committed a
serious violation of policy. Even
Spotting spoof email can if you believe you have been
initially be quite tricky. After suspended it's always best to be
all the address appears to be a safe and logon to eBay manually
PayPal or eBay one and the often through your internet browser.
use eBay and PayPal graphics to
make the emails look even more 2) Ebay / PayPal Unauthorised
authentic. However, once you have Access:- These claim that someone
had a reasonable amount of spoof has been making attempts to
email come your way, you soon access your account from another
realise that they all generally IP address. Some even give false
stick to the same format. Below IP addresses and locations from
are some of the most common spoof where your eBay account was
emails. apparently accessed. These are
obvious spoof emails because the do not state which eBay item the
fact that you have accessed your query concerns. Furthermore, the
account from a different IP questions often do not make much
address does not constitute sense and include phrases such as
someone else trying to access "How much is your last item?" The
your account. It could simply be best way to make sure you do not
you accessing your account from a get caught out is to log into
different computer. eBay manually and then answer the
question through my messages.
3) Unpaid Item Reminder:- These
send you an unpaid item reminder 5) PayPal payment Sent:- These
for an item you haven't even spoof emails again look a little
purchased. For example a few days more genuine. They claim that an
ago I received one for a $2000 unauthorised PayPal attempt has
camera. Surely I wouldn't forget been sent. I received one today
if I had purchased an item like saying that I had sent $400
that. If you click on the links without my knowledge. They then
in this email you are directed to have a link saying if you did not
a false eBay page which tries to authorise this payment "Click
steal your eBay Username and Here" which then leads you to a
Password. spoof PayPal page where they try
to get your User ID and Password.
4) Question about Ebay Item:- However, when you make a genuine
These are one of the trickier PayPal payment they do not
spoof emails as it is likely that usually mention anything about it
you do receive questions about being unauthorised. If they did
the item. Some even have an eBay suspect it to be unauthorised
ID link embedded in the email so they would probably just hold the
that they look more authentic. payment.
However, most of the spoof emails
6) Ebay PowerSeller 1) Ebay ID / PayPal Name:- If the
Confirmation:- I received a email addresses your either by
couple of these before I actually your eBay User ID or your actual
was made a PowerSeller. They do name it is much more likely to be
look genuine but instead of genuine. Most spoof emails simply
directing you to eBay to enter address you as the email address
your Username and Password you to which the email has been sent.
are directed to a spoof website. For example a genuine email from
The best way to make sure the eBay is likely to say
email is genuine is to go to the "Congratulations ebookcavern..."
eBay PowerSeller page and login whereas a spoof email is likely
at to say "Congratulations
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/services/ sales@theebookcavern.co.uk..."
buyandsell/powersellers.html. If
the email is genuine you will be 2) From Email Address:- Although
recognised as a PowerSeller here. this is not a dead certain way of
If you are not then you know the identifying spoof email on some
email is spoof. it is noticeable. The spoof
emails will claim to be from eBay
Beware that this is only some of or PayPal and in a large majority
the spoof email subjects you may of them when you check this out
receive. The people who write the email address looks genuine.
them will always be thinking of However, some of the from email
new ways to steal your ID and addresses do not look so genuine.
Password and as a result new For example I recently received a
spoof emails are surfacing all spoof email claiming to be from
the time. Below is a list of the the PayPal address:
common things to look for in service@paypal.comservicepaypal.c
emails to identify them as spoof. om which made it pretty clear
that this email was spoof.
it is spoof.
3) Excessive use of eBay / PayPal
images:- Many of the spoof emails If you identify an email as spoof
in an attempt to look genuine use using the above criteria then you
eBay or PayPal images in the must not click on any of the
email. However, some use links inside it. If it is an eBay
excessive amounts of these and spoof email forward it to
when compared to a normal email spoof@ebay.co.uk and if it is a
from eBay or PayPal and so can be PayPal spoof email forward it to
easily identified by this. spoof@paypal.com and then delete
it. Remember it is always better
4) The Hyperlink:- This is the to be safe then sorry so take
link that the email is trying to precautions such as logging into
get you to click on. It is also eBay and PayPal manually through
the best way of identifying your internet browser and
whether the email is spoof or regularly changing your password.
not. If you scroll over the link You can also read eBay's guide to
or right-click and view the spoof email at
properties you should find out http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/conf
what the actual link is. If this idence/isgw-account-theft-spoof.h
link is not part of a PayPal or tml. Stay safe and Good Luck!!!
eBay domain then you can be sure
About the Author:
Tom Parker has been selling ebooks and software with resell rights on eBay since 2003 at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/theebookcavern. In 2006 he created http://www.theebookcavern.co.uk/ intends to sell his own ebook. He also opened http://www.theebookcavernreviews.co.uk/ which reviews the best ClickBank products available.
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