They got me -- now what? (ebay account hacked)

ebay | 2/4/06

[Malsua]

When ebay got wind of it it changed everyone's password just to make sure their accounts were secured

Odd, I just logged in without any issue.

[cajungirl]

I got one of these too and ignored it.

[JennysCool]

Did they mention they are launching an investigation and if the account is not updated within 72 hours they will assume it is fraudulent?

[ferri]

I got one of these too and ignored it.

we got one of them once too, and did the same. we don't have an account at ebay. lol

[faq]

Well, I just logged on to eBay and my password still works........... Glad you got things straightened out. So, you're able to log in to the actual ebay.com site now?

I reported two cases of fraud to eBay within the last few days. They were both actual items for sale on eBay, but there was a link within the sale item to click on for more information. That link asked you to log in again with an offical looking eBay page. This first time it fooled me at first but then I realized what I had done and immediately changed my password.

[JennysCool]

Odd, I just logged in without any issue.

So did other posters. I'm beginning to think the "changed everyone's password" bit is another part of the scam.

If the ACTUAL Ebay was changing its customers' passwords on a wide scale, the news surely would have been reported by now!

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

You are being scammed, ignore all such crap. They are after your personal eBay info, then they will bring true grief to you.

[birbear]

I just read through this whole thread...

Sounds like you're really being screwed with.

I'd close my account, close the curtains, and hide under my bed for a few days.

In hacker parlance, you've been pwned.

[faq]

If you can log into the actual eBay site now, I would recommend that you change your password again. I agree with the others, I don't know why eBay would suddenly change thousands of passwords due to an email scam that has been going on for years.

[Cagey]

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[birbear]

that's funny... i just looked up pabianice and got a different screen than yours.

[Balding_Eagle]

I got a call from my liability insurance companies hired gun who called to verify some information.

'Wait, wait this isn't a solicitation' he started out as I began to hang up 'i'm calling to verify some information'!

'Oh, no problem' I said, 'We sell our information, just send us a check, I'll give you information'.

He started to laugh and said he wasn't selling anything, and I laughed and agreed. 'you're BUYING, I'm the one who is SELLING'.

That went on for some time, we both laughed, he to conjole me into giving up the information, me AT him.

He finally hung up.

Try it. Tell them your information is so valuble that you only sell it.

[Cagey]

beware he does not pay . or answer e-mails

[jec41]

The fake ebay email I got was apparently sent to millions of people (subject line begins with "A26"). When ebay got wind of it it changed everyone's password just to make sure their accounts were secured. So they expect several million phone calls from people just like mine. I hope they've put on some extra help.

I sell on ebay and get these emails twice a day. Never open them!!!! Go to your ebay site to log in. Never a email. They just want your ID and password and will use your site to sell a few items collect the money and not send the merchandise. Ebay will straighten it out quickly by canceling all trans actions and restoring your account.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

There was nothing wrong, until you typed in your password.
Ebay and PayPal do not work this way!
You need to close your account, start over, and never share your password, with anyone who just sends an email.

[Caramelgal]

Dude, it's a scam, as are most unsolicited emails asking you to update information like account number or password. What you got was a variation of what I’ve been getting over the last couple of days. I’ve also gotten emails that appear to be from CitiBank, scams as well.

I use Norton Anti-Spam filter but recently received several emails that appeared to be from PayPal. I have a PayPal and Ebay account but was suspicious and knew better than to reply. When I got the same message below forwarded to me with the threatening message (die in a f’ing fire!) from a Comcast email account, I forwarded the email to both Comcast and PayPal customer service/abuse because it had now become personal and a bit scary.

PayPal confirmed it was a phising scam and thanked me for reporting it and are investigating. Comcast gave me the canned response. I hope they can track this down and arrest the SOB’s.

I know you said you didn’t, but as a reminder to all Freepers, never, never, never reply to such an email unless you also feel sorry for the Nigerian diplomat needing to transfer funds out of his country and decide to help him out.

We added an additional email address to your PayPal account.

But we are not done yet!

You must click the link below and enter your old email adress and your password on the following page to confirm this email address.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=add-email

Case ID Number: (deleted)

You can also confirm your email address by logging into your PayPal account at http://www.paypal.com Click on the "Confirm email" link in the Activate Account box and then enter this confirmation number: (deleted)

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

PayPal Email ID PP169

[LadyDoc]

go to ebay and report it...Spoof@ebay.com

I get one or two of these a week...

[MississippiMan]

I got the same email. Phishing. If you clicked on the link in the email and then entered your info, you gave it to the hackers, I'm sorry to report. That particular mail looked real enough that I forwarded it to spoof@ebay.com. They replied with their standard this-email-was-not-sent-by-ebay scam confirmation.

MM

[Fruitbat]

How do you know the email wasnt from the hacker and the password u went in went to him?

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is: "Never get involved in a land war in Asia." But, only slightly less well known is this: "Never fall prey to e-mails soliciting you to provide your private access information!"