Please, please, please, DO NOT respond to emails from any source, no matter how "official looking," that request your personal account or password information. NO LEGITIMATE ONLINE SERVICE WILL EVER REQUEST YOUR PASSWORD VIA EMAIL. The fake Ebay announcement above is very similar to the fake PayPal announcement the Signal warned readers about back on October 26, 2003. Obvious warning signs include numerous spelling and grammatical errors and an "eebaay" site address. DO NOT click on the link to the fake eBay site provided in the email. Instead, type the ebay.com address directly into your browser, log in, and check you account status. If there is a problem with your account, you will be notified at the login screen. If you are fooled into responding to one of these emails, it is important that you immediately log into your eBay account and change your password! If you use the same password for your PayPal account, change it also. This particular scam also requests your email ID and password so you will need to change that password as well, then check to see that no sensitive information may have been sitting in your inbox or email archive folders. And finally, notify eBay of the scam by forwarding the fake email to spoof@ebay.com.
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