Ebay and Paypal tend
Ebay and
Paypal tend to use phrases like ?your account has been suspended,? or ?your account
has been fraudulently used and you need to take action.? The thing all of these
emails have in common is the action you are required to do, either click the link or
enter your details.
It?s not always easy to spot a phishing email. They can look incredibly genuine. Any email originating from Ebay will always contain your full registered name and
your Ebay ID. If you?re still unsure, look at the email address it was sent to, is it
your registered ebay email? Look on your ?my messages? folder in ?my Ebay,? is the
message there?
So, what do you do if you get a phishing email in your inbox? The easy thing is to
just delete it. Never, ever, and I repeat again, never, ever, click on the link or enter
your user name or password.
If you want to help stop these types of emails you can also send them onto the
company they are copying. For example, when I get Paypal phishing emails I always
forward them to spoof@paypal.com Ebay ones I forward to spoof@ebay.com You
can use your nouse and look up the bank the email is purporting to be from and
find their abuse/fraud email contact details and forward it to them as well.
Taking action like this helps stamp out internet phishing scams?I know that it is
like stepping on an ant, there?s always 1000 more coming out of the hole in the
ground, but at least it?s one ant that won?t be causing any more trouble.
Just remember this golden rule: Never, ever, divulge your username and password
just because an email asks you to.
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