Hi everyone,

We've had multiple threads about spoof emails tacked to the top of this board for awhile, so I've consolidated the information into this one thread.

Background
Spoof emails are emails that claim to be from a company (such as eBay) that typically ask you to provide personal information like passwords, bank account info, credit card information, etc. They can look just like a real email from that company, using the same language, logos, etc, and even have a reasonable "From" address (for example: members@ebay.com). But they're actually sent from fraudsters who've created this fake email (even the "From" address can be faked) so they can try to acquire your personal information to use themselves later.

How you can protect yourself
-NEVER give out personal information in an email.
-If an email supposedly from eBay asks for any of this information, or looks even the slightest bit suspicious, forward it to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com. We'll check it out and let you know whether it's real or not (and that also helps us shut these people down).
-Check out the resources below.

Resources
Make sure you review eBay's spoof tutorial here: Link

eBay's Security Center also has good information: Link

Member ol_grandad also recommends this site for more information: Link

And of course, email anything the least bit suspicious to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com.

Zigmund
Community Development