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Is the Message Legitimate or a Scam
Summary: guesswb54 shared a direct message that resembles a phishing attempt, expressing concern about its legitimacy. The message claims to be from a support team, requesting that the recipient verify their information within 24 hours to avoid restrictions on platform features. guesswb54 is seeking confirmation on whether this is a scam.
I received this DM and want to know if this is legitimate or a scam...looks like phishing to me
Our systems have identified that some information on our platform requires your attention as part of our updated security procedures.
Please review the request through the platform to confirm that your information is up to date.
Verify-Now
Status: Pending
Timeframe: Within 24 hours of receiving this message
If the request is not completed within the specified timeframe, certain features on our platform may become temporarily unavailable until the process is completed.
Thank you for helping us maintain a secure environment on our platform.
Support Team
eburtonlab
Mentor1 month ago@guesswb54
No, it is a scam. eBay does not send messages from user accounts with links to verify anything. That is something that scammers often do.
eBay recently shut down the community message feature for several days to prevent such messages, but apparently turning the feature back on allows the old scam messages with the scam link to be seen once again, even though new messages with links should be blocked now.