Just received a DM here....be aware
Summary: A participant shared a phishing scam disguised as an eBay security notification, warning others not to fall for it. duffy4444 identified the message's suspicious language and lack of personal details as signs of a scam. christworks reported encountering someone impersonating an eBay specialist, while dhbookds noted a similar message was reported, and a fix is expected soon. thelongball and others expressed concern that people might fall for such scams, and bennotbill criticized companies for not being as vigilant as scammers.
Monday, August 31
Just a heads-up for people that may think this is real.
tess.ar_61
1:06 PM
Subject: [Action Required] Account Verification: 24-Hour Deadline
Our systems have flagged your eBay account for a mandatory security verification. This is a standard sweep to align with our updated platform protocols.
Process is non-negotiable. Here is your secure verification path:
For transparency, the unique verification gateway assigned to your session is:
Verify
Timeline & Status:
You have 24 hours to complete this verification from the timestamp of this message. Failure to comply will result in the temporary suspension of transactional privileges (buying/selling) until the process is completed.
The integrity of the marketplace is a shared duty. Fulfill your part.
The eBay Security Team
bennotbill
·1 week ago · EditedIt seems both ebay and bevy need people like "tess.ar_61" as they are clearly more capable of finding system/security flaws than the companies own employees.
fern*wood
·1 week agoI don't remember this happening on the old board.
thelongball
·1 week agoI also received the same type thing different user name. But I can bet you someone did fall for it. Monica Sells as the feedback looks like a acct. high jack.
The one that came to me was a user who set up their acct the day before. They were brand new with 0 feedback.
duffy4444
·1 week ago · EditedFor anyone receiving this "message", it is a phishing scam.
Genuine eBay notifications are never worded that way as a word salad like, "standard sweep", "process is non-negotiable", "for transparency", "the unique verification gateway assigned to your session", "transactional privileges", and "the integrity of the marketplace is a shared duty. Fulfill your part".
A legitimate email from eBay saying "fulfill your part"? I don't think so.
A few other giveaways are no registration mark at the end of the logo, the lack of a beginning salutation personally identifying the eBay recipient on record, and "timeframe" is actually two words (eBay's spell checker would have caught that).
I'm surprised that many sellers would fall for this. But then, I'm sure some already have.
Cheers, Duffy
christworks
·1 week ago@duffy4444 Late last night there was someone on here pretending to be an eBay account specalist. He literally had that as his title. He was responding to posts as such and telling people to message him. I stayed up reporting every one of his post and following behind telling people to not message them. There are so many cascual reads who never post that might think someone like that is legit. That's where the real problem lies.