Mail

[r2jaust]

Is the mail from eBay commerce inc. a scam?

[eburtonlab]

With a little effort, anyone can put anything into the header of a mail message; you cannot validate an email based on a "From:" line alone.

What does the email say? If it has links, where do they go? What are you being asked to do?

Assume it might be a scam until proven otherwise.

[fab_finds4u]

Forward the email with headers to spoof@ebay.com and they'll  confirm or deny.

[readabouthorses]

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@fab_finds4u wrote:

Forward the email with headers to spoof@ebay.com and they'll  confirm or deny.

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That doesn't always work. I once forwarded an email to spoof that I knew for certain came from eBay and they still replied back that it was definitely a spoof! (I was testing it to see what they would reply)

[longtermgol-40]

Anyone can insert anything in the header of a mail message with a little effort; you can't authenticate an email just by looking at the "From:" line.

What is the content of the email? Where do the connections lead if there are any? What exactly are you supposed to do?

Assume it's a con unless it's shown otherwise.

[metaltech1]

Maybe "spoof" knows something we don't?  LOL!!!