“An update on your request to close your account and delete its data“ I DID NOT MAKE REQUEST !

[jewelbiz]

I don’t know what is going on.

I received formal looking eBay email that I don’t know anything about.

Who must have my password to make this kind of request.  And why?

ebay was supposed to call me back 2x but didn’t.

 Do get a lot of spam recently but this is ridiculous… 

[jewelbiz]

Thank you forwarded email to spoof@ebay.com

[chevymontecarlo88]

On another note, how did your sidewalk sale go? @jewelbiz 

[monica-sells]

Just to add "precautions" to this thread (and the Paypal spoof)

This one is pretty good, but 2 things can give it away.

(All the links lead to Paypal, too)

besides the obvious email header (source) (I am not "edward")

the phone number will not be all numbers....in other words, the 0 (zero) might be an O (uppercase "O")

and, in this case, the "1" is a letter (lower case) L (l)

Since all the links lead to Paypal, the scammer is hoping you will panic and call the number where they will assist you with your problem once you give them your credentials.

[gator08041971]

I get the opposite of that.  I get payment requests instead.  Random requests asking for a chunk of money to be paid.

Actually gets sent from PayPal, but usually is flagged and deleted long before I get to take any action on it.

Keep in mind those can also be used for legit transactions on PayPal where you can send a payment request to a friend using their paypal e-mail address.

Essentially the scammer send a random amount payment request to random e-mails that they have from the darkweb to un-suspecting people.

Want to see something really scary?

This is a screen shot of a partial list of today's login attempts on my Microsoft account.  This goes on every single day, and has been going on for years.

Once in a great while I do get hit with an authentication request, which obviously I deny, but nothing else happens.  But I can guarantee that most of you with a Microsoft account (and many other types) have this same sort of thing going on all the time without your knowledge.

I periodically check in and see what this shows, but its mostly the same thing.  I have set securities and stuff in place, but nothing is ever 100% prevented.

The best tool to protect yourself is to just keep your wits about you if something weird happens.  When it doubt, shut down the device and restart it.  Even when it tells you not to.

[pikabo-icu]

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@jewelbiz wrote:

I don’t know how to look at source code but I clicked on links saying that I should have them call me about this request so I gave whoever it is my real phone number.

I was in a tizzy.

No wonder they never called me back.

 I received lots of spam recently shockingly including packages I never ordered.

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@jewelbiz 

If you need to see who actually sent an email, hover your cursor, do NOT click over the senders name & a box will pop up with the info. 

[albertabrightalberta]

Here's a phony email I got with a gmail email address and asking me to docusign: 

[wastingtime101]

Here are some examples of text message scams to look out for.

[fashunu4eeuh]

Hi @jewelbiz Sorry this happened to you. Below is a link to the eBay Help page outlining what to do when you suspect your account may be compromised by an outside hacker. Good luck and hope this gets resolved to your benefit.

https://www.ebay.com/help/account/protecting-account/get-help-hacked-account?id=4196#:~:text=If%20yo....

[reallynicestamps]

I just got one of those.

I believe it is real, from DHL about a purchase of US-made cutlery.

I think we are looking at countervailing tariffs that Canada (my country) has put on US goods.

The annoying part is not the $0.65 tariff, but the $12.50 customs brokerage charge.

I am now in the market for a flammable effigy of DHL. Will pay import fees if necessary.

[chapeau-noir]

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@jewelbiz wrote:

I don’t know how to look at source code but I clicked on links saying that I should have them call me about this request so I gave whoever it is my real phone number.

I was in a tizzy.

No wonder they never called me back.

 I received lots of spam recently shockingly including packages I never ordered.

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@jewelbiz  If you tell me what email client you use I can probably show you. It's a handy thing to know because you can double check the real origin of these suspicious emails, including spoofs.

[roccotacodad54]

   Looks familiar.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@jewelbiz wrote:

I don’t know how to look at source code but I clicked on links saying that I should have them call me about this request so I gave whoever it is my real phone number.

I was in a tizzy.

No wonder they never called me back.

 I received lots of spam recently shockingly including packages I never ordered.

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@jewelbiz  The no call back made me extremely suspicious.  Every time I've requested an eBay call through proper channels, I've rec'd one within minutes.  Usually less than 2 minutes.  

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@roccotacodad54 wrote:

   Definately a scan. My wife clicked on a hinky link on her computer. A scan found a couple of things not apparent at first. 

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@roccotacodad54  Keep in mind that most scans of ANY type will tell there are a lot of things 'wrong' from regristry errors to broken chains & many more.  Most of those are not really an issue & in fact, you can cause more problems by attempting to 'fix' them.  Even many virus scans will pick up lots of stuff that istn' really a problem.  So like anything else,  you have to use your due diligence skills.  

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Basically a good rule is to ALWAYS be the one initiating the call using a number from your own sources.  If you think it's a scam but you're not sure, check the email of course, but basically if you ever think it COULD be real, you be the one to call the supposed entity at the phone number YOU already have for them.

So many scams, esp cell phone ones rely on using the name of a big bank or Credit Union in your area & you may in fact have accts at the place in question, that's what they're counting on.  So call your own bank or CU using your own number.   

Just today I got one on my cell with my real name, asking me if I want a free roofing inspection.  I hadn't rec'd any with my real name before.  Mentioned it to DH & he said he gets ones with my name all the time & we don't have the same name OR the same phone number.  

[roccotacodad54]

   Yes I learned the hard way not to mess with the registry unless I find out exactly what to do or not do first. Even then..............