Is this ebay email real?

[Trump]

I just received this email from ebay, but it is in my spam folder and I can't even click that link in the email (it's just text).
http://gametorch.com/images/ebay.JPG

[JaBlue]

the URL of the "confirm here!" link will probably solve this

[Trump]

Well it just seems to be just text, it's not a clickable link really.

[mason55]

type your username and password in this thread so that i can log in and confirm that no one is trying to scam you.

[Bukem_]

no-warning signs include:

dear valued customer-they don't even know who you are.

asking you to wait 72 hours.

telling you that trying to reach them will slow down the process.

emailing as a response to confirm identity.

You shouldnt ever have to do this, but say you did you would want to do this from ebay itself, not as a response to an email.

Making it sound somewhat urgent, so you get concerned and reply to this in error.

If you are ever suspicious of an email like this, just contact the company itself directly(not by replying to message) and ask them if they sent you anything.

[ethan]

This is a scam. As is any email you get along the lines of "Hi, we're (whatever bank you use). We need you to type your username/password here to verify them again."

edit - note that it's possible for someone to have a link in their email that shows up as ebay.com in your browser that _isn't_ actually ebay.com. Thus, even if you follow the link and everything looks right, don't trust it.

(I believe this won't be an issue if your browser's up-to-date, but don't take chances.)

[IsaacW]

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Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.

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GOOGLE SMRT!

ESS-EMM-ARE-TEE, SMRT!

[ethan]

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Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.

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GOOGLE SMRT!

ESS-EMM-ARE-TEE, SMRT!

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I actually didn't notice that the first time I looked at the message. Google's done a really good job with their spam-filtering, and seeing something like this from them doesn't surprise me.

Man. They keep trying to convince me that I should work there, and they're getting closer to succeeding.

[IsaacW]

I was just joshing... but yeah, Gmail is a pretty incredible product.

[gvibes]

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edit - note that it's possible for someone to have a link in their email that shows up as ebay.com in your browser that _isn't_ actually ebay.com. Thus, even if you follow the link and everything looks right, don't trust it.

(I believe this won't be an issue if your browser's up-to-date, but don't take chances.)

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Definitely true. I think my roommate fell for this one. He did, however, get later, real emails from ebay telling him that his account was shut down as a result of fraud.