Careful.. eBay phishing scam

Just got an email from "eBay".. Email body says:

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Dear eBay User ,

During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we couldn't verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete. If the account information is not updated to correct information within 5 days then, your access to bid or buy on eBay will be restricted. Please update your information by completing the form from the forwarded link :

https://www.signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&ssPageName=h:h:sin:eBaySecurityMeasures

And login to eBay in order to update your informations. As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.

 

Regards,Safeharbor Department

eBay, Inc.

 

Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

As outlined in our User Agreement, eBay will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.

Copyright © 2007 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.

eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.

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The link is bogus - behind the textual link, the actual link is:

https://www.signin.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&ssPageName=h:h:sin:eBaySecurityMeasures

Comments

• Anonymous
  July 22, 2006
  Have you been living under a rock? :) I've been getting like 2 of these a day for the last 5 years.
• Anonymous
  July 22, 2006
  No.. But I havent recieved one from a service I was registered to for.. A long time.. Guess my email is more protected than yours. ;)
• Anonymous
  July 23, 2006
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• Anonymous
  July 23, 2006
  Actually I get very little spam but I am a PayPal seller which may be why I get it worse. But regardless, the problem is very widespread but Outlook 2007 and IE7 do an amazing job protecting.
• Anonymous
  July 23, 2006
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