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    Dodgy ebay email?

    Is this a dodgy email from someone.


    ***Online assistance department notice***

    eBay Account revalidation request

    You have recieved this email because you or someone impersonating you used this account in an unauthorized transaction on eBay . For security purposes, we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

    THE FRAUD ALERT ID CODE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ATTACHED IN OUR ACCOUNT REVALIDATION REQUEST FORM, IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR EBAY ACCOUNT REGISTRATION INFORMATION.

    Fraud Alert ID CODE: 0189932
    (Please save this Fraud Alert ID Code for your reference.)

    To help speed up this process, please access the following form to complete the revalidation of your eBay account :

    http://scgi.ebay.com/verify_id=ebay &fraud alert id code=0189932

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    If we do not receive the appropriate eBay account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this eBay account is fraudulent and it will be suspended.
    The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your eBay account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.

    We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade.

    Thank you for your patience in this matter.

    Regards, Online assistance department (Trust and Safety Department)
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    Yup, thats a scam, i recieved one not too long ago, so i chedk my account, and it turns out no one had been on my account and made any bids.

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    a good way to check is hover over the link and see if the hover over link points to ebay or an ip address or different domain, theres no way to fake that
    It is Inevitable.....


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    scam all the way

    i lol when i received 3 within a few weeks, onto my email address where the ebay account was closed! quite funny!

    one thing, is that, any site that asks you to enter in your details to 'check' or revalidate is (prob) most definitely a fraud!

    at least u spotted it!
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    Yeah, mky dad recieved that 3 days ago, it's just a fraud
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    Great I thought it was. Bloody gits trying to scam me.
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    forward it to abuse@ebay.co.uk - they normally give you a reply explaining everything and can look into it.

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    If it says "Dear eBay Member" then it's a scam. Official mailings will use your real name, and ask you to visit the homepage to login and read more about the issue.

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