"Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account" Phishing Scam

Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account Phishing Scam

eBay customers or online users who have received the "Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account" email message below, which claim they need to confirm that they have accessed their accounts, is a phishing scam. The fake emails are being sent by cybercriminals to trick potential victims into clicking on the "Dispute Payment" link. But, the link goes to phishing websites that steal credit card information, online account credentials or personal information.

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The "Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account" Phishing Scam

From: eBay <eBay@ebay.com>

Subject: Confirm it's you to access your eBay account

Date: August 5, 2018 at 3:47:59 PM MDT

We need to confirm you have access to this account

eBay

Please confirm your identity to access your eBay account

Hi Ralph,

It looks like you’re having trouble signing into your account.

Please select the ‘confirm’ button to verify your identity and access your account. (It’s only good for 24 hours.)

If you don’t recognize this activity, please contact us.

Confirm

eBay is committed to your privacy. Read our user agreement and privacy notice. Learn how to recognize fake (spoof) emails.

We don't check replies sent to this email. If you have questions, we want to help you find an answer.

Copyright ©2018 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., 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125.

Recipients of the fake or phishing emails are asked to delete and should not follow the instructions in it. Online users who have already been tricked by the scam are asked to change their passwords and contact eBay for help.

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Sep 8, 2019 at 2:31 AM by
"Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Here is another scam:

"We need to confirm you have access to this account, Andreas

eBay

Please confirm your identity to access your eBay account

HI Andreas,

It looks like you’re having trouble signing into your account.

Please select the ‘confirm’ button to verify your identity and access your account. (It’s only good for 24 hours.)

If you don’t recognize this activity, please contact us.

Confirm

eBay is committed to your privacy. Read our user agreement and privacy notice. Learn how to recognize fake (spoof) emails.

We don't check replies sent to this email. If you have questions, we want to help you find an answer.

Copyright ©2019 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., 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125.

Email reference id: [#669f6e333c2d44229fa7211301bc324c#]"

Delete

Nov 22, 2018 at 2:27 PM by
"Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account" Phishing Scam
info

Here is another scam:

-Original message-

From : eBay@ebay.com

Date : 21/11/2018 - 22:06 (GMT)

Subject : Confirm it's you to access your eBay account

We need to confirm you have access to this account, Rosalinda

eBay

Please confirm your identity to access your eBay account

Hi Rosalinda,

It looks like you’re having trouble signing into your account.

Please select the ‘confirm’ button to verify your identity and access your account. (It’s only good for 24 hours.)

If you don’t recognize this activity, please contact us.

Delete

Oct 29, 2018 at 10:31 AM by
"Confirm Your Identity to Access your eBay Account" Phishing Scam
info

Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: eBay <eBay@ebay.com>

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 at 12:57

Subject: Confirm it's you to access your eBay account

We need to confirm you have access to this account, Gail

eBay

Please confirm your identity to access your eBay account

Hi Gail,

It looks like you’re having trouble signing into your account.

Please select the ‘confirm’ button to verify your identity and access your account. (It’s only good for 24 hours.)

If you don’t recognize this activity, please contact us.

Delete

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