Just a heads up, I recently received a scam email, pretending to be from eBay. At first it looked legit, but there were two things that gave it away. First of all, I searched for the item number in question and found nothing. I did find it funny, however, that related searches included one for "unpaid item strike" lol. Obviously others have been hit with this same email.
Most importantly though, the links in the email appeared to be eBay links at first glance, but after a closer look, I found that they were NOT eBay at all.
The link looked like this: (I edited the actual domain to prevent this link from actually working. You can see the domain in bold below though. The signin.ebay.com. before the domain is just a subdomain, and a bad attempt to trick unsuspecting eBay users. Also, interestingly enough, the text immediately following the domain is /e[highlight]8[/highlight]ay, and not e[highlight]B[/highlight]ay. Anyway, here it is:
signin.ebay.com.[highlight]$$$EDITED$$$.info[/highlight]/e8ayISAPI.php?SignIn&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US
And here's the email. Links have been deleted to prevent further benefit to this scammer.
Most importantly though, the links in the email appeared to be eBay links at first glance, but after a closer look, I found that they were NOT eBay at all.
The link looked like this: (I edited the actual domain to prevent this link from actually working. You can see the domain in bold below though. The signin.ebay.com. before the domain is just a subdomain, and a bad attempt to trick unsuspecting eBay users. Also, interestingly enough, the text immediately following the domain is /e[highlight]8[/highlight]ay, and not e[highlight]B[/highlight]ay. Anyway, here it is:
signin.ebay.com.[highlight]$$$EDITED$$$.info[/highlight]/e8ayISAPI.php?SignIn&ssPageName=h:h:sin:US
And here's the email. Links have been deleted to prevent further benefit to this scammer.
eBay Unpaid Item Strike Received: #6787143731
You have received an Unpaid Item strike You were the winning buyer on eBay item #6787143731 .The seller, has informed eBay that payment for the item has still not been received, or that the two of you were not able to come to agreement. As a result, you have received an Unpaid Item strike.
Remember, Unpaid Item strikes may result in your suspension from eBay.
You can appeal this Unpaid Item strike if you believe it is not deserved. First, read the requirements for appealing the strike. If you meet them, you can submit your appeal on that page. If your appeal is successful the strike will be removed.
If you have recently paid for the item number listed below or do you feel it to be a mistake, you must Remove the Unpaid Item Strike Now. Regards,
The eBay Team