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eBay Regular Update *** Update your Information ***
Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at eBay by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
eBay never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://signin.ebay.com/saw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? SignIn&UsingSSL=1".
The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual eBay URL.
Email:
"During our regular update and verification of the accounts we could not verify your current information."
Dear eBay user,
During our regular update and verification of the accounts we could not verify your current information. Either your information has changed or it is incomplete.
As a result your access to your eBay account will be restricted.
According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the eBay account by completing the following form within 24h or else your account will be suspended without the right to register again with eBay.
In order to complete this verification just click the link below:
http://signin.ebay.com/saw-cgi/ eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&UsingSSL=1
(To complete the verification process you must fill in all the required fields)