I got an email from ebay, sub: my login name, a special message for you from eBay president Bill Cobb. Spam?

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Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay.


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I got an email from ebay, sub: my login name, a special message for you from eBay president Bill Cobb. Spam?
No, it is not considered SPAM. This was a legitimate Ebay message. It is not requesting any information from you. They are trying to get you to come back to ebay.





It is not considered SPAM because you had an established customer relationship with them at some point and therefore, they are allowed to send you information unless you opt-out of it.
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Reply:There are many schemes that send out such email message to people hoping that someone will respond and maybe click on a link in the email and enter some important information which is usually sent via a bogus website that only looks like the official site ie:they pretend to be part of ebay.com but in reality they have used very complicated techniques to fool you into thinking it is a safe and innocent request for info.





NEVER GIVE YOUR ACCOUNT INFO!





No reputable website will ask for this info via email. In the case of ebay I always forward the spam/fishing email to the officials: in the case of ebay you should forward the letter you recieved to:





spoof@ebay.com





Most major websites have created email accounts to have users like you be able to easily forward such bogus emails to them...often it is:





spoof@(whatever domain name is being targetted)





Be prudent!
Reply:If the email asks you to confirm personal details, like your bank account numbers, then it is a scam. It's known as "phishing." You can google that word and you will get lots of info on it.





If you click on a link in that email it may very well take you to website that is NOT ebay, where they will try to have you fill in things like your SSN# and other info they could use to steal your identity.