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This looks VERY VERY real at first glance!
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Subject: eBay Dispute Closure Date Approaching for Item #7516713419 Received: Sep-06-05
From: eBay Expires: -- Sept-06-05
Item ID: 7516713419
Dear blondieconst (that's not my ID):
A dispute was opened for item 7516713419, SELSI 22X Coated Japan Monocular Vintage #57206 on Jul-09-2005. (never heard of this auction)
A dispute can remain open for a maximum of 90 days from the transaction date. If you don't close this dispute before reaching
day 90 then eBay will automatically close this dispute. As a result, the seller's account will not be penalized and you will
be ineligible to file a claim through eBay's Standard Purchase Protection Program.
Click the link below to view this dispute and review your available dispute closure options:
View this Dispute:
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Learn more about eBay's Item Not Received or Significantly Not as Described Policy:
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You can view the status of this dispute at any time by visiting your Dispute Console, which is accessible here:
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Thank you for your patience and responsiveness in participating in this process.
Regards,
eBay
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Be careful, y'all! Even the links appear to go to an eBay site when you hover over them, but there's too much gobbledy-gook for it to be an eBay page.
ETA: Ya know, I did a search for the item number, and this IS a real auction and the ID above IS the winner. Very strange ... I sent it to spoof*ebay.com to see what they say.
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I got one the other day that looked like a real "Ask a Member a Question" emails. The message said something like, "I really want to purchase auction #********** from you, but haven't gotten your emails. Please respond so I can pay you! I'm not a fool! I'll report you to eBay for not following through on a sale!"
The auction number was not for anything I had listed recently, and when I searched using the number, it was for a laptop computer, which I've never listed. I didn't take the time to do any research as to the seller etc. but did notice that if I rested on the link in the email it showed a site with the name "floridalandsale" or something similar.
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LOL! I got one too awhile back that insisted the so-called buyer was "not a fool". I think mine was demanding to know when I shipped the non-existent item, and threatening to report me.
I just heard back from eBay, and they say it's a spoof.
Hello,
Thank you for writing to eBay regarding the email you received.
Emails such as this, commonly referred to as "spoof" or "phished"
messages, are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or
financial information from the recipients.
The email you reported was not sent by eBay. We have reported this email
to the appropriate authorities.
In the future, be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit
information such as your credit card numbers or passwords. If you are
ever concerned about an email you receive from eBay, simply follow these
steps:
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Once again, thank you for alerting us to the spoof email you received.
Your efforts help keep eBay a safe and fair place to trade.
Regards,
Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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I got the exact same email the other day. Same item #.