Ebay Ebook Success Tips: Avoid Spoof Emails!

One of the things I noticed as I increased my sales volume on eBay is the increased volume of spoof emails that I received claiming to be eBay or PayPal. They do this to try to gain access to your PayPal or eBay, and sometimes also to try to get the data bank. So I felt that my next article should be on identifying and avoiding spoof email as it will be definitely a problem that all of you ebook sellers are going to have to deal with too.

Spotting spoof email may initially be very difficult. After all the address seems to be an eBay or PayPal, and often use graphics eBay and PayPal to make e-mail look even more authentic. However, once you have had a reasonable amount of spoof email come your way, you soon realize that all generally meet the same format. Here are some of the most common fraudulent email.

1) Account Suspension eBay / PayPal: - This is the claim that your account will be suspended by a certain date, if nothing is done. Some look more genuine than others. They ask you to click a link that directs to a fake eBay login screen where the spoof company then tries to steal your eBay user name and password. These are relatively easy to spot, because it is unlikely to receive an e-mail on this topic from eBay or PayPal unless he has committed a serious violation of policy. Even if you believe you have been suspended is always better to be safe and access to eBay manually through your internet browser.

2) Ebay / PayPal unauthorized access: - This is a statement that someone has made attempts to access your account from another IP address. Some even give false IP addresses and places where your eBay account was apparently access. It is obvious spoof emails because the fact that you have accessed your account from a different IP address is not someone who is trying to access your account. It could simply be that access to your account from a different computer.

3) Unpaid Item Reminder: - This is a memo sent by Ebay for an object that I have not yet purchased. For example, few days ago I received a camera for $ 2000. Surely he would not forget if I had bought an item like that. If you click on the links in this email you are directed to a fake eBay page that tries to steal your eBay user name and password.

4) Question on Ebay Item: - This is one of the fraudulent email more complicated because it is likely that we receive questions about the item. Some also have an eBay ID link embedded in the email so as to appear more authentic. However, most of the fraudulent email does not specify which element eBay worries query. In addition, applications often do not make much sense, and include phrases such as "How much is your last article?" The best way to ensure you do not get caught is to manually log on to eBay and then answer the question through my messages.

5) PayPal payment Sent: - These emails look a little misleading as' the most genuine. They argue that an unauthorized attempt to PayPal has been sent. Today I received one saying I had sent $ 400 without my knowledge. Then have a link saying that if you did not authorize payment "Click Here" which then leads to a spoofed PayPal page where you try to get your User ID and Password. However, when making a PayPal payment itself usually does not talk about anything that is authorized. If the suspect has to be authorized would probably just hold the payment.

6) Confirm Ebay PowerSellers: - I received a couple of these before I actually did was a PowerSeller. They look real, but instead of directing to eBay to enter your username and password are sent to a spoof website. The best way to ensure that e-mail is authentic is to go to eBay Powersellers and login to http://pages.ebay.co.uk/services/buyandsell/powersellers.html. If the mail is genuine will be recognized here as a PowerSeller. If you are not then you know the e-mail address is spoofed.

Please note that this is just some of the e-mail spoofing can be received. The people who write them always thinking about new ways to steal your ID and password and therefore new spoof emails are emerging all the time. Below is a list of common things to look for in how to identify spoof emails.

1) Ebay ID / C Name: - If your e-mail or with your eBay user ID or your real name is much more likely to be true. Most of the fake emails simply address you as the email address where the message was sent. For example, an e-mail from eBay itself is likely to say "Congratulations ebookcavern ..." while a spoofed email is likely to say "Congratulations sales@theebookcavern.co.uk ..."

2) From E-mail: - Although this is not a sure way to identify spoof emails on some dead obvious. The fraudulent email claiming to be from eBay or PayPal and come in a vast majority of them when you check out this e-mail looks genuine. However, some of the emails from addresses they do not look so authentic. For example, I recently received a spoofed email claiming to be from PayPal address: service@paypal.comservicepaypal.com that has made it quite clear that this email was misleading.

3) Excessive use of eBay / PayPal images: - Many spoof emails in an attempt to look genuine use eBay or PayPal images in the e-mail. However, some excessive use of such amounts, and when compared to a regular e-mail from eBay or PayPal and can be easily identified from this.

4) The hyperlink: - This is the link that the message is trying to get you to click. It 's also the best way to identify if the email is spoofed or not. If you scroll over the link or right mouse button and view the properties you should understand that the actual link is. If this link is not part of a domain PayPal or eBay, then you can be sure it is spoof.

If you identify a spoofed email using the above criteria then you must not click on a link inside. If it's spoof email forward it to eBay spoof@ebay.co.uk and if it is a spoof email PayPal sends to spoof@paypal.com and then delete it. Remember it is always better to be safe then sorry so take precautions such as logging into eBay and PayPal manually through your internet browser and regularly change your password. You can also read the guide to spoof eBay email http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/confidence/isgw-account-theft-spoof.html stay safe and good luck!...