FYI,
I don't know whether this is common knowledge, old news or not, but
there is currently an e-mail circulating, purporting to be from ebay/Paypal, which asks for updated personal account info. This IS a scam, not rumor. The website that you are directed to, looks EXACTLY like ebay (These guys did their homework), but don't be fooled. The site asks for a Social Security # and checking account routing numbers. A friend of mine was midway through "updating" her info, when bells began to ring. She checked with the REAL ebay, before going any further, and they confirmed that this e-mail/website is a scam. The REAL ebay never asks for this "updated" information. My friend was lucky. Apparently, quite a few victims have been severely hosed!
Identity theft should be be a hanging offense!
I don't know whether this is common knowledge, old news or not, but
there is currently an e-mail circulating, purporting to be from ebay/Paypal, which asks for updated personal account info. This IS a scam, not rumor. The website that you are directed to, looks EXACTLY like ebay (These guys did their homework), but don't be fooled. The site asks for a Social Security # and checking account routing numbers. A friend of mine was midway through "updating" her info, when bells began to ring. She checked with the REAL ebay, before going any further, and they confirmed that this e-mail/website is a scam. The REAL ebay never asks for this "updated" information. My friend was lucky. Apparently, quite a few victims have been severely hosed!
Identity theft should be be a hanging offense!