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: Ebay sucks - reset password! : tialessa July 06, 2007, 07:59:08 PM I just needed to vent...
Ebay sent me an alert last night - they reset my password to "protect" my account. No one ever uses my home computer but me. Any time I log in on my work computer (which only I use) I log out when I'm done. No one but me ever uses the email account associated with my ebay account. I checked out my bid history & my bought history - nothing unusual. There's NO REASON they had to do that - the only suspicious activity might be that I remain logged in at home when I log in at work. My computer at home is on dial-up and I have both firewall & antivirus protection - no worms, viruses, or bots on my 'puter (knock on wood). The work computer is highly protected - nothing's getting by the sys admin. I just find no rational reason for ebay to do this and I'm very grumpy I was forced to change my password & other account information... : Re: Ebay sucks - reset password! : Nienna July 06, 2007, 09:46:02 PM Was the eBay alert actually in your messages inbox on your eBay account?
If it wasn't then you should've ignored it and done nothing as the 'alert' might have been a phishing scam! :-\ : Re: Ebay sucks - reset password! : Bryanjs14 July 06, 2007, 10:53:55 PM Was the eBay alert actually in your messages inbox on your eBay account? If it wasn't then you should've ignored it and done nothing as the 'alert' might have been a phishing scam! :-\ that is what I was thinking the entire time I read the post. : Re: Ebay sucks - reset password! : tialessa July 06, 2007, 11:07:03 PM It was sent via email - with my registered name & was in "My Messages" on the ebay site...
It was DEFINITELY not a spoof... : Re: Ebay sucks - reset password! : Nienna July 06, 2007, 11:20:22 PM *phew* that's a relief!
I wonder why they changed it? :-\ : Re: Ebay sucks - reset password! : erevine July 07, 2007, 12:00:32 AM Phisher's are getting better and better all the time. I would go to ebay and change my password again just to make sure. I don't doubt what you are saying about the message being in your ebay account, but for your piece of mind I would change my password again. I have not heard of ebay asking a member to change there account information, so be very leary. I would contact ebay thru there site and ask for an explaination. ??? dave
: Re: Ebay sucks - reset password! : tialessa July 07, 2007, 12:06:36 AM Every bit of information I did have to change was on ebay's secure site - I kept checking the URL in my browser + I got to it through links ON ebay. Not once did I click a link in the original (stupidhead) email...
Can y'all tell I'm still peeved about it??? |