Protect yourself against phishing attempts
Summary: A participant informs sellers about the increase in phishing emails that are hard to spot and gives tips on protecting accounts and data. It is recommended to carefully check links, not enter sensitive information on external websites, and verify web addresses. If in doubt, you should contact eBay directly, and suspicious emails can be reported to spoof@ebay.de. More information is available on eBay's help page.
Dear sellers,
we are seeing an increase in phishing emails targeting online buyers and sellers. Some of these emails are difficult to recognize as phishing attempts.
To keep your account and data secure:
Check links carefully before clicking on them.
Do not enter any sensitive or confidential information on external websites.
Always verify the web address of websites where you are asked to enter personal or sensitive data.
Do not give anyone access to your eBay account.
If in doubt, please contact eBay directly to confirm the authenticity of a request.
If you want to report a suspicious email that is supposedly from eBay, you can forward it as an attachment to spoof@ebay.de.
For more information on phishing and what to do when you receive suspicious or unexpected emails, please visit our help page “Recognizing fake calls and emails”.
Thank you for helping keep your eBay account secure.
Kind regards
Your eBay team
