# eBay Fraud Verification Process **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 16, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957 "2003-07-16T19:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/1 "2003-07-16T19:24:00Z")
I just got this in my email. It says it’s from eBay, but they are asking all sorts of questions, some of which I do remember like asking for a credit card, but now it’s asking for things like my SSN, mother’s maiden name, checking account number, driver’s licence and a few other things. I thought that I read this is a scam, and it seems like one to me. The URL is [here](http://cgi3.ebay.com:aw-cgieBayISAPI.dllSignInRegisterEnterInfo&siteid=0co_partnerid=%202@198.173.251.33/4line1a/3bay_ver4a/) If this is a scam let me know because if it’s not then I will not be doing buisness with eBay any more, they already have my info and do not need more. Or if it’s a scam I’m gonna have fun with them. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/2 "2003-07-16T19:27:31Z")
I’d say it’s a scam. Here’s some text in a recent email from Ebay from an auction I won a few days ago: Protect your eBay account - eBay will not ask you for sensitive personal information (such as your password, credit card, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, etc.) in an email. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/3 "2003-07-16T19:29:36Z")
Actually they didn’t ask for it in an email, the said goto this page, the one listed above, and wanted this info. I also forgot to say that for me the page was not encrypted. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/4 "2003-07-16T19:37:50Z")
It is a scam. The URL in your link translates to an IP address corresponding to [http://www.migane.com/](http://www.migane.com/). DO NOT ENTER ANY INFORM,ATION INTO THAT FORM!! You should report it to eBay immediately. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/5 "2003-07-16T19:59:32Z")
The URL has an @ sign in it, which means that you are being redirected to a different server (in this case, 198.173.251.33) than the one in the text of the URL. ([cgi3.ebay.com](http://cgi3.ebay.com) is at 66.135.194.40) Not to mention the text part of the URL in this case is malformed. Sure sign it’s a scam, all the other signs notwithstanding. 198.173.251.33 resolves as [migane.com](http://migane.com), registered to these folks: Domain Name… [migane.com](http://migane.com) Creation Date… 2003-07-14 Registration Date… 2003-07-14 Expiry Date… 2004-07-14 Organisation Name… Craig K Takamori Organisation Address. P. O. Box 203 Organisation Address. Organisation Address. Geigertown Organisation Address. 19523 Organisation Address. PA Organisation Address. UNITED STATES Admin Name… Craig Takamori Admin Address… P. O. Box 203 Admin Address… Admin Address… Geigertown Admin Address… 19523 Admin Address… PA Admin Address… UNITED STATES Admin Email… [kkintario@yahoo.com](mailto:kkintario@yahoo.com) Admin Phone… (610)2866504 Admin Fax… Tech Name… VERIO VERIO Tech Address… 12345 Blue Lake Dr. Tech Address… Tech Address… Boca Raton Tech Address… 33431 Tech Address… FL Tech Address… UNITED STATES Tech Email… [hostmaster@VERIO-HOSTING.COM](mailto:hostmaster@VERIO-HOSTING.COM) Tech Phone… 888-663-6648 Tech Fax… Name Server… [ns11a.verio-web.com](http://ns11a.verio-web.com) Name Server… [ns11b.verio-web.com](http://ns11b.verio-web.com) ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/6 "2003-07-16T20:01:30Z")
I thought there was too much info they wanted. I’ll report it to eBay. Thanks. After I screw with them that is. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/7 "2003-07-16T20:07:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Edward The Head \* > **Actually they didn’t ask for it in an email, the said goto this page …** Presumably **in an email**??? Yes, as has been pointed out, it’s a scam - the eBay message boards have been full of warnings about this for some time. Julie ---
**Author:** ![NevarMore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@NevarMore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NevarMore)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/8 "2003-07-16T20:07:56Z")
Shoot a line to the Attorney Generals office with the WHOIS info attached. ---
**Author:** ![andymurph64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@andymurph64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andymurph64)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/9 "2003-07-16T20:15:58Z")
Yup. Had that happen with AOL once long ago when I was young and stupid (AOL that is 😉 ) Somehow I was redirected to the AOL login screen. I started to type it in but something felt wrong. I then noticed the screen was slightly grainy and that none of the buttons worked. It was just a screen shot. They would have gotten login name and password had I continued. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-fraud-verification-process/188957/10 "2003-07-16T22:36:18Z")
I got this email, too; and also thought it looked suspicious. But I looked all thru the ebay site, and saw nothing about it at all. You’d think ebay would post a warning about this specific scam on their site, so customers would be protected. But that’s assuming they cared.