Protect yourself from Spoof (fake) emails. There are many scammers out there who may send you a fake message from ebay, PayPal or other popular websites, in hopes of getting you to reveal your sensitive information (i.e. username and password, social security number, and credit card numbers).

Here are Ebay’s suggested steps for protecting yourself from Spoof emails:

Protect yourself from fraudulent (spoof) emails
We strongly encourage you to be cautious when responding to any email request for sensitive personal information. Remember, just because an email looks like it’s from eBay, doesn’t mean it really is. An eBay address in the “From” line of an email (for example, “From: support@ebay.com”, “From: billing@ebay.com”, “From: eBay Account Maintenance”) does not guarantee that the email is from eBay. You can also take a few simple steps to protect your account and prevent senders of deceptive emails from doing harm: Read the rest of this entry »