Heeere phishie phishie
Phishing scams are getting more aggressive- I just got an email claiming to be from eBay’s Safeharbor department, threatening to suspend my account if I didn’t click the link and re-update my account information. Oh yeah, and if my account were suspended for that, I’d be forbidden to even open a new account at eBay. Riiiiiight.
So just a reminder- legitimate businesses don’t ask you for your personal information in response to an email. If you suspect the email might be legit, don’t click on the link in the email- go directly to the company’s homepage by typing it into your browser’s address bar yourself. Scammers use a variety of tactics to conceal the actual destination of the link in the email, so don’t use it. The email I got today was actually one big image file that showed the text, and it was linked to the malicious site, with the expectation that I wouldn’t notice because I’d be trying to click on the part of the image that looked like a link to eBay. Don’t fall for this.
(Oh, and since I know some of you are wondering- my spiffy new bag is even cooler than I had hoped. The clear display pocket on the front is the perfect size for a 4×6 photo, there are lots of inner pockets for my gadgets, etc.)