Yeah I just delete these emails, you should forward it to:
"spoof@ebay.com" So they can track it down & take some action.

I don't answer anything from either ebay or paypal especially if they
call me "Dear eBay Member".  They KNOW my name, so if they don't use
it, it isn't eBay.

grandma Rosalie

I received something similar to the above too, and I ignored it.
But then I noticed my ebay account WAS indeed suspended and I was
not able to access it.  This was the email I got from e-bay:

====================================
From: suspension@ebay.com
Subject: TKO NOTICE: Compromised Accounts - eBay Registration
Suspension - Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:10:17 PDT

Dear <my ACTUAL e-bay account name> (my email address),

In an effort to protect your eBay account security, we have suspended
your account until such time that it can be safely restored to you. We
have taken this action because your password may have been compromised.
Sometimes this happens when members respond to an email asking for
personal information. Although those emails appear to come from eBay,
they are really sent by people attempting to gain access to your
account. Although we cannot disclose our investigative procedures that
led to this conclusion, please know that we took this action in order
to maintain the safety of your account.

Please change the password that you use on the EMAIL account that you
have registered to your eBay account. Make sure that it is also
different from the password that you use on your eBay account. By doing
this we can ensure that you are the only one that can access any
further communication we may have with you.

Once you have taken steps to secure your email, please contact our Live
Help team for assistance restoring access to your account. You can
reach the Account Theft Live Help team by viewing the page below:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/ato-livehelp.html

Please be aware that there may be a delay in responses sent by email.
In order to handle your concern as quickly and efficiently as possible,
we encourage you to contact us through Live Help if you are able to do
so.

Regards,
SafeHarbor Department
eBay Inc.
==================================================================

It was then that i found out my account had indeed been suspended.
I went to the Live Help (with large grains of salt) just to find
out what the scoop was.

I did get a PHONE number to call e-bay for the Live Help.

The person wanted me to change both my e-bay password AND the password
of my email account, by giving me a TEMPORARY e-bay password to my
suspended e-bay account to do so.

I did change my e-bay account password, but I refused to change the
password of my email account -- because I've had the same password
for 30 years, and it's so cryptic that nobody could possibly find
his/her way into my e-mail account even if they can SPAM me because
I never block or killfile anyone.  :-)  And of course NOBODY (except
my wife) knows that password.

So, my e-bay account was restored.

Apparently this is what happened.  SOMEONE was TRYING to break
into my e-bay account (and YOURS too), and pretend that he forgot
the password.  e-bay then sent the password to MY EMAIL account --
I did get that email, wondering why I received it since I KNEW
my e-bay password and never requested a reminder.

So, I just ignored it.

Apparently that's how e-bay found out that my account MIGHT have
been compromised because someone was trying to break in.  But I
told e-bay that somebody would NEVER see the email I got from the
REAL e-bay, and so nothing could have been compromised.

So, there is a REAL e-bay sesurity
SafeHarbor Department
eBay Inc.

and apparently a FAKE e-bay Phishing department, the one Rudy got:

The latter addressed one as

and the REAL e-bay security addressed me as:

Dear <my ACTUAL e-bay account name> (my email address),

Of course the attempted burglar could have found out my
e-bay account name, but I DON'T think my email address was the
one I used for e-bay contacts, EXCEPT by e-bay, and of course
no burglar could gain access to THAT email accout.

Your situation may or may not be like mine.  But my account
WAS SUSPENDED, and restored, by a person (at e-bay) who was
unable to get ANY of my password into, but who was able to
issue me a TEMPORARY e-bay password for me to change my
e-bay password securely, and restored my e-bay access.

-- Bob.