Bogus/scary 2nd chance offers on eBay BEWARE

[itjclarke]

I got a phony 2nd chance offer today, supposedly from eBay. It was an item I'd recently bid (only because my watch list was maxed out), and the offer seemed impossible since my bid was about $2K less than the final price. I contacted the seller immediately through eBay and he confirmed he did not send this offer. I've never had this happen before and am not sure how the scammer got my personal email address. Not sure if he's hacked the seller's account (do sellers have access to all bidders' personal email addresses?) or mine.. or if this email is just a totally bogus creation based on info the scammer is able to access publically through eBay (not sure how since bidders are anonymous, let alone display personal email/contact info).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1921-E121-Am...#ht_642wt_1047

- Below is text from notification email, I'll try to add a screen shot later.. it looked pretty legimate, only the sender email address was fishy- ebay@ebay.sky56.info, the item link did not work, and when responding it went directly to a personal email address- jrenv.engineer@gmail.com). All other links (seller page, other ebay links, etc) seemed to work.


You've received a Second Chance Offer on eBay item #160991305314: 1921 E121 American Caramel Babe Ruth PSA Graded GOOD 2 Show Details
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You've received a Second Chance Offer



Dear Ian T clarke,
You've been given a second chance to buy 1921 E121 American Caramel Babe Ruth PSA Graded GOOD 2, which you placed a bid on for $ 2,999.00 on Mar 17, 2013 . To purchase this item, reply to this email or just contact the seller at: jrenv.engineer@gmail.com

1921 E121 American Caramel Babe Ruth PSA Graded GOOD 2
Price: $ 2,999.00

Seller:
Seller E-mail:

new-england-jeweler (1052)
jrenv.engineer@gmail.com


Ask Seller A Question





Additional Information about Second Chance Offers:
The seller, new-england-jeweler, is making this Second Chance Offer because the high bidder was either unable to complete the transaction or the seller has a duplicate item for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction, such as fraud protection.

Act Now - This Offer Ends Soon !
To take advantage of this opportunity, please act quickly. This offer ends on April 5, 2013, 3:55 pm. To buy this item contact the seller at: jrenv.engineer@gmail.com

To learn more about Second Chance Offer, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/personal_offer.html




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