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An Email with the Subject "Changes to eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:10:18 -0800 and has been classified as a Auction/Escrow Scam Email. The sender shows as "eBay" <eBay@reply3.ebay.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Changes to eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy
Dear scamdex,
I'm writing to let you know that the eBay User Agreement and eBay Privacy Policy have been updated, effective immediately for users registering as of Nov. 22, 2005, and effective February 1, 2006 for current users.
The rules and dispute resolution policies you originally agreed to have not changed in any substantive way. The User Agreement has been rewritten, however, to cover new features such as Reviews & Guides, changes in the collection of overdue seller fees, and to better meet the needs of our growing user community.
The new Privacy Policy, like the old one, outlines the broad categories of information we collect from you based on your activities on the site and public data sources. It also now specifically calls out the fact that eBay does not sell your personal information for marketing purposes and directs you to a page where you can select how you wish to be contacted by eBay. If you would like to receive advance notice of pricing promotions, events, and other updates, be sure to select "Newsletters, promotions, and event notifications" in your Notification Preferences.
If you accept the new User Agreement and Privacy Policy, you don't need to take any action. If you do not wish to accept the new User Agreement or Privacy Policy, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions about the User Agreement Revision for instructions on what to do.
Thank you for using eBay and we look forward to many more successful transactions!
Sincerely,
Scott R. Shipman, CIPP
Senior Counsel, Global Privacy Practices
eBay Inc.