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	Beware of fake websites pretending to be eBay Look for legitimate Web addresses when signing in

One of the biggest threats to the security of your eBay account and your identity is fraudulent email and websites, called spoof email and spoof websites. Both are used to obtain personal and account information

Beware of fake websites pretending to be eBay

If you visit a website and you aren’t sure whether it’s legitimate, here’s what to do:

	If you received an email with links, start by verifying that the email was really from eBay. We’ll never ask you to provide confidential information by email.  Any links in our emails are provided for convenience only. If a direct link is provided to an eBay page, you won’t be required to submit confidential information. To verify whether an email is really from eBay, click here to go to My eBay. Sign into your account and check your messages.  If the email is from us, a copy of it will appear in the Messages area of My eBay.
	When in doubt, use the eBay website. We’ll never ask you to enter information on a page that can’t be accessed from the eBay site. Open a new browser window and type www.ebay.com. Sign in and use the "Site Map" link to navigate the site and find what you need.
	Beware of fake Web addresses that contain the word “eBay” in the URL. Even if the Web address contains the word "eBay", it might not be an eBay website. Legitimate eBay Web addresses have "ebay.com" immediately before the first forward slash (/). If the address includes additional characters prior to the forward slash, such as @, dashes, or numbers, it’s not an eBay page. Examples of fake Web addresses: http://signin.ebay.com@10.19.32.4/ http://signin-ebay.com/

Tip: If you've upgraded to a browser with the latest anti-phishing capabilities, the Web address bar can help you to identify secure Web pages. Look for a green Web address bar to confirm that you are on a secure page before entering sensitive information.

Look for legitimate Web addresses when signing in

If you’re signing in to eBay in the United States with your eBay user ID and password, check that the Web address starts with https://signin.ebay.com/. Look for the “s” in “https,” which indicates that you’re signing into a secure server.

Other eBay companies and international sites have different sign-in Web addresses, which are listed below:

Sign-in Web addresses for United States sites

Sign-in Web addresses for international sites

International eBay websites include letters that designate the country the site is associated with; for example, http://signin.ebay.fr for France, http://signin.ebay.de for Germany, and so on.