The eBay Security Center- Tips to Avoid Identity Theft

1. Monitor your accounts.
With a close eye on your account, you can spot suspicious activity and take steps to notify officials. The accounts that you hold with your bank, phone company, and e.commerce providers should be monitored regularly. You should also order a credit report every year to ensure that it is accurate.





2. Verify emails that ask for personal information in My Messages.
Any email from eBay about your account or requesting personal information will be copied to My Messages. So, if you get an email about your account or requesting personal information, check to see if it is in My Messages. If it's not in My Messages, you know it is fake and you should immediately forward it to spoof@ebay.com.




3. Use strong and unique passwords.
Good passwords have two things in common. First, they include a combination of letters and numbers. This helps prevent someone from guessing your password and prevents an intruding computer from randomly going through words in the dictionary until it finds the right match.

Second, a strong password will be unique to the account. Just as you wouldn't use the same key for your car, your office and your house, unique passwords are an important preventative step in the event someone gets hold of one of your passwords.



4. What You Should Do if You've Become an Identity Theft Victim

Restoring your accounts and credit reports if you become a victim of identity theft can be an extremely frustrating and time-consuming experience. If you think you are a victim of identity theft you should contact a number of organizations that have an impact on credit ratings and security. The Federal Trade Commi