I had this email from eBay (or so I thought) this morning. It was in the familiar eBay format so I nearly didn't check, but there was no item number so I smelled a rat.
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Hello,
Hello , What happened with that item?. Please respond I'm desperate!.
Thank you,
laurapurp3


Regards

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Needless to say it is a scam to try and get you to click the link and give your login details.

Be careful out there

Best way to avoid all these scams - always go directly to Ebay.

I even hang up when my bank ring me and start asking for security details - there'll be a message on the system when I ring back if it's a real call!