Invitation to Participate in eBay Research

[bojangled]

Received this email 3 times in 24 hours (all links removed) all .com references.

Font looks iffy in the original. The $100 Visa gift card is the real warning alert for me.

dave@ebayis this genuine? Not that I’m actually considering it (never done Zoom and very proud of that!) just that if it a scam thought I’d put it out there.

“We are seeking eBay customers to take part in a paid online research interview. We conduct these interviews exclusively for analysis purposes.

If chosen to take part, the study pays usd equivalent $100 Visa e-gift card for your time. Here's how it works:

• Date: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 – Thursday, May 8th, 2025
• Time: 9:15–17:15 GMT
• Format: Zoom video conference 
• Length: 60 minutes
• Recording: Interviews will be recorded for research purposes

This brief survey will take less than two minutes and will help us learn more about you. If we think you may be a fit for the study, we will direct you to a calendar where you can choose a time that fits your schedule.

Your responses are completely confidential and will only be used for research purposes. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy.
 

Please be assured that this research is being conducted in accordance with the Market Research Society Code of Conduct.

Thank you for being a valued member of eBay.

Sincerely,
eBay User Research team”

[pillarboxred]

If it was an email and not an eBay message which is visible  in Messages when signed in to your  eBay account, you should click on Reply and then click on the arrow beside the Reply address. The address you see in the drop-down will be the real address a reply will be going to. Look carefully where dots and slashes are placed because they will indicate whether the domain is a genuine eBay or market research business address. I can't remember offhand the detailed instructions but the less sophisticated spoofs are very easy to spot while the dangerous ones  can look more genuine at first sight. (Made up now) ebaymarketresearch@ mckinleymarketinsights/ebay/fintexh.com is not genuine.

[bojangled]

@pillarboxred 

All looks legit on the from and source info.

No such message in my eBay inbox though.

Jo

[blackthorn_winter]

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[dave@ebay]

Hi all,

We have a team that do research, and they do indeed offer a $100 voucher for participants.

It's probably legit but if you want to forward the email into me, I'll have a look at it.

Thanks,

Dave