Someone Used My Email to Set Up an eBay Account

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone Amount not specified. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Source: reddit | Scam Type: Phishing | Amount Lost: Amount not specified | Date: March 12, 2026
Hi everyone. Someone recently set up an Ebay account using my email address. I previously had an Ebay account under this address over 15+ years ago, but it was shut down/deactivated by Ebay because I didn't understand the whole bid thing. I got a welcome email from Ebay, along with the name of the person who set it up. He also set up 2FA on this Ebay account. Again, I am seeing all of these emails under my personal email. And the kicker is that he actually started to list computers for sale under this account (I saw the email responses from potential buyers). My question is, why would this person set up an account using my email address instead of his? How was he able to use my email on Ebay without Ebay confirming he owns the email? Thank you all for your help!

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