 Protect your eBay and PayPal account information.
Account Guard, a feature of the eBay Toolbar, warns you when you're on a potentially fraudulent (spoof) web site and enables you to report them to eBay. Account Guard will block your eBay password from being submitted to the spoof site, unless you confirm that you want to.
The Site Indicator on the eBay Toolbar changes colour to show whether you're on a verified site or a potential spoof site. The Site Indicator will turn:
- Green if you're on a verified eBay or PayPal Web site
- Red if you're on a potential spoof site, and
- Grey if you're visiting an unidentified Web site.
 eBay Toolbar's Account Guard feature provides a warning when you are entering your eBay or PayPal passwords into an unverified site even if it looks like eBay or PayPal. This optional feature will block your eBay password from being submitted to the Web site unless you affirm that you want to use your eBay password on that site.
Report a Spoof Site if you suspect that you are on a fraudulent (spoof) eBay or PayPal web site. If eBay verifies that a web site is fraudulent, the information will automatically be distributed to all other eBay Toolbar members, warning them about the spoof web site. To report a site, click the Account Guard icon and select "Report this as a Suspicious Site" from the drop down menu.
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