I almost fell for an eBay identity theft scam

This morning, I received a very official looking email that looked like it came from eBay. It stated: "eBay Account Management regrets to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to credit card verification problems. Your credit card failed to authorize and as a result, your account has been flagged. All further transactions with your account will be denied until this flag is removed."

I clicked on the link, and started filling out my name and adress. Then I glanced at the URL of the page: ebayvalidation.com. That seemed fishy, so I started scrolling down to see what info they were asking for. They wanted my Social Security number, driver's license number, mother's maiden name, paypal password, and my eBay password.

I hope nobody falls for this scam.

I looked at the HTML for the page and found this domain number: 208.47.185.82. I don't know what I can do with it.

Here's the link. Maybe a reader can get to the source. Remember, do not enter any information on this page!
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