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I just recieved an e-mail stating that my PAYPAL account is low. The email contained a link to a website that claims to be PAYPAL but it IS NOT. They were trying to get my username & password.
The thing is: I don't have a PAYPAL account !!
Don't fall for it !! ( Or you will lose your money )
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Charlie
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Re: PAYPAL Scam !!
« Reply #1 on: Apr 7th, 2007, 8:44pm » |
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Right.
I get those things about once a week. It's always B.S. but if you want to verify your account DO NOT go through the link nor confirm anything. Go to your regular long way around password entry. I can't say it enough.
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Re: PAYPAL Scam !!
« Reply #2 on: Apr 7th, 2007, 8:55pm » |
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We used to get those several times a week until we got a really good spam filter. Reported them as a matter of course to Paypal. (The folks at Paypal really, really like hearing about the scam websites--as near as I can tell, there are zillions.) Same phishing deal as the emails from your "bank" asking for your personal information. Don't click, don't answer, report 'em.
It's interesting. I haven't been getting nearly as many letters from Nigerian millionaires lately, and it's been nearly a month since I've won the Irish Lottery. 
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on Apr 7th, 2007, 8:55pm, georgej wrote: I haven't been getting nearly as many letters from Nigerian millionaires lately,
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That reminds me ... some rich guy in Nigeria says he needs my help to move millions ... and if I help him, he'll give me millions. All I have to do is give him my bank account numbers and he'll deposit the cash. I just haven't gotten around to emailing him back yet. 
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Re: PAYPAL Scam !!
« Reply #4 on: Apr 8th, 2007, 12:02am » |
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on Apr 7th, 2007, 10:17pm, UN solved wrote:| I just haven't gotten around to emailing him back yet. |
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You are busy. Email your account info to me, and I will take care of it for you.
Just being helpful
Chuck
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Thanks Chuck ! I'm not too good at the e-mailing thingy, so I'll just give you the information (privately) here:
Routing # 001010010
Acct # 100100100
That should work for ya 
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Re: PAYPAL Scam !!
« Reply #6 on: Apr 8th, 2007, 1:59am » |
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If you get an email from paypal, and you think it's not real, and most of them aren't, forward it to spoof@paypal.com. If it's real, or a fake, they will tell you, and pretty quickly too.
Same goes for ebay. spoof@ebay.com They respond right away too.
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