Rockygibraltar
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
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Post by Rockygibraltar on Apr 8, 2006 14:20:17 GMT -5
Well another fine scam concerning paypal has come through my email today. This was in my mail box this morning. The spam filter didn't catch it. FYI Paypal would never send an email like this. They would let you know about something of this nature AFTER you go to their secured site and sign in. After a careful scanning I found that the link will bring you to what looks like a legitimate Paypal login site. A little further investigating brought me to an Asian web site. [glow=red,2,300]BEWARE[/glow] ---------------------------- "Dear PayPal user, We regret to inform you that this account has been locked. To unlock your account please follow the link below and complete all the steps. www.paypal.com/unlock-accountProblem Description: Suspicious account behavior possible account theft PayPal Corp. PayPal Account Review Department VCQNCUSPOHNMCCFPMEWUBTDVNGSIFWXHVUPIYD" ----------------------------- |
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Post by BAZ on Apr 8, 2006 14:55:04 GMT -5
"They" are relentless!
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inflight22
has rocks in the head
Member since January 2006
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Post by inflight22 on Apr 8, 2006 15:54:19 GMT -5
I got one a few weeks ago, stating that my payment had been received for an item I'd never won. It had a name/address that item was to be sent to. I clicked on the eBay link for the item I'd supposedly bought, and it was a legitimate auction, that had been won by the person whose name appeared in my hoax email. It really made it look like this person had won an auction and used my paypal account to pay for it.
I forwarded it to spoof&paypal.com, and was informed that it was a scam.
jj
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thehawke
freely admits to licking rocks
My Lord and Master
Member since January 2006
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Post by thehawke on Apr 8, 2006 17:39:13 GMT -5
When we went to China, the wife attempted to hook up to the internets there. Oh, she could hook up ok. But within seconds we were getting warnings of intrusion attempts. It was non-stop. We decided not to be on the internets while there. Far too dangerous.
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Post by joe on Apr 8, 2006 22:55:38 GMT -5
Thanx for the warning.
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 15, 2006 19:59:29 GMT -5
i just got this in my mail and it has to be a scam Dear PayPal member : Our comprehensive fraud-prevention program is one of the key reasons PayPal is a safe way to pay online. We believe that innovation and careful analysis is the way to beat fraud. That.s why PayPal has developed industry-leading models to review every transaction.and help detect suspicious activity. Our Fraud Investigation Team has recently detect suspicious activity in your PayPal account. In order to continue to operate the PayPal service and to reduce the risk of fraud, PayPal Corp. ("PayPal" or "we") must ask you to provide us information about yourself and your credit card and/or bank account. To do so please follow the link below. www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_contact-general We believe that innovation and careful analysis is the way to beat fraud. That.s why PayPal has developed industry-leading models to review every transaction.and help detect suspicious activity. Our Fraud Investigation Team is dedicated to creating a safe PayPal community. If we suspect fraud in your account, we.ll contact you immediately. |
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Rockygibraltar
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
Posts: 1,404
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Post by Rockygibraltar on Apr 16, 2006 1:45:21 GMT -5
It sure looks funny to me Sands. Looks like a good one to just delete.
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 16, 2006 2:20:36 GMT -5
yea sent it to the fraud dept at paypal
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inflight22
has rocks in the head
Member since January 2006
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Post by inflight22 on Apr 16, 2006 2:58:01 GMT -5
Forward it to spoof@paypal.com. You never know, they might be able to catch who sent it and prevent someone more gullible from being scammed.
jj
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 17, 2006 4:15:23 GMT -5
i got an email back saying it wasnt sent from paypal and to delete it they would check it out
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Post by Cher on Apr 17, 2006 8:00:08 GMT -5
That IS a fraud Sands ... send any email that "supposedly" comes from Paypal or eBay to spoof@paypal or spoof@ebay.
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