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Old 01-18-2008, 01:48 AM
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Whats up s2ki

I was going through my email when I happened across this scam email. Since I know many of us here do use paypal when buying and selling items I just thought I'd give you guys a heads up. Cheers

"Dear PayPal Member,


This email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of $47.85 USD to
achad13@yahoo.com for an eBay item.



-----------------------------------
Payment Details
-----------------------------------


Amount: $47.85 USD

Transaction ID: 2LC956793J776333Y

Subject: Digimax 130





Note:
If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction
and get full refund

Dispute transaction (Encrypted Link )

*SSL connection:
PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information
in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure
Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length
of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)

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Item Information
-----------------------------------


eBay User ID: scratchandgnaw2


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Edward Harrell's UNCONFIRMED Address
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Edward Harrell
211 David St.
Springtown, TX 76082
United States

Important Note: Edward Harrell has provided an Unconfirmed Address. If
you are planning on shipping items to Edward Harrell, please check the
Transaction Details page of this payment to find out whether you will
be covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy.




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This payment was sent using your bank account.

By using your bank account to send money, you just:

- Paid easily and securely

- Sent money faster than writing and mailing paper checks
- Paid instantly -- your purchase won't show up on bills at the end of
the month.

Thanks for using your bank account!



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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
PayPal Email ID PP118

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Old 01-18-2008, 01:53 AM
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That is why you should never use your main back account for paypal.


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Old 01-18-2008, 04:09 AM
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Yo Vinnie I use to have this problem. all I did was sent the message to paypal to let them know it was a BS account someone made up. hopefully you didn't click on the link below that email
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Paypal and Ebay with both use your real name to address you in emails. All others are a scam.

i just got this one today:

Dear PayPal Client,

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account. We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

We are sending this privacy notice to provide you with information about how PayPal safeguards your privacy, as well as to comply with U.S. federal privacy guidelines that apply to institutions that process financial information such as PayPal. The full terms of PayPal's Privacy Policy are available on the PayPal website, which you are welcome to review at any time.

You can resolve this issue now by clicking the hyperlink below, which will lead you to our secure webform where you will be asked to provide some of your personal informations, in order to prove your identity. It is PayPal's policy to maintain confidentiality over your personal information. We will NOT sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.


We apologize for any inconvenience, and we encourage you to restore full access as soon as possible

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
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Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here.

________________________________________
PayPal Email ID PP522
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oh, BTW i cancelled my paypal acct 6 months ago.
Old 01-19-2008, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by S2PIDSTYLE,Jan 18 2008, 09:01 AM
oh, BTW i cancelled my paypal acct 6 months ago.
lol. That could raise a red flag no? haha
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