PAY PAL SCAM
09-06-2005, 08:16 AM
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PAY PAL SCAM
Got a scam email from a fake PAYPAL saying I purchased something and to link to a dispute claims page...... Called them immediately to learn it's going around like the plague...
DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFO....if you have you need to contact paypal immediately..
If you notice on the lower right....there is no "lock" icon showing that it is secure...thats what tipped me off at first..
Just a heads up..
Tim
DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFO....if you have you need to contact paypal immediately..
If you notice on the lower right....there is no "lock" icon showing that it is secure...thats what tipped me off at first..
Just a heads up..
Tim
09-06-2005, 08:25 AM
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The give away is when they send it to
Member or your your email address
it just started for me 2 months ago...
I think its a PPL problem... I have had ebay for a long time... with out any
problems
now i get PPl and ebay your account is about to be locked if you dont respond....
just forward it to:
spoof@ebay.com
or
spoof@ebay.com
if you forward it ... let them fight it with the spammers
never click on their links....
Member or your your email address
it just started for me 2 months ago...
I think its a PPL problem... I have had ebay for a long time... with out any
problems
now i get PPl and ebay your account is about to be locked if you dont respond....
just forward it to:
spoof@ebay.com
or
spoof@ebay.com
if you forward it ... let them fight it with the spammers
never click on their links....
09-06-2005, 08:27 AM
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OMG, i just got scammed last night about a "second chance offer" from eBay. be careful, abou those..
the guy used ebay layout and all that stuff, but i knew it wasnt from ebay because of two things..
1) ebay always uses @ebay.com email addresses.
2) when i check "my ebay" the item was not up for "second chance offer"
good luck, and stay alert!
the guy used ebay layout and all that stuff, but i knew it wasnt from ebay because of two things..
1) ebay always uses @ebay.com email addresses.
2) when i check "my ebay" the item was not up for "second chance offer"
good luck, and stay alert!
09-06-2005, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Xpresso2am,Sep 6 2005, 08:30 AM
damn jon, is that what we talked about last night?
sucks
call me when you get the chance, so i can figure out what the hell imma do.
09-06-2005, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by elude,Sep 6 2005, 09:08 AM
yea ken it is.
sucks
call me when you get the chance, so i can figure out what the hell imma do.
sucks
call me when you get the chance, so i can figure out what the hell imma do.
damn I hate it, why the hell do people scam others...get a damn job!!!
09-06-2005, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Picturepro,Sep 6 2005, 08:25 AM
The give away is when they send it to
Member or your your email address
Member or your your email address
As per the live representative, Paypal will always address you with your Name NOT as a "member".
You can forward the email to spoof@paypal or spoof@ebay
Pay Pal will also never ask for FULL account information OR Passwords.
Sorry to hear about your Ebay scam Jon... Hope that $hit gets resolved.
Probably the same people who where doing the Navy Federal web page scam.
I have to admit..... the fake pages look pretty real.
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As a general rule of thumb, I don't ever respond to e-mails at all. If I see something questionable on an e-mail, I NEVER EVER use the provided links. Close the e-mail and browse to the site on your own. If there's something wrong, they'll let you know when you log in on your own.