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posted 5-1-2010 @ 03:50 AM
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WARNING PAY PAL EMAIL SCAM
I received this OFFICIAL looking email. It was sent to my comping email address not my pay pal one. like the Commonwealth and ANZ ones.
Notification : Update Your Account Information‏
From: (censored) on behalf of PayPal (service@paypal.com.au)
Sent: Tuesday, 5 January 2010 1:24:02 PM
To: (censored)
PayPal
Information Regarding Your Account:
Dear PayPal Member:
We have noticed several attempts of logins to your account. You are able to log into your account but all your payments are suspended untill you
verify your personal information. PayPal works day and night to help keep your identity safe. That's why it has come to our attention that your
PayPal account information needs to be verified as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on
our website. If you could take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and verify your personal records you will not run into any future problems
with the online service.
Important Notice : Failure to confirm your full credit card & billing information within 72 hour's will result with your account suspension.
Click Here To Verify Your Account Information
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your
account. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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 click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal
page.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
Copyright © 1999-2009 PayPal. All rights reserved. PayPal (USA) Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United
States of America as an electronic money institution. PayPal FSA Register Number: 226056.
PayPal Email ID PP059
Secure Your Account Info
To safely and securely access the PayPal website And update The Information you Asking for.
For more information on protecting yourself , please review our Security Tips at https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips
Protect Your Password
You should never give your PayPal password to anyone.
I have reported it to www.scamwatch.gov.au if you get one do the same.
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minty74
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 03:57 AM
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yer i got one of these, and deleted it immediately!
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susanmundy
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 03:58 AM
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Thanks mzsmiley...also if you receive one please forward to PayPal:
Forward fakes to spoof@paypal.com.au
spoof@paypal.com.au
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mzsmiley
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 04:03 AM
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Yes I did email Pay Pal. thanks for adding the link.
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Bigam
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 04:07 AM
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yep - just got one of these as well! Thanks for the warning!
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 04:25 AM
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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 click the Help link located in the top right corner
of any PayPal page.
I think I got one of these a few days ago. Strange it tells you to long into your own PayPal account though. How can they defraud you then?
p.s. I deleted the email too.
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sarah4mike
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 04:34 AM
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| Quote: | Originally posted by frunue
****** 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 click the Help link located in the top right corner
of any PayPal page.
I think I got one of these a few days ago. Strange it tells you to long into your own PayPal account though. How can they defraud you then?
p.s. I deleted the email too. |
When you click on the "click here" link in the fake email, it
re-directs you to their website that LOOKS like paypal. If you hover your mouse cursor over the click here link, then look at your address bar down
the bottom of your window, it will show you a different website rather than www.paypal.com 
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Lady-Luck
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 05:48 AM
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Thanks for the warning
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ADIKTED
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 05:50 AM
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I have been receiving the same email on a regular basis for over a
year now, kept forwarding it to paypal but there is nothing they can do about it, now I delete every email from paypal just to be safe.
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mska
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 05:51 AM
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I got it too. Have forwarded it to paypal.
Thanks for the warning.
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sandyam
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 06:24 AM
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Thanx for the warning, I received one too- but what's strange is I don't even have a paypal account . I've only made a few purchases from e-bay and I've only used D/Dep.
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Sands
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 06:26 AM
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Yes, I delete ALL emails from them, because every fake I have reported to the real guys, they tell me they can't do anything about them
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happyaussie
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 06:33 AM
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Thanks for the info, I received one today as well to my comp address not my paypal address
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Cybergal
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 06:42 AM
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Yep, one here too.
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lucywins
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 07:35 AM
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I've had a few but the email adress was iPayPal - you have to look
carefully to see the "i".
frunue, if you follow their link to log into your account, it won't really be your account and they'll get your details. It's also possible that
they'd ask you to transfer funds from your bank.
My rule is "If I didn't instigate it, I don't trust it".
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wyvern_of_myst
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 09:09 AM
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***ALL PAYPAL AND EBAY EMAILS WILL ALWAYS ADDRESS YOU WITH YOUR USERNAME OR REAL NAME!
Use this as a rule of thumb if you are not sure.
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lucky790
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 09:56 AM
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thanks got it too
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michelle-a-belle
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posted 5-1-2010 @ 10:37 AM
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Re paypal did anyone buy from
Recently the only way I have used my paypal account is through "Deals Direct" and that is when the email arrived has anyone else bought from them with paypal. Deals Direct are great I have bought a few items
recently and they are prompt with delivery but wondering if they have a bug in there works.
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daxcat
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posted 6-1-2010 @ 12:35 PM
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I got one of these fake emails a while ago, and discover they also put a cookie on your computer. Once you open the letter, it applies the cookie.
Please check in your cookies for names like fake and similar names and delete them.
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misskittykat
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posted 6-1-2010 @ 01:08 PM
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michelle-a-belle, I buy from Deals Direct and use PayPal all the time to pay them, but no dodgey emails here and I last purchased near Xmas time, so
I'd say no, it's not them.
Most of these scams are just randomly generated, from email lists
they get their hands on.
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LittleSaint
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posted 6-1-2010 @ 01:22 PM
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If you have an ebay account and you're still unsure if an email is
real, then just check your ebay inbox under 'messages' as all genuine correspondence will be sent there. If there's no messages there then it's a
fake.
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happyaussie
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posted 8-1-2010 @ 06:54 AM
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My husband got one of these emails and does not have a Paypal or Ebay account. I have reported it as well. It always to good to know about these
things, thanks
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Toriangel
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posted 8-1-2010 @ 08:25 AM
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I got one too and I nearly fell for it!
Didn't do the verification thing but I punched in my Number.I thought it was wrong so I pulled out.
I only joined pay pal 3 days ago thats why I Thought it was real
Anyway must report it...
Edit: reported and changed my password, deleted cookies just in case....
Thanks for the posts..!
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Ward Winner
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posted 8-1-2010 @ 10:23 PM
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I didn't get one of these emails, but my paypal account got hacked into this week. The buggers used my account to buy vodaphone prepaid charge cards.
The good thing was paypal was onto it straight away and put a stop to it very quickly. I am always very very careful but it just goes to show that it
does happen even with something like paypal.
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Sands
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posted 9-1-2010 @ 02:28 AM
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Just got another of these emails
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