Fun4TheMoney
May 21 2005, 05:16 PM
I've been getting those stupid scam emails for years, where they tell you to update your security info. I hope EVERYBODY knows those are a scam and NEVER click through. The proper response is to forward them to SPOOF@PAYPAL.COM, then delete the message without going to the site. Now there's a new one--at least this is the first time I've gotten one. This time they tell you that you've added a new email address and they want you to confirm. Again, the answer is to forward to SPOOF@PAYPAL.COM without clicking through or going to that site, then delete the email. If you have any concerns about your account, go straight to PayPal the way you always do. NEVER follow an email link to get there. These people are really good at what they do, and what they do is steal account passwords from unsuspecting members. I know most of you are aware of these scams, but I've read several posts from younger members, talking about applying for a PayPal account. Unfortunately, most people don't read the warnings until it's too late. Rest assured that none of this compromises PayPal security. Your PayPal account is safe unless YOU fall for one of these scams. PayPal will NEVER ask for your password in an email or give out that info to anyone else. Suz
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midnightvamp
May 21 2005, 05:25 PM
I've been getting lots of those kind of emails too, and ones from ebay as well, but I don't even have account there, so that doesn't make much sense to me. I think they must be scam and hope that I just have an account and give my information away. If I do click through on an accident, does that mean they have my information so they can steal my account if I have one? I didn't know places could do that. But you are right, these people are probably all really good at what they do, and it is easy to be fooled now. I hope that they get caught before someone is fooled by them and loses a lot.
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Fun4TheMoney
May 21 2005, 06:26 PM
QUOTE(midnightvamp @ May 21 2005, 10:25 AM) If I do click through on an accident, does that mean they have my information so they can steal my account if I have one? I didn't know places could do that. But you are right, these people are probably all really good at what they do, and it is easy to be fooled now.
I don't know the answer to that, so I don't take any chances. All I do is forward and delete. eBay works the same way. Send to SPOOF@EBAY.COM and delete. It doesn't matter if you have an eBay account or not. You'll be doing your part by turning the creeps in. Suz
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midnightvamp
May 21 2005, 07:01 PM
QUOTE(Fun4TheMoney @ May 21 2005, 02:26 PM) I don't know the answer to that, so I don't take any chances. All I do is forward and delete. eBay works the same way. Send to SPOOF@EBAY.COM and delete. It doesn't matter if you have an eBay account or not. You'll be doing your part by turning the creeps in. Suz Okay, it's good to know where to send these. Thanks for the addresses. I'll be sure to just forward and delete them when I do get another one in my inbox.
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quiksilver
May 22 2005, 05:45 AM
Ah, thanks for telling me I hope to get a paypal account within the next week...I hope anyway.
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Razor
May 22 2005, 11:05 AM
What i dont get is how they can use the host --ebay & paypal-- In their email address , i can understand how they rip the websites etc to get it looking like the real thing, but how  do they get the .paypal.com or paypal.com/ or even @paypal.com 
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fre3
May 22 2005, 06:32 PM
Ive had this email and other that you havent mentioned. (Well my dad has im not wuite old enough to use paypal lol) He had the one you are describing about a month ago. He also hs another about a week ago telling him his acount on Ebay was to be shut down permenantly unless he filled in an online form that asked him for the password and his username. Please be aware of these scams. There are very clever evil people out there that will do anything to scam the law aboding people like you and I. Dont be a victim!
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whyme
May 22 2005, 08:10 PM
Just remeber that PayPal and Ebay always address you by your first and last name, so if an email says: "Dear PayPal member," Or "Dear eBay customer", don't even bother with it, and report it to spoof@paypal.com/ebay.com
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guangdian
May 1 2008, 01:49 AM
the problem is why the scams got our paypal Email. that' coz we should give it to the world so that we could receive money,(as a webmaster) how solve the problem,i suggested paypal should not use "email" (the real paypal owner) as a paypal account but use "ID" as a paypal account, then everyone could receive or transfer the money to other paypal with their paypal "ID". do you know what i'm meaning?
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bishoujo
May 1 2008, 03:13 AM
Always remember to check the domain of the email address that claims to be from paypal. Of course I don't use Paypal now, so I just delete anything that has Paypal in the title or report for phishing. But it's actually quite easy to tell whether it's a scam or not. It just takes a little bit more time to take a look at the email add.
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undftdx
Jun 3 2008, 03:55 AM
If you don't have the common sense to restrict giving out your personal information and pw to some unknown individual claiming they are affiliated with a internet organization then you don't have the responsibility to use such services as Paypal. In reality, its sad but you really can not trust everyone you communicate with.
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mikeyboy63
Jun 3 2008, 03:38 AM
I just forwarded a paypal spoof email to paypal yesterday. This scam alerts you that there are suspicious activities and charges on your credit card with paypal. They provide a link to their site so you can log in and view your acct. info. Their url is not paypal, though paypal is part of it. I didn't go beyond that point, but I'm sure they would require you to input your credit card info. to verify your identity for security reasons. They're getting very good at spoofing sites. And no, they didn't address me by name. Just a fake acct. number.
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gisellebebegirl
May 15 2008, 11:57 PM
QUOTE(rpgsearcherz @ May 15 2008, 11:48 PM)  I don't quite understand how you guys get all these scam emails. I read through the replies and a lot of you seem to be getting them. Maybe it's due to things you sign up to or something? I use gmail and I put my email out publicly all the time. I get spam from one company, and that's because I signed up for it. Other than that everything goes straight to junk mail... Maybe you guys should consider a new email client to keep you from having to deal with that stuff,  . haha i have gmail too, and just recently got my domains email hacked or something, so i was sent over 600 messages so far.. of spam, like 100 actually made it to my inbox, but other than that, if i get some kind of spam, i know i got myself into it, but signing up for stuff, or actually filling out those little ads.. i think they are fun to fill out? zooomg hahaha
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gisellebebegirl
May 15 2008, 11:55 PM
OMG! i got one of those emails a while ago! and was about to fill in my imformation when i told myself.. hey self the message was sent to your spam folder, and to an email adress where you dont have a paypal account?.. there must be a reason why? haha and then i looked at the adress, and was like ZOMG! omgad spam.. lol, since im a huge myspace person, i know that people try to use fake log in pages to get your log in info and hack you yay for me and checking the dumb url
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rpgsearcherz
May 15 2008, 11:48 PM
I don't quite understand how you guys get all these scam emails. I read through the replies and a lot of you seem to be getting them. Maybe it's due to things you sign up to or something? I use gmail and I put my email out publicly all the time. I get spam from one company, and that's because I signed up for it. Other than that everything goes straight to junk mail... Maybe you guys should consider a new email client to keep you from having to deal with that stuff, .
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