Another PayPal scammer....
KollectorKing
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This is an email that I received from a bogus ebay seller giving me a 2nd chance to buy using PayPal to pay him. Notice the link to paypal:
Dear XXX,
Anthony Warren (anthonywarren@attbi.com) would like to be paid through
PayPal.
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Money Request Details
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Amount: $3,300.00 USD
Note: This invoice is being sent to you for the above merchandise you
purchased from The Coin Collection.
PayPal makes it easy to send money by email to Anthony Warren
(anthonywarren@attbi.com) from your PayPal account.
To view the details of this Money Request or to pay Anthony Warren with
PayPal, just click on the following link or copy and paste it into your web
browser:
https://www.paypal.com/us/prq/id=AA3uzVwCOvr4CgalSzUG-xhlh7YqmLzIpCwW7Q
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
https://www.paypal.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
opening up a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and
typing in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account.
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PayPal Email ID PP307
Dear XXX,
Anthony Warren (anthonywarren@attbi.com) would like to be paid through
PayPal.
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Money Request Details
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Amount: $3,300.00 USD
Note: This invoice is being sent to you for the above merchandise you
purchased from The Coin Collection.
PayPal makes it easy to send money by email to Anthony Warren
(anthonywarren@attbi.com) from your PayPal account.
To view the details of this Money Request or to pay Anthony Warren with
PayPal, just click on the following link or copy and paste it into your web
browser:
https://www.paypal.com/us/prq/id=AA3uzVwCOvr4CgalSzUG-xhlh7YqmLzIpCwW7Q
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
https://www.paypal.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
opening up a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and
typing in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account.
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PayPal Email ID PP307
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Comments
Hi KK,
Was there an RE: or FWD: in front of the subject line? I have gotten a few those so far.
Larry
Dabigkahuna
No this guy is a sly fox. He initially used another email address to offer me a 2nd chance to buy the coin. I was maybe the 4th or 5th bidder from the top. Then after I told him I was interested in buying it using PayPal, we exchanged emails back and forth under his alias email address.
Then finally he realized that he got a "live" one, he sent that email me. I suspect he is trying to high-jack my PayPal account. I don't think he has a PayPal account for me to send $$ to.
In any case I've forwarded all emails to the seller and winning bidder. Hopefully they will take action and Ebay, PayPal, and the law will bring him to justice.
KK