BEWARE!!!! paypal scams

librtyhead

I got an e-mail from someplace that had a very official looking e-bay notice from paypal. After checking it out the scam led me to a place where they were asking me my ssn.my birthdate some things that a paypal site may ask.I stopped and asked myself why would paypal send me something like this.I got out of my e-mail and logged into paypal.In the corner there was a link to send any suspicious e-mails.I forward the email to paypals spoof site.I just got an e-mail from paypal stating that the e-mail was from an unregistered site.So all I can say to any forum members is that if this ever happens to you go and turn these b@zturds in.!!!!!!!!!!!!e-bay is tough enough without clowns like this screwing it up for all the good honest people in the world!!!!!!!!!!thanks for letting me vent everyone

Nocerino18

Probably millions are sent everyday and they are not only from paypal. I get fake ones from ebay everyday. There are also a lot form washington mutual.

SaintDennis

I get them all the time. Just send them to Spoof@PayPal.com, or Spoof@eBay.com for eBay ones.

They say the proper authorities have been alerted, though I never hear of anyone going to prison.

7summits

Never, never give out any information to any email requests like these. These people are very sophisticated - then can make their fake sites appear to be just as real as the authentic ones. If in doubt, call the bank or eBay if you think they want information from you. (Be sure to call only the phone number you have on record for the institution - don't call one provided in an email without verifying it).

I'm convinced that fraud like this will only get worse with time and will never be stopped.

BAJJERFAN

Well its a lot like junk mail; it works just well enough to make it worth the sender's time.

SaintDennis

Here's another thing: I saw on television a con artist that sent an email to a computer user sitting at a cafe just yards away (he used a scanning device to get the guy's computer or email address). When the target saw an interesting email offering a discount on some famous store, he opened the email. As soon as he did that, the con artist had access to all his information on the computer. Afterwards, the con artist walked up to the man and greeted him by name.

So, the moral of this story is: don't open emails if you don't know the sender!

Lately, I've been getting emails from a pharmaceutical to buy drugs without a prescription like Valiums. Is it a trap?

nankraut

Lately, I've been getting emails from a pharmaceutical to buy drugs without a prescription like Valiums. Is it a trap?

YES!