Fairly clever PayPal scam
TNP777
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This one had me going for a little bit. Since I switched over to Comcast, I usually check my email through their online checker - that way when spam finds its way through their filter, I can report it as spam before I download it onto my computer via Outlook Express.
Anyway, this notice appears titled, "Notice: Payment has been sent - 190.85 USD" from sender "PayPal". Here's the body:
My first thought was that, "oh great, what did my wife buy now?" (A small aside, that thought never crosses my mind when I'm using PP for my card addiction!
) Then I checked it against the notes that PP sends me after I've sent money - in every one of those notes, I am addressed by name. All in all, definitely a scam. I checked my PP account and no such transaction is logged against me. The obvious intent is to get someone to click the "disput this transaction" link. If you follow the link, it takes you to a PP knockoff page, but the URL is completely screwy.
Geordie
Anyway, this notice appears titled, "Notice: Payment has been sent - 190.85 USD" from sender "PayPal". Here's the body:
My first thought was that, "oh great, what did my wife buy now?" (A small aside, that thought never crosses my mind when I'm using PP for my card addiction!
) Then I checked it against the notes that PP sends me after I've sent money - in every one of those notes, I am addressed by name. All in all, definitely a scam. I checked my PP account and no such transaction is logged against me. The obvious intent is to get someone to click the "disput this transaction" link. If you follow the link, it takes you to a PP knockoff page, but the URL is completely screwy.Geordie
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<< <i>A legit email would always address you by name instead of "Dear Paypal member" >>
agreed - that's one of the first things I noticed. Just wanted to get this out there in case anyone else got one of these.
Geordie
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As always, I never even read past the salutation.
Since these scum are using their trademarks, they should be fighting it like crazy. Instead I get the feeling they really don't care.
john
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As always, education is the best alternative.
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
John
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I have two paypal accounts. One of them gets a ton of spoof emails (this one included). I get them literally every few days. My other accounts gets them very rarely (once every 6 months).
The only difference is, my first account uses the same email address as my ebay account. Hmmmmm. Just a coincidence?
Has anyone else noticed this?
Ya can't be reminded enough about this kind of activity on ebay.
mike
<< <i>It's strange.
I have two paypal accounts. One of them gets a ton of spoof emails (this one included). I get them literally every few days. My other accounts gets them very rarely (once every 6 months).
The only difference is, my first account uses the same email address as my ebay account. Hmmmmm. Just a coincidence?
Has anyone else noticed this? >>
same thing with different ebay accounts for me.
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