More PayPal Scams - and they are getting better
pursuitofliberty
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Heads up ... I got one this morning that actually looked like the real deal
Actually shows My Name (where are they getting this info')
on a charge for a Game (XBox). Very authentic looking.
Hovering over the Dispute Transaction block I get a site; ebnc.cipet.ac.cr/coppermine/.us/deny.htm
Didn't click, already spoofed, but it looked pretty dang real. Beware.
I'd like to know were they got my name
Actually shows My Name (where are they getting this info')
on a charge for a Game (XBox). Very authentic looking.Hovering over the Dispute Transaction block I get a site; ebnc.cipet.ac.cr/coppermine/.us/deny.htm
Didn't click, already spoofed, but it looked pretty dang real. Beware.
I'd like to know were they got my name
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
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Consider it a scam until you, yourself, prove otherwise.
This can be done by simply logging into your paypal and/or eBay account via the exact website (NOT BY CLICKING ON ANY LINK IN THE E-MAIL) and then verify the authenticity of the e-mail in question.
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<< <i>Consider it a scam until you, yourself, prove otherwise. >>
Yep. At this point in the game, it's pretty safe to say that they're all scams, no matter how good they look. Even if eBay/PayPal/Citibank/whoever really did need your private account information for purely legitimate reasons, they would not do it via email anymore. The phishers won that battle.
Couple that with the fact that my first name is not widely known since I don't use it (except for legal documents) makes the fact they had it with my email a little more disturbing.
Just a heads up, that's all.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
I get an email telling me if I take a 5min customer satisfaction survey they will deposit $100 in my Chase Bank savings account. There's the usual link and official looking page asking for all kinds of info. I was wanted to see where this would all lead and sure enough each successive screen asked for more private info. There was a 8 question survey at the end!
One problem....I don't have and never had an account at Chase.
Very very creative and one I think many more people would fall for to get the $100. Imagine if these minds were allow to work at real jobs? They would be brilliant.
<< <i>Any emails I get from Paypal or Ebay asking for personal or financial info get sent directly to either spoof@paypal.com or spoof@ebay.com, once I get verification then I act accordingly. >>
Except it's dark in here .... I guess I should pay the electric bill, eh ?
"There is a basic and simple rule of thumb regarding EVERY e-mail from paypal and eBay.
Consider it a scam until you, yourself, prove otherwise.
This can be done by simply logging into your paypal and/or eBay account via the exact website (NOT BY CLICKING ON ANY LINK IN THE E-MAIL) and then verify the authenticity of the e-mail in question."
If you ALWAYS follow the above advice, you won't get scammed. period.