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I almost fell for this PayPal email

relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
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Would you?


Dear Pay Pal Customer,

Your credit card will expire soon.

To avoid any interruption to your service, please update your credit
card expiration date by following the steps below. If you do not update
your credit card expiration date

- You may no longer be able to use Instant Transfer

To update your credit card expiration date click here and :

1. Log in to your Pay Pal account
2. Go to the Profile subtab
3. Click on the Credit Cards link in the Financial Information column
4. Choose the radio button next to the credit card you would like to
update and click Edit
5. Enter your credit card verification number
6. Enter the new credit card expiration date
7. Click Save


Thank you for using Pay Pal!
The Pay Pal Team

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Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and
you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your Pay Pal
account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any
Pay Pal page.

Pay Pal Email ID PP031

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  • flashbangflashbang Posts: 134
    That would be easy to miss. I recently had to update an expiring card and the e-mail was almost exact, other than the 'click here'. Glad you caught it before going through the process
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    The big tip-oiff in most Ebay and PayPal phishing scams is that they don't use your name. Official e-mail from these services will always include your name, rather than "Dear PayPal Customer" or "Dear Ebay User", etc.
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

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  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭


    << <i>Would you?... >>


    No
  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
    I forwarded it spoof@paypal.com and they confirmed they sent the email image
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  • flashbangflashbang Posts: 134


    << <i>I forwarded it spoof@paypal.com and they confirmed they sent the email image >>



    hahahaha, the one they sent me only said to go to paypal.com, log in, and blah blah blah. it had no link to click. They need better procedures with the spoofs going on
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,441 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No. I would not fall for it.
    I take anything online or on a phone call with more than a grain or two of salt.

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • UncleWigglyUncleWiggly Posts: 2,467


    << <i>That would be easy to miss. I recently had to update an expiring card and the e-mail was almost exact, other than the 'click here'. Glad you caught it before going through the process >>




    Same here. Everything but the click on. Also, I recently received a spoof from Amazon.com



    Jerry
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭


    << <i>Dear Pay Pal Customer, >>


    Nope!



    << <i>Your credit card will expire soon. >>


    My Paypal account isn't linked to a credit card, so Nope! again.
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    Relayer, unless your name is "PayPal Customer", I fail to see why you almost fell for it.


    Just read further.....you say it's real now?
  • VamGuyVamGuy Posts: 1,624 ✭


    << <i>Would you? >>

    Considering a similar scam is exposed right here on the forum boards roughly once per week, every week, since the beginning of time. I'd probably only fall for it three or four more times.*







    *If my I.Q. dropped below room temperature.



    However, based on your gullibility, I would suggest that you consider joining our support group:

    Fraternal Union of Cynics Knowingly Outing Fakes & Frauds.

    Our Motto: "Consider everything a scam until you, yourself, prove otherwise.
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  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    I get these, I've gotten 'em from Amazon, from Chase, Citibank, etc - I usually just pitch 'em as fast as they come in.
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • FullStepJeffsFullStepJeffs Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    This is the primary thing I look for:

    "Dear Pay Pal Customer"

    Paypal knows my name, my address, my phone #, my bank account... but in an email they don't use my name... suspicious.

    Actually, it's one of the things the Paypal site lists as a way to check authenticity...

    Hope this helps!

    Steve
    U.S. Air Force Security Forces Retired

    In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.
  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    Yep, PayPal told me they would always address me by my name and would never include clickable links in their communication.

    When I forwarded it to them, this is what they replied with. And it was addressed to my email's display name - not my real name



    Dear <email_display_name>,

    Thank you for reporting the email you received.


    We can confirm that we do send out notification that your credit card on
    file is going to expire prior to your credit card's expiration date. We
    do this as a reminder, so you can avoid any interruption to your
    service.

    Please follow these simple instructions to change the expiration date on
    your credit or debit card:

    1. Log in to your PayPal account

    2. Go to the Profile subtab

    3. Click on the 'Credit Cards' link in the Financial Information column

    4. Choose the card by clicking the radio button and click 'Edit'

    5. Enter your card verification number. In the 'New Expiration Date'
    section, choose the new month and year of the expiration date of the
    card from the drop down list

    6. Click 'Save'

    Sincerely,

    The PayPal Team

    This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
    Agreement, either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal (Europe)
    Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
    in the UK as an electronic money institution.
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  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    They confirmed that they send out reminders, they never stated that the e-mail in question came from them. Odd. Assuming the original email IS from them I think I would probably call their customer service and chew them a new one over how THEY are violating your security by not following their own security warnings!
  • seatedcollectorseatedcollector Posts: 976 ✭
    LOL sounds like you never called paypal customer service. you will be o hold for hours. days maybe. i like the "ebay safe harbour" messages, if you look at the email there is usually something spelled incorrectly. thats a flag, but some of those emails look very authentic. soooooo..... i never answer any of them !! real or fake
  • CoppernicusCoppernicus Posts: 1,764 ✭
    The credit card I use for PayPal expires in 2020. Hence, any email regarding its expiration is bogus.

    How do I have a CC with that kind of an expiration date? High net worth, long history with the issuer, and regular threats to "take my business elsewhere" if I'm not satisfied. (Interest rate on charges and/or cash advances = 0.00). It pays to do my personal banking at Citicorp!!!

    Mike

    Coppernicus

    Lincoln Wheats (1909 - 1958) Basic Set - Always Interested in Upgrading!
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭


    << <i>LOL sounds like you never called paypal customer service. you will be on hold for hours. days maybe. >>


    Actually I have, took about 6 or 7 minutes. image
  • UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭
    I just received my credit card reminder email and it addressed me by name and did not have a clickable link in the email.

    I still think your email was a spoof. The "second" email that was sent to you by PayPal appears to be answering a question about credit card reminders and not a verification of whether or not the "first" email (spoof) sent to you was sent by PayPal.

    Be careful out there!!!

    Joe.

    PS. No, I wouldn't fall for it because:

    1. It isn't addressed in my name
    2. It has a clickable link which I would never touch
    3. If sent from eBay/PayPal the message will also be in My eBay

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