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ajaan
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Just got this:
Dear member,
This email confirms that you have paid paypal@creative.com $423.98 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *CREATIVE".
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Payment Details
Purchased From:creative.labs
Item # Item Title Quantity $399.99 USD $399.99 USD
Shipping & Handling via USPS First Class Mail to 154XX
(includes any seller handling fees) --
Shipping Insurance (optional): --
Sales Tax (6.000% inPA) : $23.99 USD
Total: $423.98 USD
Note:Thank you!
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Shipping Information
Shipping Info: Wayne E Bakewell
16 elm st
Brownsville, PA 15417
United States
Address Status: Confirmed
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If you have questions about the shipping and tracking of your purchased item or service, please contact the seller paypal@creative.com.
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Do you confirm this transaction?
If this transaction was not made by you please immediately take the following steps:
Login to your account by clicking on the link below
Provide requested information to ensure you are the owner of the account
Find this transaction in HISTORY and click 'Cancel Transaction'
CANCEL TRANSACTION!
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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 PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.
PayPal Email ID PP843
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Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:06:12 -0600
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It was sent to my adelphia.net email that isn't PayPal anymore.
Dear member,
This email confirms that you have paid paypal@creative.com $423.98 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *CREATIVE".
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Payment Details
Purchased From:creative.labs
Item # Item Title Quantity $399.99 USD $399.99 USD
Shipping & Handling via USPS First Class Mail to 154XX
(includes any seller handling fees) --
Shipping Insurance (optional): --
Sales Tax (6.000% inPA) : $23.99 USD
Total: $423.98 USD
Note:Thank you!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shipping Information
Shipping Info: Wayne E Bakewell
16 elm st
Brownsville, PA 15417
United States
Address Status: Confirmed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have questions about the shipping and tracking of your purchased item or service, please contact the seller paypal@creative.com.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Do you confirm this transaction?
If this transaction was not made by you please immediately take the following steps:
Login to your account by clicking on the link below
Provide requested information to ensure you are the owner of the account
Find this transaction in HISTORY and click 'Cancel Transaction'
CANCEL TRANSACTION!
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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 PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.
PayPal Email ID PP843
Here is where it's from:
Return-Path: <help@helppaypal.com>
Received: from cdptpa-mxlb.mail.rr.com ([10.127.255.88])
by cdptpa-imta02.mail.rr.com with ESMTP
id <20090625150627415.DRBZ1943@cdptpa-imta02.mail.rr.com>
for <charon@adelphia.net>; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:06:27 +0000
Return-Path: <help@helppaypal.com>
X-Cloudmark-Score: 0
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(ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP
id 5E/C7-14768-272934A4; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:06:27 +0000
Received: from User ([75.144.10.102])
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Reply-To: <noreply@helppaypal.com>
From: "Paypal InC."<help@helppaypal.com>
Subject: Notice From : PayPal InC.
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:06:12 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
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25-06-2009 17:23:30,
Serialize by Router on HST0901/SRV/HST09(Release 7.0.2|September 26, 2006) at
25-06-2009 17:23:43,
Serialize complete at 25-06-2009 17:23:43
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It was sent to my adelphia.net email that isn't PayPal anymore.
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No email from PayPal will EVER say "Dear member," "Dear account holder," or any other nonspecific salutation. It will always use your full first and last name.
If the email doesn't have that you don't need to read any further. It's a scam. Delete it.
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<< <i>I knew it was a scam as soon as I saw the very first line of the email.
No email from PayPal will EVER say "Dear member," "Dear account holder," or any other nonspecific salutation. It will always use your full first and last name.
If the email doesn't have that you don't need to read any further. It's a scam. Delete it. >>
WHAT HE SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EXACTLY...
PAYPAL will ALWAYS address you by name....