CAUTION PAYPAL scam going on

habaraca

CAUTION.........................

I just received 2 do not reply emails from PayPaI... not the I instead on an l..

Both saying my account needs attention or I won't be able to do transactions...

They say to click the link below.... DON'T DO IT!!!!!

OPA

Old scam. Has been around for at least 10 years. Never respond to eBay or PayPal messages that do not have your first and last name in the header and that are not current selling related..i/e item sold or payment received. Only respond to messages in your eBay message center.

TopographicOceans

Forward it to spoof@paypal.com

SoCalBigMark

I always forward it to Perry Hall, he falls for it every time!

ricko

Yes, an old scam, however, it is always good to mention it again when it surfaces... there are those that have not yet been exposed to it. Cheers, RickO

LindeDad

Yep had one in the in-box this morning...Have the spoof address canned to in the email program.

johnny9434

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans
Forward it to spoof@paypal.com

that one works well. spoof@ebay is another i believe

LindeDad

eBay probably don't care anymore they split the sheets.

okiedude

I clicked on it and won the Irish Lottery, y'all blew it. All I had to do was send them $250

LindeDad

Justacommeman

mark

mustangmanbob

Hover, do not click over the email address.

For example, Ebay will show ebay@ebay.com

Outback steakhouse shows email@email.outback.com

When is says, for example, paypal and you hover, and it has RDC@gmail.net

It is no good.

Be careful of similar lines, like ebay@ebaymailnotices.com or paypal@paipal.com or things like that.

If is not fool proof, but starts you in the right direction.

What email address did your paypal spams have?

BUFFNIXX

Some of the scam emails I have received supposedly from paypal are actually to the point of being hilarious,
Misspellings and improper use of the English language are a dead give a way.
Verbiage such as “Your paypal account has been limited .... “ are a dead give away.
Then they want you to verify all of your eBay info to include your credit and debit card numbers.
Are there people walking the planet dumb enough to fall for this?
Guess so
or they would not keep making the rounds.

TwoSides2aCoin

Got a silly email that my bank account was compromised and now I am LOCKED out.





It looked all official until I dug around finding the true email address through sleuthing.



And that address is :





o_ohio-state.edu@sofortstart.de





So if you know who that is , send them a love note.