Armstead
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:40 AM
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Letter from Pay Pal -- Should I trust it? |
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I just got an e-mail from Pay Pal -- or it says it's from Pay Pal. It has a link to click on, and looks official. I don't mind responding if it's real. But with all the viruses and worms and scams going around, I'm not sure if it's legit or not. Has anyone else gotten a letter like this? .
"Dear valued PayPal® member:
It has come to our attention that your PayPal® account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal® session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal."
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:41 AM
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Edited on Fri Feb-03-06 10:41 AM by BigMcLargehuge
paypal doesn't send such letters.
So important I had to accidentally post it twice.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:41 AM
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paypal doesn't send such letters.
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madokie
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:46 AM
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22. go here spoof@paypal.com the link is below, posthaste |
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Edited on Fri Feb-03-06 10:48 AM by madokie
Paypal fraud attemp E-mail Address(es): spoof@paypal.com
edited to add: everyone who has a paypal account needs to add this link to your address book
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:41 AM
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Don't click the link. If you think it's valid, go to paypal and look for a number to call to talk to customer service first.
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ayeshahaqqiqa
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:41 AM
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because I have gotten the same email on several email accounts I supervise for various web clients. What is interesting is that NONE of them have a Pay-Pal account. So be warned.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:42 AM
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Total scam. Hit that SPAM button pronto G!
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:42 AM
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5. paypal would have addressed you by your full name |
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:42 AM
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6. Definite Scam. Don't click on the link. |
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Edited on Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM by Connie_Corleone
Go directly to the Paypal site to check to see if your information is up to date.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:42 AM
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PayPal and E-Bay have your full name and address...why would they call you "dear valued customer?"
This is total spamola.
Here is a good way to check...copy the link and paste it into your address bar. DO NOT CLICK ON IT. Copy and paste it. If the address starts with a series of numbers or anything other than www.paypal.com, it is bogus. Approximately 99.9999999% of these are.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM
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9. I got one of those and another a few days later saying that |
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my account had been compromised. I used Paypal once several years ago so I'm not a regular user. I didn't open either message and did not reply to either. I did leave them in my inbox. I never download to my home computer but always just check my e-mail on the ISP's website.
I, too, would welcome some feedback.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM
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10. If the letter was serious |
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They would not greet you as "Valued PayPal Member" they would greet you by name.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM
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11. NO!! Do not open. It is a phishing scam. Go to Paypals |
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website and find the info about it. It will tell you how to tell if it is true correspondence from them. I got the same thing and the reason I was suspicious was because it was my charter e-mail address and I used a yahoo e-mail when I signed up. Luckily I did not respond before checking it out. Then I saw a thing about it on TV.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM
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12. I had a similar email |
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my credit card info needed updating. Don't use any link on the page. If you have questions, go directly to your account and log-in.
Never trust a Web page.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM
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14. Be very careful. I have gotten two emails today stating that someone |
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has tried to access my PayPal account. Then it asks me to click on the link - type in my password (as if!) yadda, yadda, yadda.
I have also received today emails from people answering questions about items I have no interested in purchasing. World Cup tickets and an engine block. Yeah, right. Not sure what to do now but I'm not answering any email I don't know is real.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:44 AM
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As a frequent Paypal user, I get this scam notice all the time. They want your paypal password. Please stay away from it. If you alway "signed on," then immediately get out, go to the real Paypal site and change your password, ASAP.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:44 AM
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16. got a couple and decided not to open them |
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:45 AM
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That's a scam. It's not a Paypal notice.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:45 AM
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18. NOOOOOOOO SCAM; PayPal letters will always be addressed to you by name |
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First click on "full headers" or "long headers" in your email or email options then forward it to spoof@paypal.com so their fraud team can work on it then delete it
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:45 AM
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19. I suggest you go here and report it. Paypal does not solicit |
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Paypal fraud attemp E-mail Address(es): spoof@paypal.com
I freaked when I recieved this email a while back and asked my neighbor about it. he gave me the link and I have used it on a couple occasions since then. Copy and paste it into a message to paypal. they'll get back to you and thank you for reporting it.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:45 AM
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20. Scam. You can tell by mousing over the link... |
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BUT DON'T CLICK IT. You'll see that the actual hyperlink does not go to xxx.paypal.com, but somewhere else.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:46 AM
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21. Forward it to paypal ... spoof@paypal.com and they will tell you if |
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Edited on Fri Feb-03-06 11:08 AM by RedEarth
it's real. I do that when I get them since it might be able to help them track down who's sending it. What you got is a phising email...do not click or respond to it.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:49 AM
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24. I get them all the time |
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It is spam. Once you update your records somebody is going to have all the info they need for identity theft.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:51 AM
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25. No I get one of these same letters about once a month |
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and I don't even have a paypal account.
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Fri Feb-03-06 10:55 AM
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26. THANKS ALL -- ONE OTHER QUESTION |
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Edited on Fri Feb-03-06 10:58 AM by Armstead
I have Outlook with a preview window. I didn't either open the e-mail seperately nor click on the link within the text.
However, is it possible that it contains some sort of little bug that could have been activated by viewing it in the Preview frame?
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Fri Feb-03-06 11:00 AM
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27. don't ever click on links in these emails. |
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if you have any doubts about your account, go to paypal directly and check.
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Fri Feb-03-06 11:02 AM
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28. i've gotten that several times |
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and i have never used paypal.
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Fri Feb-03-06 11:03 AM
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Dint click the link, but instead go directlt to the paypal site and log in. They even have a page up about that exact letter.
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Fri Feb-03-06 11:05 AM
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Forward it to the Spoof address that some have provided.
The same for questionable messages from eBay.
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Fri Feb-03-06 11:08 AM
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31. I received a similar one from E-Bay..... |
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I now have the spoof addresses for both E-Bay and Pay-pal in my address book...now whenever I receive one of these I just forward it to the proper place.
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