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02-17-2006, 04:05 PM | #1 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| New Paypal Scam -- Please Read!! I just received an email from paypal stating that I sent a payment to someone for the payment of a $239 cell phone. I panicked because I did NOT buy a phone. At the bottom of the message it says "if you didn't authorize this payment, click here for a full refund" When you click on the tab it wants you to sign in with your paypal info, of course, so they can rip you off. The screen looks just like the paypal page. I knew something was wierd. So I went to the paypal site directly and checked my balance and it did not say that I made any such purchase. I hope nobody falls for this! Last edited by chloeandj; 02-17-2006 at 04:08 PM. |
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02-17-2006, 04:07 PM | #2 |
Owned by my Furbabies Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio
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| What are these scammers going to think of next.....This world is going down hill fast with all the people out there getting ripped off. |
02-17-2006, 04:19 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Wow...those scammers are GOOD and can you imagine how many people ARE falling for this ? thanks for the heads up |
02-17-2006, 05:17 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| Thank you for the head's up. |
02-17-2006, 05:22 PM | #5 |
BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA
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| Wow thanks for posting this. You prob just saved a lot of people from being scammed. |
02-17-2006, 05:50 PM | #6 | |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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I have been getting these kinds of spoofs for almost three years.. Normally Paypal will not email you! other than send you a receipt for a purchase or payment or keep you updated if you have filed a complaint with a purchase off ebay, same with Ebay, anytime I receive an email from Ebay or paypal I do not respond to them I automatically forward them to paypal or Ebay. So if anyone receives anything from paypal or ebay forward it to this address they always will respond with a yes, "this is from us" or "no this is a spoof" and they will respond.....so if you are uncertain please send to the following address. spoof@paypal.com spoof@ebay.com another way to tell is the the real site address it should say https://www. here is an example of one I just got saying it's from ebay.. Feb 17 www.eBay.com" <eBay@eBay.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert To: jayv024@sbcglobal.net, jazzlady63@sbcglobal.net, jazzyprincess@sbcglobal.net, jbajebolek@sbcglobal.net, jbarile@sbcglobal.net, jbascinc@sbcglobal.net, jbclark96778@sbcglobal.net, jbdragonslayer@sbcglobal.net, jbeardsley@sbcglobal.net, jbfowler@sbcglobal.net, jbgt@sbcglobal.net, jbjg@sbcglobal.net Subject: eBay Account Investigation. Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:24:46 +0200 Dear valued eBay member, Dear valued eBay member, Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your account, we will suspend any activity on your account in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. If you believe that this action may have been taken in error, or, if you feel that your account may have been tampered with, please respond to this message so that we can provide additional information and work with you to resolve this issue.Go to link below and login to your account: and this is a response that I had forwarded to paypal.. last wed. Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:52:31 -0600 To: "Joann" <jbarile@sbcglobal.net> Subject: RE: Q510 - Thank you for your email to PayPal (KMM38323986V25919L0KM) :kf1 From: spoof@paypal.com View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert Dear Joann, Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this suspicious email to our attention. Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously. Our fraud prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable the community to stay safe. After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent by PayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized or used by PayPal. Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your bank and credit card company immediately. If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please report it to us by following the instructions below: 1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website. Do not use links provided in any email. 2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page. 3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a Problem column. 4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the appropriate form. Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from identity theft: > Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express, which identifies known spoof emails. > Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site. > Frequently monitor your account for suspicious activity. For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at | |
02-17-2006, 05:59 PM | #7 |
Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| I get eBay and Paypal scams ALL the time.
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02-18-2006, 07:02 AM | #8 | |
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02-18-2006, 07:17 AM | #9 |
Luv My Bug! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: california
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| THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP. I WILL KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE.
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02-18-2006, 07:36 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | You can set your eBay email preferences to html only. Any "real" emails from eBay or Paypal will NOT contain any logos or pictures. The scammers out there have no way to tell what your preference is set to, those emails will still contain eBay and Paypal logos. Setting the preference does NOT affect any other emails you receive.
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02-18-2006, 07:47 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| Wow, I had no idea...Thanks for the heads up, and thanks for the advice everyone!
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02-18-2006, 08:11 AM | #12 | |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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02-18-2006, 10:16 AM | #13 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Georgia
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| This type of scam is called "phishing" because the scammer is fishing for your information. These type of emails can also come from other companies like banks and stores. Don't ever click on any link in these emails. Open a new window and check your accounts that way.
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02-18-2006, 08:07 PM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: none
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| yeah, I got one from ebay today, it was pretty convincing. It was of a "question from ebay member" saying that I was selling a laptop. Of course i wasn't selling anything, but it would have been confusing if I was. Everylink went to the spoofed sign-in page that wasn't ebay.com I hope no one falls for this! |
02-18-2006, 08:11 PM | #15 | |
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__________________ Nicole & Baby "The more men I meet, the more I love my Yorkie!" | |
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