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Paypal Scam - Beware!

Postby alterego13 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:47 pm

Just got this in the email... and I almost clicked on the 'update' button.
Then realized I don't have this email account attached to Paypal...and then noticed the signs of a trap!! i.e "Dear Customer" instead of my name...
So just putting it out there...be careful :)

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Postby Fitter » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:48 pm

Did u report it to PayPal?
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Postby alterego13 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:49 pm

I am now...but dont want to click on any links..
it has come from paypal@service.com

Edit: Just forwarded the scam email to spoof@paypal.com.au

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Postby longa » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:54 pm

i am a victim of this once last year... so annoyed

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Postby RennieJames » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:59 pm

Did it arrive in your emails or in your junk box? Pretty serious stuff because pay pal is just like a credit card.

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Postby longa » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:41 pm

i think in my inbox from memory

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Postby alterego13 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:28 am

Was in my Inbox as well.
And the title was 'Online Access to your account has been limited'
Finely crafted I must say!

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Postby SAM-24A » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:43 am

Thanks for the Heads-Up on this scam Ravi
It's always welcome when another member spots and informs others of potential scams such as this.

Many of us trade on Ebay & use PayPal as the preferred choice of payment, however not all of us are Astute all of the time, and can often be unintentionally entrapped in this type of devious activity.

It's a worthwhile post and I definitely see no reason for any Admin to delete your attention to it, rather I commend you for posting it.



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Postby Momengah » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:07 am

Thanks for posting this up. I agree with Sam. Definitely worth letting others know about it.

Last year I got one from Western Union on something like this. Except i dont have a Western Union account... Bit of a fail on their part. But might want to watch out for that too just in case.
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Postby Niraen » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:27 am

just an FYI .

if you use Gmail next to the reply button there is a drop down menu and a button called show original which usually shows the message headers so you can track down where an email comes from. very handy if you're as paranoid as me :)

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Postby dannyboi » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:57 pm

If there was truly an issue, then just go directly to the Paypal website and login from there. That's probably the besy way to avoid being directed to dodgy links.

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Postby alterego13 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:13 pm

SAM-24A wrote:I commend you for posting it.


Thanks Sam. I have learnt a lot from this forum...and like to give back to community wherever I can & whenever I can :)

Niraen wrote: shows the message headers so you can track down where an email comes from. very handy if youre as paranoid as me :)

Yes..I always check the email source. But in moments of paranoia...when you read "Your Paypal account access has been limited" and think "oh crap..what happened there??"...we tend to make mistakes...and that's what these scumbags are targeting.
So just be wary everyone :) This is just 1 example out of millions!!

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