OT Fraud involving PayPal

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 01:56 am:

I just received this email and it sounds fishy to me. The attachment asks for my full account information. Note the incorrect spellings etc.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

?????PayPal



Your PayPal Service Security Verification®

Dear PayPal Customer,

During your regulry scheduled accounts manintenance verification procedure,we have detected a slight error regarding your PayPal Account This might be due to Unauthorization access to your PayPal Account..

Please verify your information by Downloading the Attachment file and open in a browser to Continue.

NOTE: At PayPal, your protection is our top priority and We're committed to keeping your PayPal accounts safe from unauthorized access.
IMPORTANT: *If your PayPal information is not verified within 48 hours then your ability yo access your paypal account will be restricted.


Sincerely,
PayPal



Help Center | Security Center
This email was sent by an automated system, so if you reply, nobody will see it.

Copyright © 2014 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.


PayPal Email ID PP1814

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 02:27 am:

Throw it away. Never download any attachments. If it really was from PayPal they would have known your name. When in doubt, go to their web place by keying in www.paypal.com (never follow a link in a fishy email) and log in - if they want you to know anything about a problem with your account or their new policies etc, you'll get the info there straight from the right source.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By samuel pine on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 04:57 am:

Plus 2 on that. What I do is call them on a real
telephone. they seem to be there 24/7


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chad Marchees on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 06:00 am:

Paypal always uses your name in a letter to you.

Alot of companies actually do this too, so it makes it pretty easy to fish out the scams.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Miller, Mostly in Dearborn on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 06:01 am:

Hal,

You want to help the next guy and forward stuff like that to spoof@paypal.com . They're good about getting these guys shut off. Of course, the crooks end up creating another similar website but it means that the current one and the mail referring to it is no good.

https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/security/report-problem


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 08:44 am:

I've received official-looking emails, complete with company logos, about "your account" with banks and other outfits I've never done business with. They're sent out by the millions, fishing for people who actually do have accounts with those businesses, with the knowledge that some of those people will be fooled. Email scams are a major industry.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 09:41 am:

I have never responded to a email from paypal and have never had any problems. So I would say 99% of all emails like that are trash for sure.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 09:58 am:

I get a lot of pay Pal Pal e-mails and have never opened one of them because of warnings I received. Possibly from here. Go to your e-bay/pay pal account. If the message is real it'll be there. Legitimately.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ed in California on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 10:38 am:

Never respond to any company via your email. Regardless of the information posted. Close your email and go directly to the site or call them directly. Never respond through an email link. Never.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By G.R.Cheshire on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 10:45 am:

I love it when I get a message about "my account" from an institution I do no business with! I usually respond with a birthday of around January 1,1177 then my ssan is 000-00-0001 and of course my name is John Doe Smith-Jones


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 07:00 pm:

Thank's Tom. I got this back from PayPal:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hello Hal,
Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By reporting the problem, you've made a difference!
Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage. Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity
theft. Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your extra effort.

Thanks,
PayPal
This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Ince, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à
r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:
5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118
349.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Skip Anderson on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 07:03 pm:

I got a good one four weeks ago claiming that I was being sued by the IRS and that they were handling the legal defense for many people. Please send name, address, phone, soc. sec. #, and a small down payment to cover misc. fees. Got my attention, but I told them that I worked for the IRS and I would look into it……click.
Wouldn't you love to catch up with these idiots.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James Chochole on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 07:15 pm:

PayPal always warns you that they will NEVER send an email- only see messages when you log into their site. Emails are always bogus.


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