02-06-2006, 09:27 PM
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| Senior Member  | Possible Paypal Scam I have several of these sent to my old email adress; Is this a scam? I have never ever used Paypal. Dear PayPal Customer You have added Travis84521@aol.com as a new email address for your PayPal account. If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your account, please contact PayPal customer service at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr? cmd=_login-run-ID=PP00071 Thank you for using PayPal® The PayPal Team Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the header of any page. ------------------------------------ PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at https://www.paypal.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by opening a new web browser(e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account. ---------------------------------- PayPal Email ID PP00071
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02-06-2006, 09:29 PM
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No, it's more likekly a mistake--phishing would either be a slightly different URL or a bogus phone number or some other attempt to get your info--that URL is definitely PayPal--I would go ahead and contact PayPal and let them know they are screwing up
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02-06-2006, 09:43 PM
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Go directly to paypal and contact the SECURITY DEPT. IMMEDIATELY !!! Do NOT use The link in the e-mail !
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02-06-2006, 09:49 PM
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I used google to link to paypal. The link looks similar. It would do them no good for me to contact them as I do not use PAYPAL nor would I ever use them.
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02-06-2006, 09:54 PM
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I got similar things, also having never used paypal. Checked with my credit cards to see if there were any irregularities. Thankfully none, but I sure didn't follow any links either.
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02-06-2006, 10:00 PM
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If you don't use paypal..good, but contact the security dept. and forward them the e-mail as it contains info needed to track the Phishers!
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02-06-2006, 10:09 PM
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Forward the email to spoof@paypal.com. They will tell you whether it is legitimate or not.
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02-06-2006, 11:23 PM
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The link only says PayPal in text but if you move your cursor over it in email (not in this forum since it's a cut and paste) and look at the address in the bottom left hand of the window WITHOUT clicking it, it's not PayPal. They (the theives) do that with eBay and PayPal. I get 'em all the time. It's a way to get your username and password cause if you're not paying attention, you'll enter it in their fake PayPal page. Then they can log onto your PayPal or eBay acct.
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02-07-2006, 10:07 AM
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because criminal work is always easier.
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02-10-2006, 10:57 AM
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EVERY hacker I have ever met in real life, not online, has always been a weak, pathetic excuse for a human being.Their ONLY source of power comes from the annonymity of a keyboard, in face to face, real life situations they're as useless as teets on a boarhog............
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02-10-2006, 11:31 AM
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Most good hackers are from Russia. They take out-dated pieces of junk computers and use them to hack. THey are the best hackers in the world and they have nothing to loose.:gangster:
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02-11-2006, 09:43 AM
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