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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7200
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:33 pm: |     |
Just received this e-mail and for a second I almost bought it.
Looks somewhat legit, but it's not. The only reason I became suspicious was because Paypal said they'd never explicity ask me to verify information and said if they did address me in an e-mail, it would contain my full name. One other item to verify things: I right clicked the link and selected "Copy link" and pasted it into a Word document. It revealed an IP address rather than the Paypal domain.
Hope this helps alert other Paypal customers. |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 9213
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 2:12 pm: | |
OH my God!!!
I fell for this one a couple of months ago. The only thing that saved me was that they asked for information that isn't on AmEx cards.
When you go to the site the link refers you to it looks 100% legit. |
jamie
Moderator
Username: Jamie
Post Number: 1005
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 2:28 pm: | |
I get many fraudulent Paypal emails. Most link to an IP address or some link to very similar sounding website addresses, such as: http://www.paypal-security.org
To be safe, stick to only PayPal addresses that start with: https//www.paypal.com |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7201
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 2:34 pm: | |
Don't click bank names or paypal or anything -- they could be images rather than text. Instead, type the URL directly into your browser. |
TomD
Citizen
Username: Tomd
Post Number: 173
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 2:53 pm: | |
I've gotten many of these. The link (that says paypal.com) goes off to some foreign site. Now when I get them I just forward them to abuse@paypal.com. |
ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 672
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 10:10 pm: | |
There's a nifty little toolbar ad-on called Spoofstick. It shows the real URL (or dns) of every site you reach. Big help in ferreting out frauds. Download from http://www.spoofstick.com/. |
Phil
Supporter
Username: Barleyrooty
Post Number: 926
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 10:38 pm: | |
This one almost caught me, and I used to work for a major bank's security system design group!
DON'T CLICK ON THIS IN YOUR EMAIL!
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Gatica
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 87
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 11:36 am: | |
Not that I would fall for one of these (I hope), but this is the reason why I don't subscribe to any email notifications from my bank. If they want to contact me, then they have to send an email through their secure online system. I have to login to my bank account if I want to read anything they send.
I also don't have a debit card, I have a regular ATM card. If a crook gets a hold of your debit card number, then he can syphon all your money out of your account. Sure, your bank will reimburse you for the fraud, but you have to wait to get your money back. Why bother with that? I'd rather use a credit card. And anyway, using a debit card just means that I am helping my bank get rid of my money faster.
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jamie
Citizen
Username: Jamie
Post Number: 194
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 3:24 pm: | |
One good thing I use is Eudora for email. When you mouseover a link it'll give you a warning:
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