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Offline torredcuda

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New scam using PayPal
« on: April 17, 2008 - 08:04:15 PM »
Beware!Got an e-mail saying my PayPal account was charged an amount and if I want to dispute click here.Obviuosly a scam to get your info using PayPal as the bait instead of E-Bay.Anyone else get one recently?
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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2008 - 08:11:42 PM »
Yea, thats been around awhile, got one last year :swear: ya think if these people are so creative that they could put their talents to some ligit use?  :dunno: Rich.

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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2008 - 08:18:59 PM »
I submitted one as a spoof to PayPal. The return came back saying that whenever PayPal or Ebay sends an email to you, the opening greeting is with your Ebay account name, not Hello or Hi.

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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2008 - 08:29:49 PM »
Last year in one week I got 3 of em. The spelling on the e-mail address was the giveaway. Of course other stuff too.
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2008 - 10:50:38 PM »
Forward any you get to spoof@paypal.com

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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2008 - 05:44:29 AM »
  I've had a couple, I have forwarded them to ebay and paypal, their response made me wonder why I bothered. They send propaganda back and tell you to vigilant and on the look out for these type of things and to report it to them!!   :pullinghair:   :banghead:
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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2008 - 07:45:29 PM »
Nigerians working :ebay:    :ebay:     :ebay:     :ebay:     :ebay:     :ebay:     :ebay:     :ebay:    :ebay:       
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: New scam using PayPal
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2008 - 09:33:36 PM »
One I got the other day was asking for me to change my password for security reasons... click on th link thing.... look at the email adesses CAREFULLY they are shady and try to look like a paypal address.... as soon as yo g and change it they know have it..........  :pullinghair: