Possible scam
Nov 25th 2005, 11:41 pm
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Possible scam
Got an E mail about a Pay Pal account that I supposedly have that has been compromised. I've never used Paypal as I don't buy over the internet. If anyone else has had a similar message just be wary.
Nov 26th 2005, 12:20 am
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Re: Possible scam
There's loads of those phishing ones on paypal now...some arent' half bad looking fakes too...but the big give away is the re-directs in the URL...there's been a few ebay one's as well which are pretty good....
Nov 26th 2005, 12:21 am
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Re: Possible scam
Originally Posted by joto
Got an E mail about a Pay Pal account that I supposedly have that has been compromised. I've never used Paypal as I don't buy over the internet. If anyone else has had a similar message just be wary.
Leave the subject line and don't add any text to the mail and hopefully it will help them to catch those responsible.
Nov 26th 2005, 12:29 am
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Re: Possible scam
Originally Posted by Bob
There's loads of those phishing ones on paypal now...some arent' half bad looking fakes too...but the big give away is the re-directs in the URL...there's been a few ebay one's as well which are pretty good....
Nov 26th 2005, 1:13 am
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Re: Possible scam
I get them all the time, from Barclays (which I've never used), Lloyds TSB, Paypal, eBay & loads of others too. I never reply or do anything with them, common sense is the way to go with most of those. For example, a bank would usually never send you an email, the exception to that rule would be that if they did, they would just ask you to call a number or pop into your branch, never re-direct you to another site to input your info.
You can always right click on the link they provide & select properties to see the real URL they are sending you to, it's a dead giveaway! It's a shame that people actually fall for them.
You can always right click on the link they provide & select properties to see the real URL they are sending you to, it's a dead giveaway! It's a shame that people actually fall for them.
Nov 26th 2005, 1:18 am
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Re: Possible scam
Originally Posted by AdobePinon
I probably get 20 of these a week now. The big give away is actually that they're asking for your account information. They don't all need redirects - some of them just use a URL that the bank / Paypal never bothered to register.
Nov 26th 2005, 10:41 pm
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Re: Possible scam
Originally Posted by Chorlton
aren't scams brilliant??
Nov 27th 2005, 12:47 am
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Re: Possible scam
Originally Posted by Bob
Only when there ingenious
http://419eater.com/
Nov 27th 2005, 12:59 am
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Re: Possible scam
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
Nov 27th 2005, 5:57 am
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Re: Possible scam
i occasionaly get scam emails from the so called british lottery telling me i have won money (even though i dont play anymore) but i have to pay a small admin fee (usually a few hundred dollars) to process my claim - yeah right!!
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