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Warning - Fishy paypal message

post #1 of 9
2/19/08 at 7:15am
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I received the following email. I am pretty sure its a scam as I received the email on a totally different email address then the one I use for paypal. The link refers to www.paypalupdate.com ...... Probably best not to respond.

Dear PayPal ® customer,

We recently reviewed your account, and we suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account.
Protecting your account is our primary concern. As a preventive measure we have temporary limited your access to sensitive information.
Paypal features.To ensure that your account is not compromised, simply hit "Resolution Center" to confirm your identity as member of Paypal.

Login to your Paypal with your Paypal username and password.
Confirm your identity as a card memeber of Paypal.

Please confirm account information by clicking here Resolution Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations."


*Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

Copyright © 1999-2007 PayPal. All rights reserved.
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post #2 of 9
2/19/08 at 7:26am
Duh.
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post #3 of 9
2/19/08 at 8:08am
I always laugh at the grammar mistakes in these fake emails and try to discern the country of origin from the broken English -- Nigeria? Romania? I'm no cunning linguist, so closest I ever get is "foreign".
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post #4 of 9
2/19/08 at 11:25am
There must still be the odd fool who follows the link and gives their vital data away, or this e mails would dry up.

I get about a half dozen a week from every bank on the face of the earth, ebay, paypal etc.

'someone has tried to access your accounts, but we saved you from financial ruin, please rest all your data so we can inflict financial ruin blah blah blah.......
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post #5 of 9
2/19/08 at 11:35am
Paypal always address your real name instead of "Dear paypal customer". That is the quickest way to spot a fishy.
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post #6 of 9
2/19/08 at 5:42pm
Er, last I checked, there was a lot of bad spelling and grammar in the US of A...

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Originally Posted by amerikajinda View Post
I always laugh at the grammar mistakes in these fake emails and try to discern the country of origin from the broken English -- Nigeria? Romania? I'm no cunning linguist, so closest I ever get is "foreign".
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post #7 of 9
2/19/08 at 5:46pm
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Originally Posted by amerikajinda View Post
I always laugh at the grammar mistakes in these fake emails
+1. I recently got a similar phishing email from my "bank." After explaining how I should proceed in order to give them my password, they politely closed the email by apologizing for the inconvenience and thanking me not for my "cooperation" but rather for my "collaboration"
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post #8 of 9
2/19/08 at 10:34pm
Heres a tip, don't follow the link on the emails. Always go directly to the site and login from there. That way you will know for sure if its the real deal.
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post #9 of 9
2/19/08 at 10:56pm
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Originally Posted by sidvar View Post
Er, last I checked, there was a lot of bad spelling and grammar in the US of A...

true but... usually professional emails are relatively error-free grammar-wise (as opposed to most of my sentences!)
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