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  1. scott61

    scott61 F1 Rookie

    Feb 11, 2004
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    #1 scott61, Feb 23, 2005
    Got this Email tonite and if you click on link brings you to a very real looking site and wants you to enter your password to see change.


    You have added [email protected] 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/row/wf/f=ap_email




    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 PP109
     
  2. Schatten

    Schatten F1 World Champ
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    #2 Schatten, Feb 23, 2005
    please note: the links above are correct, but the links in your email client are not. they will typically point to an IP address if you hover over them or view the actual HTML source file.

    PayPal, Ebay, and your bank do NOT ask for any kind of information. IGNORE IT, no matter what it says.
     
  3. scott61

    scott61 F1 Rookie

    Feb 11, 2004
    2,606
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    #3 scott61, Feb 23, 2005
    Is definitely a scam, I forwarded it to paypal and got this back within minutes


    Dear ,

    Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
    confirm that the email you received was not sent to you by PayPal. The
    website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used
    by PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do
    not enter any personal or financial information into this website.

    If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
    fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account
    and change your password and secret question and answer information. Any
    compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate
    parties.

    If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
    transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by
    following the instructions below:
     
  4. Jdubbya

    Jdubbya The $10 Trillion Man
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    #4 Jdubbya, Feb 24, 2005
    And you will never hear from them again! Pay-Pal that is!!
     
  5. frefan

    frefan F1 Veteran

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    #5 frefan, Feb 16, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    See example phishing email that came today. Looks very official. Clicking on "Get Verified," linked to http://cartile.no-ip.info. It worked when I tried it, then I reported it to ISP, and page was taken offline within hours. How long before they become their own ISP ?
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  6. steve f

    steve f F1 World Champ

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    #6 steve f, Feb 16, 2006
    there is more scams on ebay/paypal and they dont really seem to do anything about them
     
  7. RacerX_GTO

    RacerX_GTO F1 World Champ
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    #7 RacerX_GTO, Feb 17, 2006
    :D Go anonymous then ping them, telnet and r00t them and then leave a note telling them they were hacked using their own phishing script


    :D :p
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