snippy
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:09 PM |
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PAYPAL Scam e-mail?
Just received this e-mail. Not going to respond as me thinks it`s a SCAM............Thoughts?
Dear PayPal client,
You have received this email because you or someone had used your account from different locations. For security purpose, we are required to open an
investigation into this matter.
In order to safeguard your account, we require that you confirm your details.
To help speeed up this process, please access the following link so we can complete the verification of your PayPal Account registration
information.
http://www.paypal.com
If we do not receive the appropriate account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this PayPal account is fraudulent and will be
suspended.
The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.
We appreciate your support and understanding and thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Copyright © 2012 PayPal
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:13 PM |
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Does sound like a scam just delete it...
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deltron63
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:13 PM |
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Scam. they should at least know your name
[Edited on 6/9/12 by deltron63]
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Staple balls
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:14 PM |
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Almost certainly a scam, but you might as well check, type www.paypal.com into your browser and log in that way.
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austin man
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:14 PM |
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go into your pay pal count as usual and see whether there is anything amiss
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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BenB
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:18 PM |
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If in doubt copy and paste a few lines into google. It will quickly come up on the Paypal user forums as a scam.
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Humbug
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:23 PM |
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scam. whatever other PayPal may have, they should know your name and be able to write sentences in English 
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:33 PM |
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A genuine Paypal e-mail will ALWAYS address you by your name. Anything else is bogus.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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snippy
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:37 PM |
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Thought as much - Bar Stewards!
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 09:40 PM |
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If you are on Hotmail, any time you are unsure about an email just right-click on the message and select 'View message source'. This will
enable you to see what's actually in the mail without opening it. Always handy if the mail contains any nasty things!
And as all above said, SCAM! Best way is to login as Staple Balls said to try it.
HTH
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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ReMan
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 10:16 PM |
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Very Scam, I get 3 away
Interesting that the link you posted is good on here.
GBut I bet if you hover over it on your PC it shows a link that is different from Paypal dot com in the status bar (IE)
www.plusnine.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 10:23 PM |
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"Dear PayPal client"
got as far as that and knew it was a scam... i can't believe people still need to ask tbh
they will send you your own name, and if you're still not sure, put your mouse over the paypal link, and in the bottom corner of your browser,
you'll see the actual link it points to, and it won't be paypal...
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don't write OT on a new thread title, you're creating the topic, everything you write is very much ON topic!
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Westy1994
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| posted on 6/9/12 at 11:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
"Dear PayPal client"
got as far as that and knew it was a scam... i can't believe people still need to ask tbh
they will send you your own name, and if you're still not sure, put your mouse over the paypal link, and in the bottom corner of your browser,
you'll see the actual link it points to, and it won't be paypal...
Ditto, delete the email, it's a scam.
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amalyos
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| posted on 7/9/12 at 09:47 AM |
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I've had the same mails, it's a scam.
http://stevembuild.blogspot.com
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