Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 11/11/08 at 11:56 PM |
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Paypal Scam by the looks of it
Has anyone else received the following supposedly from Paypal (ppuk_cashback@paypal.com)??
"Dear xxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com, PayPal UK Marketing just sent you 1.00 GBP with PayPal.
Click https://www.paypal.com/uk/links/uni/em=xxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com&txn_id=9AM37386GE6536826 to claim your payment.
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account and receive this payment. Please claim your payment within 30 days. After 30 days, the payment will be returned to your sender. Yours
sincerely,PayPal
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Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, LuxembourgRCS Luxembourg B 118 349 PayPal Email ID PP291"
[Edited on 11/11/08 by Paul TigerB6]
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 12:00 AM |
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if you hit reply, does it go to a yahoo address?
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 12:23 AM |
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it goes to.........
https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_register-or-login&em=xxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com&txn_id=9AM37386GE6536826
so actually looks pretty genuine on the face of it. Just wants my username and password as it isnt pre-populating them into the link so makes me very
suspicious
[Edited on 12/11/08 by Paul TigerB6]
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 12:32 AM |
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sorry, i mean if you reply to the email
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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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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 12:45 AM |
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No, it tries to send to ppuk_cashback@paypal.com which is baffling me. Cant decide if its genuine but wont be risking it for £1
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 01:11 AM |
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 01:12 AM |
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https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_external-webform&f=pps_spf
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 06:33 AM |
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Do you have a paypall account?
Then sign in but enter incorrect password.
genuine playpal will know.
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 07:24 AM |
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Paypal will always address you with your full name, not with your hotmail address.
Like this:
Dear Paul Simon Tiger, Paypal UK Marketing bla bla bla..
an NOT like this:
"Dear PTiger@hotmail.com, PayPal UK Marketing just sent you 1.00 GBP with PayPal.
Even tho in crisis, why take the risk for 1,- GBP only?
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 07:27 AM |
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Just go into paypal without using the link.
I.e type www.paypal.com and log in see if they have credited your account. if not can u find any info on it?
otherwise its fake
[Edited on 12/11/08 by Ben_Copeland]
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 08:20 AM |
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its def dodgy though, coz the email doesn't even know you have a paypal account
quote:
Don't yet have a PayPal account?
erm...
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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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loggyboy
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| posted on 12/11/08 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
its def dodgy though, coz the email doesn't even know you have a paypal account
quote:
Don't yet have a PayPal account?
erm...
But you can send money thru paypal to anyone with email, just by typing it in. As stated above, logon via paypal.com, not the link, then see (if its
there too) what more details you can find out.
It sounds like paypal are trying to srum up trade by giving people £1 to open an account.
[Edited on 12/11/08 by loggyboy]
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 13/11/08 at 01:26 PM |
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Well believe it or not the email is actually genuine. I hadnt confirmed my email address on that Paypal account (its a 2nd account set up for building
someone else's car) so not on my more usual email. This was resulting in it not pre-populating the login details into the login page. Just
confirmed my email address by logging into Paypal directly and requesting a confirmation email be sent. Now i verified it they are sending me £1
apparently!!
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 17/11/08 at 02:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
Well believe it or not the email is actually genuine. I hadnt confirmed my email address on that Paypal account (its a 2nd account set up for building
someone else's car) so not on my more usual email. This was resulting in it not pre-populating the login details into the login page. Just
confirmed my email address by logging into Paypal directly and requesting a confirmation email be sent. Now i verified it they are sending me £1
apparently!!
And unless you have more than £50 in the account they charge you to take any money out so they havn't given you a lot have they?
Keith
Aviemore
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