16-04-2012, 14:04
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"Paypal" email scam
Just received this email. Went to my paypal account, all seems well there. Googled it, looks like a scam, smells like a scam, probably a scam.
Just thought I'd spread the word in case anyone else gets one of these.....
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16-04-2012, 14:09
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
Thanks Ramrod for the advice.
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16-04-2012, 14:14
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
For what it's worth: I've received 3 phishing emails purporting to be from paypal in the last two days:
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Dear PayPal Customer,
We regret to inform you that some of your personal data (full name, email, home phone number, etc) are incorrect.
Please re-enter your personal data correctly.
Click here to submit and secure your personal data
Thanks,
PayPal
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Obviously, the link doesn't go to paypal (and I don't have a paypal account). It might be a coincidence, but it's also possible that there's increased targeting of paypal...
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16-04-2012, 14:36
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
One thing to remember, Paypal emails always begin "Dear Firstname Lastname".
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16-04-2012, 15:01
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
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Originally Posted by gazzae
One thing to remember, Paypal emails always begin "Dear Firstname Lastname".
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Mine did but paypal isn't reporting a problem
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16-04-2012, 15:19
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Mine did but paypal isn't reporting a problem
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According to your image it started Dear Mr.....
I've attached a valid paypal email for those interested.
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16-04-2012, 15:36
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
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Originally Posted by gazzae
According to your image it started Dear Mr.....
I've attached a valid paypal email for those interested.
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Oh I see, it's the "Mr" you're on about 
Thanks for the authentic email 
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16-04-2012, 15:49
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
Looks like an attempt to harvest your credit card details.
If I ever get an email from my bank (or Paypal) that requires action on my part, I always go to their website via the toolbar bookmarks on my browser. That way I don't end up on a phishing site.
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17-04-2012, 20:30
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
email1.paypal.co.uk....of course it's a phishing mail! That domain probably dosn't exist!
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17-04-2012, 20:44
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
i realised the ones I recently received were scam mails when I remembered that I don't have a Paypal account. 
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18-04-2012, 00:48
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
I get Paypal phishing e-mails all the time. I just forward them to spoof@paypal.co.uk
If you get suspicous ebay e-mails you can send them to spoof@ebay.co.uk
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18-04-2012, 07:52
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
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i realised the ones I recently received were scam mails when I remembered that I don't have a Paypal account. |
That could be a dead give away Osem lol!
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18-04-2012, 08:02
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
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That could be a dead give away Osem lol! |
Yeah, the worrying thing is that it took me a while......
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18-04-2012, 08:35
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
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Yeah, the worrying thing is that it took me a while...... |
Lol you think that's bad, I would have probably have believed it!
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18-04-2012, 08:42
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Re: "Paypal" email scam
A member of my family actually handed over all her credit card details to a phishing operation once. The card company cancelled the card automatically when it suddenly started getting used in south America. 
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