Help with possible scam ?

[banjo]

I have no knowledge of this payment but they want me to press a button to cancel it, any thoughts please.


Hello PayPal Client,

You sent a payment of 39.00 GBP to Skype (billing@skype.net)

If you haven't authorized this charge, press cancel payment and get a full refund.


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Merchant
Skype
billing@skype.net
Instructions to merchant
You haven't entered any instructions.
Shipping address - Unconfirmed
United Kingdom
Postage details
The seller hasn’t provided any postage details yet.
Description Unit price Qty Amount
Online Number, 3 month subscription
39.00 GBP 1 39.00 GBP
Total 39.00 GBP
Payment 39.00 GBP
Charge will appear on your credit card statement as 'PAYPAL *SKYPEONL'
Payment sent to billing@skype.net







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No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3517 - Release Date: 03/19/11

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[Kymmy]

Firstly

Go directly to www.PAYPAL.com in your web browser and see if there is such a pending charge.

Also on the email hover over the button and see what the URL is (should show it on the bottom left of the email program or as a mouseover pop-up) without clicking on it. Is it a true paypal domain?

If you click there's a chance that you'll end up at a non-paypal look-alike domain that will ask you for your username/password.

Thread title typo corrected

[joglynne]

Have you logged into your PayPal account and checked whether this payment is listed?

Oops, I must learn how to type faster.

[banjo]

Thank you for your fast response I have rung Paypal but all I got was a load of automated messages, I have forwarded this e-mail to spoof@paypal.com, any other advice would be gratefully received

---------- Post added at 10:43 ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 ----------

Kymmy,
when I hover over the "cancel payment" button the address in the left bottom corner is http://www.f****g.tw/newsletter/letter.html

---------- Post added at 10:47 ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 ----------

I have checked my paypal account and this transaction does not show up !

[jodash]

guess you got all bases covered,as previous poster said if you click cancel it will ask for your account details

[Kymmy]

Yep, definite scam (I've obfuscated the URL in your post so no-one follows it)

Firefox and IE is reporting it to be a fake site and if you bypass the warning you end up with a fake paypal login screen.

As you've reported it to Paypal there's nothing else you can do but delete the post

[banjo]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Yep, definite scam (I've obfuscated the URL in your post so no-one follows it)

Firefox and IE is reporting it to be a fake site and if you bypass the warning you end up with a fake paypal login screen.

As you've reported it to Paypal there's nothing else you can do but delete the post

Kymmy,thank you for your help and advice

[joglynne]

Glad to see you were on the ball.

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[banjo]

Originally Posted by joglynne

Glad to see you were on the ball.

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Thank you, I hope that this thread will warn other people that there are nasty people about !

[cookie_365]

Paypal knows who you are, your bank knows who you are - so be suspicious of messages that are addressed to 'client' or 'valued customer' instead of 'Dear Banjo'

[Osem]

Yes and beware of anything purporting to be from a British bank which contains Americanised spelling (e.g. check as opposed to cheque).

[sczoo19]

Check on Paypals website and look under transactions should tell you more info!