yet another paypal scam
04-04-2005, 11:15 PM
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yet another paypal scam
just got this ---- today. just looking out for everyone else 
Dear PayPal valued member,
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for
its community of buyers and sellers.
To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world
and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal
system for unusual activity.
Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual
activity in your account.
In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure
that your account has not been compromised, access to
your account was limited.
To restore your account please click on the link bellow:
https://www.paypal.com/
If you fail to restore your account access by the date
shown below, your account will be closed.
This notification expires on the 6th of April, 2005
Dear PayPal valued member,
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for
its community of buyers and sellers.
To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world
and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal
system for unusual activity.
Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual
activity in your account.
In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure
that your account has not been compromised, access to
your account was limited.
To restore your account please click on the link bellow:
https://www.paypal.com/
If you fail to restore your account access by the date
shown below, your account will be closed.
This notification expires on the 6th of April, 2005
04-05-2005, 05:38 AM
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04-05-2005, 08:58 AM
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Re: yet another paypal scam
One thing to remember about PayPal emails... they will ALWAYS refer to you by name in the opening sentance (i.e. it won't say "valued PayPal member")... and if not by name, if you are a business, it'll be by your registered business name with them.
At a minumum, with any email i get regarding any 'secure' site that i visit, such as PayPal, i never click on links to access it... i will always open a new window, and access it by typing in the url (make sure you type it in fully, and do not rely on the 'auto-entry' thing that finishes typing your url based on the first few letters you type, because who knows if you got a virus, and the job of the virus was to change your auto-entry url's by one letter or something so it contacts a spoof site... seen wierder things happen... lol).
At a minumum, with any email i get regarding any 'secure' site that i visit, such as PayPal, i never click on links to access it... i will always open a new window, and access it by typing in the url (make sure you type it in fully, and do not rely on the 'auto-entry' thing that finishes typing your url based on the first few letters you type, because who knows if you got a virus, and the job of the virus was to change your auto-entry url's by one letter or something so it contacts a spoof site... seen wierder things happen... lol).
04-05-2005, 09:02 AM
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Re: yet another paypal scam
Originally Posted by fork
ummm I think thats the actual paypal address??
http://www.PayPal.com
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