Warning to Paypal users

np · Post by np » 12 Apr 2005, 02:37

Had an email today from Paypal.Said that my account/Paypal I.D has been used in Europe.They are asking me to confirm all my account details by clicking on the link in the email..If i do not confirm my details,they will have no choice to suspend my account.
Yeah right[:I][:(!][:)].Do they think i was born yesterday?Went into my Paypal account through Ebay,no activity since my last purchase over a month ago.This apeers to be a similar scam that my sister¬s boyfriend fell for.An email from Ebay asking to verify his details.Which he did,then found over £1000 worth of ebay purchase`s on his account,& his credit card.Not long after i had the same email.Read the details on Ebay,they say they NEVER mail you asking to confirm your details.So i`m sure the Paypal Email is a scam.
You have been warned[}:)][:(!] [:)]

Homer · Post by **Homer** » 12 Apr 2005, 12:51

Never ever click on a link in an email like that.
If it is from your bank/ebay/paypal then go directly to their site the way you would normally and log in.
Don't even click out of curiosity, you don't know what nasties are lurking on the site you get sent to.

citroenzx · Post by **citroenzx** » 12 Apr 2005, 13:56

Report the from e-mail address to ebay as well

Homer · Post by **Homer** » 12 Apr 2005, 18:45

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Report the from e-mail address to ebay as well
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I wouldn't bother. It will be a fake.
You could send the whole email to ebay, I'm sure they have a contact for reporting these things but then they must get thousands a day. The trail will probably lead back to Eastern Europe or the former Soviet Republic.
The simplest and best way is to bin it and forget about it. If everyone did that there would no longer be any point in the scammers sending out the emails and the internet would become a safer place.

citroenzx · Post by **citroenzx** » 12 Apr 2005, 18:55

indeed that would be best, if ebay get a load of these mails they should hopefully at least send out another mail to everyone saying that they will never ask for account details

Homer · Post by **Homer** » 12 Apr 2005, 22:33

How about an email saying they don't send out emails.......

np · Post by np » 13 Apr 2005, 00:48

Had another 2 emails today,exacyly the same.Straight in the "dustbin".
Good practice to change all your pass words aswell.

Post by **Jon** » 13 Apr 2005, 01:44

I've had a few of these fake Ebay emails, if you do by chance click on them it takes you to a web address in Poland or Russia. Just immediately delete the things.
Then run a blast of something like Spybot search and destroy just to be on the safe side.

citroenzx · Post by **citroenzx** » 13 Apr 2005, 13:56

use the new microsoft antispyware, it found more than my spybot and adaware did.

np · Post by np » 14 Apr 2005, 00:50

Got another 2 email again today.No danger of me clicking on the links though.
Ran all my programs last night,computer all clean.[:)]