Be Aware Of New PAYPAL Scam Flooded These Days on Internet

13 years ago

ya, i just received this too!!!

Hope every warriors take note of this!

But i wonder how they get others paypal email?

paypal database got hacked?

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Andrey 13 years ago

Originally Posted by seowebempire

But i wonder how they get others paypal email?

paypal database got hacked?

It is very simple. They can take any e-mail(by renting e-mail list, jv partnering or other) and send them. Just imagine a list of emails from people who bought some staff from marketer. There are probably 80% would have paypal accounts. The rest 20% will think it is some mistake.

People must be more curious about this strange requests =)
Look: General Manager of PayPal have email on @europe.com =)
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AdmiralGloom

13 years ago

Kind of reminds me of those emails and messages growing up "Myspace is turning into a paid membership site". I even remember that all the way back when I got my first email address and I freaked out.

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yaniman

13 years ago

Thanks man. I never got any email but thanks for informing such a new scam.

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gekko2.0

13 years ago

Thanks for the heads up!!

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13 years ago

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aldovacano 13 years ago

Thanks for the post , i didnt know about that, but scammers are every were so when we talk about money , we will always to read carefully before doing something.

Thanks for taking the screenshots for us.
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paulie888

13 years ago

Originally Posted by ncmedia

lol at the description "paypal is currently suffering from high money lost due to various scammers online, that's why we are requesting $5...."

Sucks to think people will fall for this but they will, just let they do for nigerian bank fraud scams, it seems impossible to fall for some s#it like this for the experienced folks though and is quite funny reading some of their verbiage in the scams. Lately the ones I'm getting are actually perfect English - anyone else notice this new trend? Makes you wonder how long it'll take before they recruit topshelf marketers for top dollor for copy (read=it's already started).

I know, they're definitely improving the quality of their scam ventures, lol.

Paypal is an especially big target, and I've lost count of how many of these spoofing emails I've received. Craigslist is another one that's heavily targeted as well.

The key is to look very closely at the sender's email address - while they can spoof the "Paypal" name, they cannot utilize the domain, so unless you can see that the email is coming from xxxx@paypal.com, don't even click on any of the links within it. If you hover your cursor over the links, that'll be a dead giveaway as well, because they will never be able to use the paypal.com domain.

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Darla

13 years ago

Thanks for the warning. I have not received that email as yet, but I will be on the lookout for it and hit the "DELETE" button really fast.

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candacemevis23

13 years ago

@ALL: You people might be surprised to know that the GUY sent me again the MONEY REQUEST behalf of Paypal Director, I sent him an Warning email and cancelled it again. Hope he doesn't send it. I think our paypal ID is leaked from WF forums. On most of places I drop my paypal ID and these scammers make note of these and start all these fraud activities.

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CesarGalano 13 years ago

Gracias for the info.

Sadly, a lot of folks will fall for this...

It's kinda a $5 lesson.

At some point in our life, usually we all fall for a scam once. Then, never again.

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- VirtuallyCapable 13 years ago
  
  Thanks for the heads up on the latest scam! I hope there are some IT gurus somewhere working as hard as the hackers to catch these SOBs....
  
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  Originally Posted by VirtuallyCapable
  
  Thanks for the heads up on the latest scam! I hope there are some IT gurus somewhere working as hard as the hackers to catch these SOBs....
  
  Thanks for reading. It would be advised if you send this link to your friends and promote everywhere atleast on SIGNATURE part just to protect the money of your loved and cared ones.
  
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Tam Chancellor

13 years ago

I get fake PayPal emails at least two to three times a week. I never reply
or respond to them. Most just land in my spam folder. These PayPal scams are
getting more creative.

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candacemevis23

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Tam Chancellor

I get fake PayPal emails at least two to three times a week. I never reply
or respond to them. Most just land in my spam folder. These PayPal scams are
getting more creative.

Hey getting fake paypal emails and getting Paypal money request are 2 seperate things. Well sending fake paypal emails to 1000's of people at a time is not an issue. Any one can do that. Also you can send such email to thousands people at a time. BUT here I got a MONEY REQUEST FROM PAYPAL [disgusting]. Money request can be generated by entering the to paypal account and typing my paypal ID isn't..

Really this guy must be one with great mind. So be aware.

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Tam Chancellor

13 years ago

Originally Posted by candacemevis23

Hey getting fake paypal emails and getting Paypal money request are 2 seperate things. Well sending fake paypal emails to 1000's of people at a time is not an issue. Any one can do that. Also you can send such email to thousands people at a time. BUT here I got a MONEY REQUEST FROM PAYPAL [disgusting]. Money request can be generated by entering the to paypal account and typing my paypal ID isn't..

Really this guy must be one with great mind. So be aware.

When I said fake email I'm including money requests too. They look very real! I always go directly to my PayPal account to see if there are any messages or outstanding invoices. I do feel that these emails are somehow related (indirectly) to the problem with Aweber earlier this year. No proof...just my gut feeling. My spam folder has never been the same.

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stevebcfc

13 years ago

Thanks for the info, its good to see people trying to help others, i will keep an eye open for it. steve

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Jack Duncan

13 years ago

Thanks for the heads up on this...

Best thing we ever did was buy the PayPal security key for $10...

Haven't had any problems with hacking into our account since...very nice.

They will send you 2 or more of them if you request it through your PayPal account...and we just keep them handy by the machines.

Much better security now.

All the best,
Jack Duncan

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candacemevis23

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Jack Duncan

Thanks for the heads up on this...

Best thing we ever did was buy the PayPal security key for $10...

Haven't had any problems with hacking into our account since...very nice.

They will send you 2 or more of them if you request it through your PayPal account...and we just keep them handy by the machines.

Much better security now.

All the best,
Jack Duncan

Thanks for the info. Could you please expand on Paypal Security Key $10. Whats that? How do it works? I never heard of such thing.

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Jack Duncan

13 years ago

Sure thing...

You can order one from inside your PayPal account...

It adds a much better layer of security by creating a random code on a device they mail to you...

Here is the info page:
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?&...ityKey-outside

Hope this helps,
Jack

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13 years ago

Wow!

What a way to try strong arming people to pay them money. If this were a legitimate email sent by paypal, it would amount to legal blackmail.

Unfortunately, some people will ignore the obvious logic that the OP points out and just assume they have to pay to play, so to speak. I'm glad you're warning people who may otherwise just fork over their money without checking things out.

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Jill Carpenter 13 years ago

I didn't see mention of where you reported the letter directly to Paypal. I'm sure they would freeze the account in question.

It is clearly fraud.
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- Pedro Ferreira 13 years ago
  
  Thank you for sharing...
  
  I have to look more into that Paypal Security Key someone mentioned, sounds interesting.
  
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- candacemevis23 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by avenuegirl
  
  I didn't see mention of where you reported the letter directly to Paypal. I'm sure they would freeze the account in question.
  
  It is clearly fraud.
  
  I have sent the email to paypal and reported it. I'm sure paypal might have ban his account by now
  
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tpw

13 years ago

Haha!!! Not only that. If paypal was hurting for cash, they would freeze the account of one of E Brian Rose's friends and collect interest on that money for six months.

LOL

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Jpaige

13 years ago

I hope people dont fall for that. If paypal started to ask for donations, then we all should look for a different vendor

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kennymax

13 years ago

Thanks for the heads up too!!

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FredJones 13 years ago

Looks like someone has found a new $5 gig to run

But yeah, this stinks, and the less exposed you are to the world that comprises of all the Warrior Forums and other great places, the more likely are you to fall for such scams.
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sbucciarel

Banned 13 years ago

lol ... that's such a bogus sounding money request that it's amazing that anyone would pay it.

Dear Customer,

Paypal is poor now due to scammers. Please send us $5. We'll give it back ... we promise.

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paulie888

13 years ago

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

lol ... that's such a bogus sounding money request that it's amazing that anyone would pay it.

Dear Customer,

Paypal is poor now due to scammers. Please send us $5. We'll give it back ... we promise.

I know, the language used is so hilarious it's almost worth saving just for the novelty value alone...lol.

I've seen many excuses employed over the years, both with the Paypal and also Craigslist spoofs - apparently Craigslist accounts are now a really hot commodity, and people seem to be willing to send out mass spam just to hijack a few accounts!

Paul

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alphaxyz

13 years ago

thanks for the heads up

a quick newbie question here... how to "thank" a post?

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candacemevis23 13 years ago

Originally Posted by alphaxyz

thanks for the heads up
a quick newbie question here... how to "thank" a post?

Well you can see "thank" button below my thread
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- alphaxyz 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by candacemevis23
  
  Well you can see "thank" button below my thread
  
  a bit off topic... i think i figured out why i couldn't see the button: my post count. was only 3 but now i see it.
  
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Vince L

13 years ago

Thanks for the heads-up.

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Kan

13 years ago

If I get this I will give him the 5$ for the lulz. I'll leave an interesting comment too, maybe providing him with better scamming advice (common sense).

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corsleymaxwell 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing this... I'd better check my paypal to..
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Jesse in Portland

13 years ago

I haven't seen this, but will keep my eye out for it.

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CR

13 years ago

If these guys bought your email address from somewhere, perhaps think twice before responding to them at all. That just tells them that they've reached a "live one!"

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mywebwork

13 years ago

Originally Posted by CR

If these guys bought your email address from somewhere, perhaps think twice before responding to them at all. That just tells them that they've reached a "live one!"

This is a valid point - by responding to their e-mail you have confirmed that they have reached a legitimate PayPal customer. You'll undoubtedly be hearing from them in the future.

A bit off-topic, but I haven't been able to log into PayPal for about an hour now - anyone else having trouble getting in? Hopefully not another WikiLeaks-related DDOS attack!

Bill

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Rukshan

13 years ago

I didn't get this. But I must say thank you for telling this story to others. Most of newbies don't know about these scams.

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angel1987

13 years ago

Paypal is not asking you for money. There is a feature in Paypal where you can send a money request to any person if you know their Paypal ID. It looks like someone knows your Paypal ID and that is why you are getting requests from that person.

Just don't pay It. Try reporting that person to paypal.

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candacemevis23

13 years ago

Originally Posted by mywebwork

This is a valid point - by responding to their e-mail you have confirmed that they have reached a legitimate PayPal customer. You'll undoubtedly be hearing from them in the future.

A bit off-topic, but I haven't been able to log into PayPal for about an hour now - anyone else having trouble getting in? Hopefully not another WikiLeaks-related DDOS attack!

Bill

Yes you are right. BUT I had no choice. I received the Money request for the second time so I had to WARN the person. I know that he might be have given my paypal id more value as it is of Live person but anyhow I will be careful that I don't hit "pay" button without checking who sent me.

Originally Posted by angel1987

Paypal is not asking you for money. There is a feature in Paypal where you can send a money request to any person if you know their Paypal ID. It looks like someone knows your Paypal ID and that is why you are getting requests from that person.

Just don't pay It. Try reporting that person to paypal.

Yes you are right and that's the most disgusting part. He knows my paypal id and he sent me a formal letter behalf of Paypal team asking for yearly maintenance funds. I guess he got my paypal ID from WF threads where I drop down my paypal ID for my services.

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BlondieWrites

13 years ago

I get a lot of these emails. I just spam them. Sadly, a lot of people fall for these emails.

This sort of reminds me of the emails years ago saying forward this email to 10 people and a coupon for free coke will magically appear on your screen, etc.

If PayPal was truly THAT bad off, they'd raise their fees even more.....

It's good to let people know about these things when we get them... there are still people that fall for these emails.

Cindy

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995sunglasses

13 years ago

I just got one from desktopsupport9(at)gmail.com money request for $5.00

Here is how they get your paypal email address, they look for people doing business in webmaster forums, people that actually buy, then they get the emails from each other and send out money requests. It's against the paypal TOS to spam, so just send aup(at)paypal.com an email about it, and their paypal account will get limited.

I don't know why these people risk their accounts on crap like this.

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lionking654

Banned 13 years ago

Does paypal guys know about this?? and moreover these days paypal too irritation everyone. ( especially for an internet marketer who makes some thousands of dollars) These gr8 people will definitely have some many affiliates, so when they try do some mass-mailing, then these paypal comes into the picture and ask them to submit all the stupid things .. and the one who stays in India, for them too made with many restrictions it seems..

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YungNic

13 years ago

YEA i seen this to.. i paypal about it they call this "Fishing" lol and then they sent me to a paypal site that gives tips on how to identify a legit paypal email and a fraud email

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Anup Mahajan

13 years ago

"paypal is currently suffering from high money lost due to various scammers online,"

The message is so funny

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veenafurtado

13 years ago

Simply amazing the things that take place.

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O0o0O

13 years ago

There's an even worse scam going around where once the virus gets on your computer, every time you type in paypal.com, it goes to the scammer's phishing site where they try to steal your social security number.

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kimberly Aita

13 years ago

This is not new and has been circulating for quite some time now. It may be a new scammer but the email actually looks identical to one that went around last year and the year before etc.

Remember paypal always says they will not send anything asking for personal information etc. in an email. I would think first of all that any serious requests or messages would be in your paypal account after you sign in.

There is also one that goes around asking you to verify your account again and I don't remember exactly what it was but similar, I just forwarded it to paypal but there really isn't much they can do to stop people from being gullible.

I used to try to drop ship on ebay and had someone send me a receipt that looked just like a paypal account that said the funds were in there but on hold til I shipped the merchandise and sent a tracking id.... I didn't have the merchandise but I wouldn't have fallen for that in any case but I know there are people who have and still do.

Never respond or send anything to these types of emails...

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candoit2

13 years ago

Originally Posted by candacemevis23

Hello Warriors,

I just logged into my email and I was shock to see that Paypal asked me for MONEY REQUEST. Well not to mention Paypal is way richer and it usually don't ask for Money request that too for $5 [too less]. Well later I just Googled it and found that someone is playing prank and making money.

SO it is my duty to post on it here and avoid any such issues. PLEASE DON'T PAY EVEN A SINGLE PENNY TO THESE FRAUDS.

I'm attaching the screenshot how it look likes

Well you must see one thing on the screenshot is that the guy is havving @europe.com TLD but why will paypal use such. Instead it would have used @paypal.com

And another thing is there no yearly nor monthly nor quartely charge taken by Paypal nor anything mentioned on Paypal blog so be AWARE and don't loose your hard earned money.

Regards
Canda

"Paypal is currently suffering from high money lost..."

That is the opening sentence.

Also would paypal ask everyone to pay them $5 err... I mean 5$

?

They would integrate the $5 as a fee, or increase their fees by a small amount if they wanted more money from you.

Aaron

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13 years ago

Really, great info you passed to me.

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minisite

13 years ago

Thank you for the warning. With all the thousands of online transaction that are going for any given minute, I think that paypal is far from broke. I think its one of the reason that its keeping eBay afloat against its main competitors.

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