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PAYPAL SCAM

by highhopes
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I know a lot of warriors know about this but, worth mentioning again.

there is a current Russian scam asking members to log in to verify their accounts. Paypal would NEVER ask anyone to do this!

please ignore any such requests

This email was sent to my one of my emails at yahoo today, I deleted it;

Dear Customer,


For safety, we regularly review the PayPal account activity. We recently encountered
a problem on your account. We have determined that someone may have tried to access
your PayPal account without your permission. For your protection, we have limited access
to your account.


To restore your account online, download and fill out the form attached to this e-mail.
Once opened, you will be provided with steps to restore access.

We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account security.





Note: Only submit your information through this secure link. Do not send your information via email as this is not a secure way of sending sensitive data.



Copyright © 1999-2012 PayPal. All rights reserved.
#paypal #scam
  • Profile picture of the author David Sneen
    The difficulty is that PayPal does ask customers to verify their accounts. Mine closed. I am not reopening, because if they will close it on a whim when there are no concerns, I don't trust them.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tadresources
      Originally Posted by David Sneen View Post

      The difficulty is that PayPal does ask customers to verify their accounts. Mine closed. I am not reopening, because if they will close it on a whim when there are no concerns, I don't trust them.
      This recently happened to a business contact of mine. He had a great deal of money tied up in his account and they closed it due to a fraudulent account that had been created with his information. They told him since it's an identity theft issue that occurred with someone in his state (in America), he has to take the issue up with the police there. They refused to give him his money flat out. Very frustrating and it makes me want to use Paypal less and less.
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      • Profile picture of the author Tadresources
        I heard about this scam before, but thanks for posting, it's always good to be vigilant!
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        • Profile picture of the author Hooker
          I got one of these every day for a few weeks. I just logged into my account and saw there was nothing out of the ordinary. Then I changed my password just in case. Thanks scammers, you reminded me to protect myself against you
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  • Profile picture of the author magiccashlady
    Wow. Im glad i never encountered this and because of your posting it again. I am on guard from these messages. Thanks for the Warning. Godspeed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
    Let me guess...it came from something like support@payspalsupporters.biz.ru
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  • Profile picture of the author mattflynn
    I just got the same message! But I could tell it was phony, sorry but most of the attempts are pretty lame and obvious.
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  • Profile picture of the author raylee1
    i get the odd one too, but paypal dont start emails with dear customer, they always use your own name
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  • Profile picture of the author erichammer
    I got one of those at two of my e-mail addresses already. Not a very sophisticated scam though. You hover over the link and it's easy to see it doesn't go to PayPal at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author seobuzz
    Thanks for posting this here. Actually I checked my email and did not find anything like that. And if I do I will surely remember your suggestion.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    This is why I would never login to paypal.com if I had any concerns, it's much easier to just call them up and find out what's going on with the account.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    My general rule is to never click on a link within an email from any company such as Paypal or Ebay. If you have any doubts or think it could be real, then go straight to your Paypal account through your internet browser and NOT through the link in the email.

    If there is any verifications to be made you should find a note about it in your account.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tim3
    Originally Posted by highhopes View Post

    I know a lot of warriors know about this but, worth mentioning again.

    there is a current Russian scam asking members to log in to verify their accounts. Paypal would NEVER ask anyone to do this!

    please ignore any such requests

    This email was sent to my one of my emails at yahoo today, I deleted it;

    Dear Customer,


    For safety, we regularly review the PayPal account activity. We recently encountered
    a problem on your account. We have determined that someone may have tried to access
    your PayPal account without your permission. For your protection, we have limited access
    to your account.


    To restore your account online, download and fill out the form attached to this e-mail.
    Once opened, you will be provided with steps to restore access.

    We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account security.





    Note: Only submit your information through this secure link. Do not send your information via email as this is not a secure way of sending sensitive data.



    Copyright © 1999-2012 PayPal. All rights reserved.






    Please take the trouble to report all of these spoof emails to Paypal directly, just get the email header information and post this and the email contents to their spoof reporting dept.

    By doing this small thing you will be helping to protect everyone who uses Paypal especially those unsuspecting souls who could ill-afford to have money taken from their accounts.
    FYI I reported 5 of these last month, and haven't had any since so Paypal does take action against this scum.
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  • Profile picture of the author James B
    Send paypal, on what you received, instead of just exposing it here, so it can be taken care of its proper channels.

    Thanks for the heads up!
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  • Profile picture of the author warrich
    Paypal could have taken sufficient actions so that no hackers try to hack into their customer's accounts and steal the information. This issue has become a great deal among Paypal users and there's even chance that many user's may drop out from Paypal to do online transactions in a much safer website. Paypal should warn its user's about the possible threats well before they are attacked.
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