PayPal Phishing Alert

gb4biz · 03-06-2009, 08:20 PM

Dear Warriors, This is a first time post. But I thought it was important enough to get the message out in someway. I'm just starting my blog,etc so I don't have any traffic yet to warn readers. Over the last two days I have received legitimate looking e-mails from a PayPal.com address which was a redirect sending me to a bogus site.

For some reason, I felt it wasn't quite right so I contacted PayPal through their spoof@PayPal support desk and sure enough it was a scam which they are working on. Now as I said earlier I am still doing a trial and error with my blog, but if you want to see the exact e-mail you can check it out at my blog:Whoops, I'm new, so I couldn't provide the actual link, Sorry!

Hope this helps everyone to stay alert...

Jagged · 03-06-2009, 09:27 PM

Thanks for the alert. There have been a few mentioning that there are paypal phishing emails being circulated. Always helps to stay on top of it & warn others....warriors need to be aware of this.

Thanks,
Ken

arclight · 03-06-2009, 11:22 PM

thanks for the alert. I got the same e-mail but my scam-o-meter went wild. Every now and then the same one comes through.

Geoff

mywebwork · 03-06-2009, 11:29 PM

I have also been the recipient of some spoofed PayPal messages, as the OP stated they do look legitimate. It's been going on since last summer.

Thank you for the helpful post and welcome to the Forum!

Bill

gb4biz · 03-07-2009, 12:16 PM

Thanks for your comments. I appreciate it, glad to help!

Ron Killian · 03-07-2009, 12:22 PM

Ya, no kidding, those Paypal scams have been going on, seems like forever. They sure do look legit, can see how people can scammed.

Anomaly1974 · 03-07-2009, 12:56 PM

Never click on a link in an email. Always go directly to the site from your browser typing in the name of the url in the address bar if you do not have it bookmarked. If there is a legitimate problem, it will show up in your account information and if it does not ... well ...

These scams are easily avoided for the most part just by not clicking the links that are provided. It is much more difficult for them to re-route direct traffic to a web site ... especially one that is going to notice any sudden decrease in traffic.

RayAndLisaJ · 03-07-2009, 01:00 PM

The quick way to tell ( I have received several of these spoofs)

If the very frist line of the email reads Dear valued custome or something slong that line IT IS A SPOOF. I contacted Paypal and they assured me they always start there letters Dear "Your Name" if it isn't addressed to YOU it a fraud!

Ilya Feynberg · 03-07-2009, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the heads up!

ToTellAStory · 03-08-2009, 09:05 AM

thanks for the alert...

arjana · 03-08-2009, 09:25 AM

Yeah i got the same too, i contacted paypal and they look out for the URLs to make it's the correct site.

03-06-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
gb4biz HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, Va Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 60 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking	PayPal Phishing Alert Dear Warriors, This is a first time post. But I thought it was important enough to get the message out in someway. I'm just starting my blog,etc so I don't have any traffic yet to warn readers. Over the last two days I have received legitimate looking e-mails from a PayPal.com address which was a redirect sending me to a bogus site. For some reason, I felt it wasn't quite right so I contacted PayPal through their spoof@PayPal support desk and sure enough it was a scam which they are working on. Now as I said earlier I am still doing a trial and error with my blog, but if you want to see the exact e-mail you can check it out at my blog:Whoops, I'm new, so I couldn't provide the actual link, Sorry! Hope this helps everyone to stay alert...

03-06-2009, 09:27 PM	#2
Jagged Ken Perry War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tucson, Phoenix AZ Posts: 844 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 151 Thanked 406 Times in 197 Posts Social Networking	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert Thanks for the alert. There have been a few mentioning that there are paypal phishing emails being circulated. Always helps to stay on top of it & warn others....warriors need to be aware of this. Thanks, Ken

03-06-2009, 11:22 PM	#3
arclight Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: , , Australia. Posts: 48 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert thanks for the alert. I got the same e-mail but my scam-o-meter went wild. Every now and then the same one comes through. Geoff

03-06-2009, 11:29 PM	#4
mywebwork Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA & Montreal Canada Posts: 2,218 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 759 Thanked 724 Times in 505 Posts	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert I have also been the recipient of some spoofed PayPal messages, as the OP stated they do look legitimate. It's been going on since last summer. Thank you for the helpful post and welcome to the Forum! Bill

03-07-2009, 12:16 PM	#5
gb4biz HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, Va Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 60 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert Thanks for your comments. I appreciate it, glad to help!

03-07-2009, 12:22 PM	#6
Ron Killian Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas, USA. Posts: 1,518 Blog Entries: 17 Thanks: 86 Thanked 124 Times in 98 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert Ya, no kidding, those Paypal scams have been going on, seems like forever. They sure do look legit, can see how people can scammed.
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03-07-2009, 12:56 PM	#7
Anomaly1974 Always the Write Way! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: American Expat in the Philippines. Posts: 1,193 Thanks: 45 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert Never click on a link in an email. Always go directly to the site from your browser typing in the name of the url in the address bar if you do not have it bookmarked. If there is a legitimate problem, it will show up in your account information and if it does not ... well ... These scams are easily avoided for the most part just by not clicking the links that are provided. It is much more difficult for them to re-route direct traffic to a web site ... especially one that is going to notice any sudden decrease in traffic.
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03-07-2009, 01:00 PM	#8
RayAndLisaJ Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: We work Internationally and live in Chesterfield, Michigan Posts: 59 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert The quick way to tell ( I have received several of these spoofs) If the very frist line of the email reads Dear valued custome or something slong that line IT IS A SPOOF. I contacted Paypal and they assured me they always start there letters Dear "Your Name" if it isn't addressed to YOU it a fraud!
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03-07-2009, 01:25 PM	#9
Ilya Feynberg I'm slightly deranged War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Where it's all bigger ;) Posts: 822 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert Thanks for the heads up!

03-08-2009, 09:05 AM	#10
ToTellAStory Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert thanks for the alert...

03-08-2009, 09:25 AM	#11
arjana Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 25 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: PayPal Phishing Alert Yeah i got the same too, i contacted paypal and they look out for the URLs to make it's the correct site.