pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on wed 5 mar 03
Same with an 'e-bay' scam, on what looks like their
'letterhead' as an e-mail thing with an e-bay return
address...wanting you to re-do your info and credit card
numbers and so on. Says priveleges will be suspended if you
do not.
Only it is a phony...maybe same con artists?
Gots to be carefull with these things...
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Monteverde"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:08 PM
Subject: ALERT: PayPal scam email is back again
Clayarters beware, the fake PayPal email scam is back again.
I just received an email "from" PayPal indicating that my
account was temporarily restricted, and that I needed to
fill out the form in the email (with bank accounts,
passwords, CC numbers, etc.) and send it to reactivate
normal status on the account. The actual address under the
fake PayPal form return link pointed straight to somewhere
deep in Mother Russia. Nice try!
This scam was around in a big way last year, but this seems
to be a new format for the bogus mail. Be very suspicious of
official looking email that requests form information. If
you want to go to the related site mentioned in an email, go
there WITHOUT clicking any links in the email. Type the URL
(like "www.paypal.com") in your browser address bar or use
your own bookmarks.
- Rick Monteverde
Honolulu, HI
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Rick Monteverde on wed 5 mar 03
Clayarters beware, the fake PayPal email scam is back again.
I just received an email "from" PayPal indicating that my account was=
temporarily restricted, and that I needed to fill out the form in the email=
(with bank accounts, passwords, CC numbers, etc.) and send it to reactivate=
normal status on the account. The actual address under the fake PayPal form=
return link pointed straight to somewhere deep in Mother Russia. Nice try!
This scam was around in a big way last year, but this seems to be a new=
format for the bogus mail. Be very suspicious of official looking email=
that requests form information. If you want to go to the related site=
mentioned in an email, go there WITHOUT clicking any links in the email.=
Type the URL (like "www.paypal.com") in your browser address bar or use=
your own bookmarks.
- Rick Monteverde
Honolulu, HI
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