ALL PAYPAL USERS

[TheSleeper]

There is another scam being sent out, it looks like an offical email from Paypal.

The header says :From: The paypal team subject: Paypal team notification***

Dear paypal member,

It goes on to say u made a purchase and if u dispute this purchase click here:

the link for clicking here is active but it will take u to a false page.

If u get any mail from Paypal, right click on the header of the mail and go to properties, then details.
Look at the first line>> return path

It will be something other then paypal.

Paypal has been notified pertaining to this and the letter forwarded to them.

From what paypal informed me, during any correspondence they will call u by your member name, not by "Dear paypal member"...

Just wanted to pass this warning along.

 

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[wolfmanjoe3]

I got one of those Paypal scam email messages. It looks very real with the logo and everything. The reason I knew it was a scam was I don't have a Paypal account in my name or associated with the email address used. My wife has our paypal acct in her name and with her email address.

Another way I could tell it was a scam was by mousing over the link offered to dispute the supposed purchase. You would expect the link to go back to some page within www.paypal.com, but the link went to a numeric IP address like 160.58.xx.yy. I didn't click on it, but I'm sure they were phishing for information and unfortunately some people probably get sucked into the scam.

 

[TreasureTales]

Thanks for the heads-up. I signed up for PayPal so I could pay for my Charter Membership here on TNet. Almost immediately I started receiving spoof emails purporting to be from PayPal, and then eBay. I forwarded them all to the appropriate place, but they kept coming. It's aggravating. If people spent that much time doing some honest work, they'd probably be wealthy anyway. Vigilance, TNetters, vigilance!!

 

[CWnut]

I've used paypal for several years now and have been getting those e-mails. Delete them. Do not respond in any manner. If you are a PP user and PP wishes to contact you they will leave a message in your "message box" . They do not send out e-mails

 

[djui5]

Easy way to tell is to mouse over one of the links, without clicking on it. Your browser, usually in the lower left side, will tell you where the link lead to. If it's NOT something like "http://www.paypal.com/whatever/whatever" it's probably not real. NEVER click those links. You can forward the e-mail to spoof@paypal.com and they handle it.

 

[Tourezrick]

Had similar e-mail, but I was tired and clicked on it, then noticed it wasn't going to paypal.com. Forwarded message to spoof@paypal.com after a conversation with resolution services. Stupid me, wish I could meet those suckers that pull s$$t like that.

Tourezrick

 

[diggummup]

I never respond to any emails from paypal or ebay.It's all on their website,all my messages that is.