JCAUTION Paypal Phishing Scam Email

[John in Covina]

Caution everyone! If you are an ebay / paypal user there is an email phishing scam going around. If it asks you to click on a link and then enter your sign in password it's a scam.

Paypal will always request you go to their web site not give you a link. If you've done so you need to go to their website directly and change your security info (those questions and answers) and your password.

I was suspicious immediately and forwarded the email to paypal! They confirmed it is phishing scam.

Best wishes and don't get scamed!

 

[Panamabob]

Yeah, I get at least 10-15 a day from Paypal and/or Ebay.

Send them with full headers opened to: spoof@paypal.com and spoof@ebay.com

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Yes, you do not want to answer those emails. Both PayPal and Ebay state that they will never send you an email asking for personal information. If in doubt, contact them.

Three years ago, I received one of those scams and answered it, not knowing the policy of Paypal. Within a day or so, I pulled up my Paypal account and found some weird Ebay purchases on it. The phfishers, I should say the criminals, had also busted in to my Ebay account because, at that time, I had the same password for both.

Luckily, I was able to contact Paypal and Ebay, which had to shut down my account, and I was able stop payments from being taken out of my account.
I also contacted a couple of ebay sellers to let them know why I had been withdrawn from the auctions.

It was a big P.I.A. and had me pretty discombobulated for the better part of a week. It could have been worse.

karol

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Thanks for the warning

Nothing much worse online, than online scammers! :rage:

 

[scotrace]

Identity Theft

Is mostly Identity giving away with both hands.

Be careful.

 

[John in Covina]

Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this
suspicious email to our attention.

Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters in
an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from
the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously. Our fraud
prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable
the community to stay safe.

After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent by
PayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized
or used by PayPal.

Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to
this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into
this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log
into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your
security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your
bank and credit card company immediately.

If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please
report it to us by following the instructions below:

1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website. Do not use
links provided in any email.

2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page.

3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a
Problem column.

4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the
appropriate form.

Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from
identity theft:

> Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express,
which identifies known spoof emails.
> Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a
potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site.
> Frequently monitor your account for suspicious activity.

For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at
http://www.paypal.com/security.

Once again, thank you for reporting this suspicious email. Your
vigilance helps us in our efforts to protect the PayPal community. If
you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

PayPal
______________________________

Important: PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal
your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone
claiming to work for PayPal asks for your password under any
circumstances, by email or by phone, please refuse and immediately
contact us via our secure webform online.

 

[Solid Citizen]

Paypal + Ebay Email Account # Requests

This has been going on for years ALL FAKE!

Response should always be NEVER, DELETE, DON'T OPEN EMAIL!!!

SC :rage:

 

[scotrace]

Dastardly Blackguards

The worst to come along is a "the item you sold on Ebay has gone undelivered. The buyer has lodged a complaint with Ebay for resolution. Click here to..."