Another Paypal Scare!

I was checking my email tonight and got this email that said that another email address had been added to my Paypal account.

Since I didn't remember doing this I decided to check this email out! The email said that a Yahoo email account had been added to my own Paypal account! (And it even wasn't any of my own Yahoo email accounts!) Since I didn't remember doing this I decided to check out my paypal account just to make sure! I did this and was relieved to see that the only email accounts on my Paypal account were the ones that I added myself!

This was really an authentic-looking piece of email and it is a good thing that I checked it out! (and by checking it out I mean that I went directly to the Paypal site and I did not click on the link that was provided in the email!)

So here you yet another example of how people are trying to get access to one's Paypal account. If you ever get email like this go to the Paypal site directly and do not click on the link in the email!

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Another Paypal Phishing Scam!

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I Almost Thoght That This Was Real!

I got this email recently:

Your Payment Agreement

Dear customer,

You have set up a Payment Agreement to automatically pay your eBid seller fees with PayPal. The description of your agreement is shown below:

Description: eBid Seller Fees

If you did not authorize this agreement please click the link bellow:

https://www.paypal.co.uk/xxxxxxxxxxxx

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

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Copyright 使1999-2009 PayPal. All rights reserved.

PayPal (Europe) S.a r.l. & Cie, S.C.A.
Societe en Commandite par Actions
Registered Office: 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg B 118 349


Now since I do belong to Paypal, I almost thought that this email was real until I looked at the provided link more closely! The link DOES NOT take you to a legitimate Paypal site! Instead it goes somewhere else.

If you have a Paypal account you have to be very careful when you get any Paypal-related email. Since belonging to Paypal means that you are doing financial transactions online you want to be very careful that no one else - besides you and Paypal - have access to your account! If you do get a Paypal-related email you should not click on any link provided! What you should do is go directly to your Paypal account and see if there are any problems with your Paypal account.

I have had the experience of talking to Paypal on the phone and so far I haven't had any problems with them yet - indeed a few of those times the people that I talked to were very helpful!

These kinds of emails are sent because people are "phishing" for you account information. Once they have your account information they may be able to withdraw your Paypal funds!

So you have to be very careful!

Paypal - Phishing Anyone?

Here is another Paypal email that was received from someone:

Attention PayPal Online Client:

You have received this email because we have strong reason to believe that your PayPal account had been recently compromised. In order to prevent any activity from occurring we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

If your account informations are not updated within the next 72 hours, then we will assume this account is and will be suspended. We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your PayPal account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.

Please login into your PayPal Online account and complete verification process

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

If you have a Paypal account and receive this email, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK IN THE EMAIL!. Instead go directly to the Paypal official website - Paypal.com - and check your account from there!



*Hint - If you put your cursor over the blue, underlined link in the email you will see that the link does NOT go to the offical Paypal site - it goes somewhere else!

Here Is YET ANOTHER Paypal-Related "Phish"!

Here is yet another copy of an email that I got in my inbox:


Warning : Your credit card will expire soon.

- You may no longer be able to use PayPal

To avoid any interruption to your service, please update your credit card by following the link below :

https://www.paypal.com/~

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and
you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal
account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID PP-~


While the link on the email includes Paypal's legitimate website address, a quick check of the link shows that if you click on that link it will take you to an entirely different website!

So you really have to be careful! If you have a Paypal account and get an email just like the one above, then you should go directly to the PayPal Website and check the status of your Paypal account.

Do not click on a link provided in an email! Go directly to the Paypal website!

Do You Have A Paypal Account?

Then you are going to have to be VERY careful with the email that you get! Here is a copy of a recent email that was sent to someone:

PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.

Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement access to your account will be limited. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised.

In order to secure your account we may require some specific information from you. We encourage you to log in by clicking on the link below and complete the requested form as soon as possible.


https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

Ignoring our request, for an extended period of time, may result in account limitations or may result in eventual account closure.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is
a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.


Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department


PayPal Email ID PPxxx

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*Please do not respond to this e-mail as your reply will not be received.

Now this email looks legitimate! It has all of the paypal logos included with the email BUT if you take a look at the link that they want you to go to you will see that it goes to an entirely different site! (Also this could be a good legal case for Paypal because whoever sent this email is using Paypal's official (and I'm guessing copyrighted) logos and Paypal could possible have a very good (and profitable) copyright infringement case againt whoever sent this email!

So please be careful when you get email like this. If you have a paypal account and you get an email like this then contact Paypal directly! Do not click on any links from the emails!

Do You Have A Paypal Account?

Then be very wary if you get an email such as this one:

Dear Member,

Your PayPal account has expired.

You must renew it immediately or your account will be closed.

If you intend to use this service in the future, you must take action at once!

To continue click here, login to your PayPal account and follow the steps.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a respons(e). For assistence, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID #

Of course the "link that they want you to click on does not go to the paypal site - it goes somewhere else.

If you have any doubts about your paypal account then you should contact paypal directly - they have a very secure website.