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Please be very wary, folks! There is another run on the scam to get you to check your PayPal account at a faked address by sending you a message that your account will be shut down in the next 72 hours or so unless you go to the fake address and provide your account data.

I only say be very wary because the warning is so convincing at first glance! PayPal has a scam mail address to forward all such emails to avoid any traps like this.

It is: spoof@paypal.com
 
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I got an e-mail yesterday but didn't even open it. The mantra is that if you haven't invited an e-mail response from a company, delete it. Anything Pay Pal has to say to you can be accessed when you log onto your account.
 
I've gotten several of these over the last year or so. But I use a seperate email for all of my internet registrations and I've never received one at that address. Not real hard to recognize them as fakes when that happens. Paypal is very aggressive about following these so be sure to forward to the address Bob provided.
 
I think the best rule that works for me is never EVER use a link to gain access to a site that I must login to use. Banks, paypal, ebay, hotmail, any of 'em. If you need to go there, TYPE THE ADDRESS YOURSELF and you will avoid all the troubles. The reason these scams work is because people actually click on that link and don't notice that the address isn't legitimate.

Another thing my bank does is has me select a photograph that they present to me when I log in. This is information only they and I know and makes it very hard for a scam artist to trick you.

Bottom line - if you are logging in, you had better have typed in the address to get there.
 
I get at least one of those EVERY DAY, sometimes several. Some are a lot more convincing than others. If you need to feel comfortable that it's a fake, take a look at the address that the link will take you to by hovering your mouse on it. Invariably, it's different than the correct address such as the PayPal or ebay address.
 
Originally posted by btboone
<br /> If you need to feel comfortable that it's a fake, take a look at the address that the link will take you to by hovering your mouse on it. Invariably, it's different than the correct address such as the PayPal or ebay address.
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The good ones hide that, too. Forward the email to spoof at paypal dot com. They will let you know whether or not it originated from them.
 
Some are realy very convincing...and looks like the real Paypal site. Even give you some warnings!

A few times, I played with them and entered fictitious user name (that sound realistic) and password. Hoping that they will try multiple times and hope I just missed a character or something [:D].
 
Whether it is e Bay or Paypal. Don't click through the e mail; ever. Close it. Go into a new browser, pull up your e bay or paypal account and check for messages.
If it is from e bay, click your forward icon and send it to spoof@ebay.com; they will try to prosecute. I send at least one every other week. These criminals will never stop scamming if we don't make them stop. John Eaton, Jonesboro, Arkansas
 
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