mychza Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I get e-mails like that from ebay and paypal all the time. If I didn't just make a purchase, I immediatly forward it to paypals spam address. If you are ver unsure, just open another window and log in to check. I never click links in e-mails anymore. The bad guys are jus getting too good with their fake sites and e-mails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldie Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Mommie75, That e-mail was NOT from paypal. It was a fake. Somebody is trying to get info on your password. DO NOT follow the link in the e-mail. It may look like you are re-directing to paypal, but you are NOT. If you have already put your password info, please go to the paypal site (www.paypal.com -- not the link in the e-mail) and change it immediately. I got these kind of e-mails ALL the time. I just ignore them... or send it to [email protected]. If you login into your account at paypal (www.paypal.com, NOT the link in the e-mail), you'll see that there's no such charge in your account! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 My friends husband fell for the paypal security email that was sent. They got his ebay password, id, etc. Used it to sell illegal computer stuff. Got his credit card info. IT was a mess. Took over 2 months to straighten out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure60 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I get those paypal email scams all the time,,,I just delete those. I hope everything works out for the good,,,mommie75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrat Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 It doesn't matter if it spells out "such and such. com" or not, there are ways to spell out something and then it go someplace else. Try clicking my like here to see an example... http://www.paypal.com If you are in doubt, NEVER click a link AT ALL. Rt click on it and view the properties of the link. 9 times out of 10 it will spell out a legit site, only to send you to another site where the phishing will happen.Alright let me be more specific. I also look at the bottom of my screen to see where its going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mulkey Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I get emails supposedly from paypal telling me that I have added a new email address to my account. There is a link wanting me to confirm the addition or to dispute it. This must be another way of getting your info. Because when I go to paypal.com there is nothing showing a pending email addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcster Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I get emails supposedly from paypal telling me that I have added a new email address to my account. There is a link wanting me to confirm the addition or to dispute it. This must be another way of getting your info. Because when I go to paypal.com there is nothing showing a pending email addition.I would bet it's another phishing attempt! You could change your password, just to be sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josetann Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I get emails supposedly from paypal telling me that I have added a new email address to my account. There is a link wanting me to confirm the addition or to dispute it. This must be another way of getting your info. Because when I go to paypal.com there is nothing showing a pending email addition.This is the one that got my mom. She tried to dispute it, it asked for her card number, she gave it. Luckily she emailed me right away about it (she didn't know she'd been scammed, she thought someone really got access to her PayPal account and was going to wipe it out). She cancelled her card, so no harm was done (just a bit of inconvenience while waiting for the new one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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