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Paypal poser scam email

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  • 04-06-2011 1:21am
    #1
    stokesy_kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    Hey,
    i got this e-mail earlier on from "Paypal" :

    Dear Value Customer,
    We regret to inform you that your account has been suspended by our administrative department for one of the following reason below.
    Your account is in violation of our terms, policy's or guide lines and has been suspended.
    We have not received the renewal fee for your account.
    Click Here to save your account


    Thanks,
    PayPal

    Long story short it's a scam / virus. email says it comes from "paypal.com" but usually emails from paypal are from something like "service@paypal.com" or something like that. the "Click Here to save your account" link is a hyperlink to meade.de(took the hyperlink out of the qoute just in case someone clicked on it by accident). Anyway said i'd post it, just to give some warning of emails like this
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    #2
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    the easiest way to confirm that an email from paypal is legit is to forward it to spoof@paypal.com You will get an email back saying whether it is legit.


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    #3
    bpb101
    Registered Users Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    main problem you have is
    how did the virus people knew you had a pay pal account


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    #4
    tallaghtoutlaws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭tallaghtoutlaws


    bpb101 wrote: »
    main problem you have is
    how did the virus people knew you had a pay pal account

    They don't. They hit a billion email addresses in the hope someone with a paypal account falls for the trick.


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