OT - Important Pay Pal Fraud....READ

[californiagirl]

Hi Everyone~~


I have something very important for you to read: I just got an email from [email protected], telling me that they were authorizing a payment for some item that I never ordered, for $205.00 !!! This item was to be sent to a person and address I never heard of also. Keep in mind, that this email looks just like one you'd get form PayPal!!


Now, here's the tricky part: They had a link on the page, "If you did not order this item, click to unauthorize payment".........well, when you click on it (which you naturally would do, since the purchase is not yours), it asks for your credit card # and social security number, as well as other info. DO NOT DO THIS!!!! I called PayPal, they said the email is fraudulent, and to forward the whole email to [email protected], so that they can block the sender.


I hope none of you received one of these, and if you did, I hope you didn't follow he prompts to submit your info. Whew --- I had a panic attack for a few minutes there until I straightened it out---luckily I didn't fill in any of my info.

[babygap5]

Thanks for the heads up!!!

[SimplyMe]

I hate crap like that! I got an email not too long ago saying people were calling and pretending to be credit card companies and saying basically the same thing, like they were the fraud squad and they have all your info except that 3-4 digit # ont he back that you use for online purchases etc and that's how they get you. It's sick that you can't trust anyone adn have to second guess even supposed "helpful" calls and emails. Thanks for the info!

[spilled_milk]

Ugh I hate that! You really have to keep your eyes open for things like that...


My friend is from Russia, and she didn't really know what the number on the bottom of your checks was. So, she entered to win a "$200 shopping spree". She got a call saying that she had won, and they asked her for that number. She gave it to them!! Luckily when her father realized what she had done, they managed to take all of their money out of their checking account and close it. But, it just shows how dangerous those things can be.


<3 Anya--

[tcsarah]

I have received quite a few similar ones recently, supposedly from PayPal, and also from banks asking me to verify details - this screams SCAM. Reputable companies will NEVER ask you to provide security details via such means. Actually eBay has a handy little toolbar you can download, which willgive a warningwhen you click on links in emailsthat are supposedly fromPaypal or eBay if they are not genuine, with the option to report that particular scammer.


I would advise to NEVER give out personal or account information unless initiated by yourself oryou have verified the message's authenticity.

[reese]

We had a similar issue recently. Someone bought something off of my
husband from ebay. They said they wouldn't give us their address, and that
they had a FedEx account and would send for the package. Then we got an
email from "paypal" saying that the payment had been authorized, but that
the money would not be deposited until they received a tracking number for
the package. There was a link to click for "details" and it asked for your
username and password... since is was a bogus site, all it really did was give
your info to whomever was running that site. It was a whole lot of
ridiculousness.... Luckily, my husband is pretty smart, and he, too, called
PayPal who said that it wasn't legit. Also, their ebay account disappeared just
moments after they won the auction.