Warning ! ! ! Fraud Email Looks Like From Paypal

[Kitchen2u]

If you have a PayPal account ~ the message below is a FRAUD! I called to confirm with PayPal, "yes, it's NOT from PayPal"

My 1st reaction was "oh, I better do this..." because it looks so real ~ check out the email address! But luckily, I remembered the email address it came to is NOT the email asscoiated with PayPal!

Beware! Don't click on it, never know what it will do to you PC...but the source will have your credit card info!

Unfortunatey here...it loses the LOOK of the email...it looks REAL.

~ Ginny

EMAIL RECEIVED BELOW:

From: "PayPal" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Important Notification from Resolution Center
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 18:55:29 +0300


Place or Update Credit Card on File



Dear PayPal Customer ,

This is your final warning about the safety of your PayPal account. If you do not update your billing informations your access on PayPal features will be restricted and the user deleted. This might be due to either following reasons:


- A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address)
- Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
- An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due an internal error within
our processors.



Please update your PayPal profile in order to restore your online access:

http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/ema/index-outside

If your account information is not updated, your ability to use your PayPal account will become restricted.


Thank you,
PayPal Billing Department


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[chefann]

Remember, PayPal will always use your full name in an email. If you're ever in doubt about the veracity of a message that purports to be from PayPal, DON'T click on any links. Instead, open a browser window and type www.paypal.com, and then log into your account.

To report phishing or other scam PayPal email, forward them to [email protected].

 

[TwinGirlsMom]

I've gotten these before...forward them to [email protected].
Usually the web address is not paypal.com, tho, when I follow the link which is the first clue that it is spam.

 

[Kathytnt]

Never click on a link in an e-mail for any credit card company, ebay or pay pal etc. Go directly to your account and long in with our password information.

I had someone post e-bay auction items with my account. Not sure what they were going to do because it should have gone to my paypal accoutn which has a different password. My ebay accoutn password was changed etc. E-Bay found something was amiss, removed the items, notified me and I reset my password. Of course they want to use my account I have a 100% positive feedback.

 

[chefkristin]

I have gotten these many times. So has my husband. Just send to the email Ann said.

 

[luvs2sellit]

Yep, I get these on a regular basis. I have sent several to [email protected] and they just send a generic reply letter. What is odd is that I get them as soon as I make a purchase.

 

[ChefJeniLobdell]

I've gotten these several times. Other than deleting them I didn't know what to do. I'll definitely send them to [email protected].

It is very convincing. I received one stating that a recent purchase could not be completed without updating my paypal account. I hadn't purchased anything. I questionned my son and husband if they had placed an order. They hadn't either.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Dearest Friend,Your name has been given to me as a trustworthy soul. I am a former army general in Nigeria, falsely imprisoned since 1962. I have 22 million American dollars tied up in a bank and only you can help me free my [stolen] money. I wil give you $6 million American as a reward. Please send me your bank account number so I can wire the funds directly from...er...to your account.(Signed) General Data Error

 

[jrstephens]

I get these too. My boss gets them in his email and does not even have a Paypal account - yes I check his mail he does not have a clue how to turn the computer on must less check email! ha!