Nezz10

Got one in my inbox today, looks really good but maybe fake. Have reported it to Paypal and will wait for their responce.

Anyone else get the same one?


Security Measures

Dear Paypal Member.
We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account was hijacked by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you.

If you are the rightful holder of the account you must click the link below and then complete all steps from the following page as we try to verify your identity.


Click here to verify your account



Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Raartoot

I get them all the time mate, You never get a link to click if its from PAYPAL, you have to log in from the Paypal site, Just ignore it.
Paypal will most likely already know anyway.

James Neill

iTrader: (1)

Yeah got a couple - reported them to PayPal and got the (rather obvious) confirmation that they're phishing scams.

What do you mean "maybe fake". Look at where the email comes from and it's obvious. Also, the URL takes you to a non-paypal site plus the english just plain stinks

Dracoro

I think Paypal, and any others for that matter, need to buck their ideas up a bit.

Your typical internet user may not know about phishing and could easily fall for this. Paypal need to send out an e-mail (periodically as people can forget) to ALL users simply stating that phishing e-mails are happening and CLEARLY stating that you are never to be asked to click from a link etc. Go to the site etc.

I have a paypal account and have never heard about phishing from them.

16vmarc

I got one asking me to update my details otherwise they would delete my account.

GrahamG

i get so fed up with these. the first one i had a couple of years ago i clicked on. luckly nothing was to come of it. like has been said. if you get one never follow links. go and log on from the home page.

G

Julz1983

I got one about a hour ago telling me I had added a new address to my account, then below it had the new address, funny coz it wasn't a new address it was still my current one Never clicked on any links though just incase, so dunno what it was for or if it was a fake paypal e mail.

kbsub

I got one this morning , looked like the real thing to me ....so I deleted it

2000TLondon

Yeah, get these a lot and from ebay, look the part, worryingly.

I also get lots of emails telling me I'm attempting to change my MSN passport password, dunno who is up to what!

W@nkers.

Drnaz_2000

it seemed pretty official but when i found it in my junk mail i wasnt convinced. the link seemed to go to the paypal site tho...at least the web adress began the same.

***scoobybabe***

Be wary of ones sent from ebay, especially if you sell on there. I have had one this morning looking like its from an ebay memeber in the 'ask seller a question link' telling me its been 2 weeks now I had won this top of the range hifi thingy and he was reporting me to ebay for non payment, When I clicked the link to log in to my account (even though i'm already logged in) it asks me to log in! They are trying to get peoples ebay account info too now!

The Rani

I logged into my ebay account for the first time in ages and found I was "watching" all sorts of weird Goth junk, car parts, hi-fi stuff and even fridge magnets - definitely not what I use my ebay account for! Luckily the credit card number on my paypal account is an old one, so "I" haven't bought anything. I've changed all my passwords just to be on the safe side.

Raartoot

Yeah I had one of these yesterday too!!!

wwp8

yup got some of those, they were the only ones that nearly got me.


i think the tell tales signs when they start of like this

dear ebay member

or

dear paypal member

i'm sure thye normally start of
dear (user id)
or dear (name)

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

Easy way to tell - just hold your cursor over the link and the actual link ( rather than what is written in text on the email ) will show on the bar on the bottom left of your screen.

If this doesnt begin with the proper paypal or Ebay address you know its a scam mail.

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

I like to go to the link and write my username in as 'scamming retard' and password as 'thick *******'

prob brightens their day