posted on October 10, 2001 12:04:03 AM new
Do you think maybe the virus is some sort of program that will harvest your paypal user info and password when you actually go to the real paypal site?
I was think maybe it would send the user info without you knowing it.
posted on October 10, 2001 09:43:27 AM new
Speaking about this situation, and scams in general, never give key bits like password or PIN to any company calling/emailing you, regardless of whether they use the "we had an error" line or not. Never, never, never, not even if they say they're from a company you actually do business with.
If it's the real company calling you, they do not need to ask your ID (they already know it), and would never ask for your password/PIN. At worst, if a legitimate company screwed up your credit card PIN, or you forgot yours, for example, they'd issue you a new PIN by mail -- i.e. they'd tell you themselves what your (new) PIN is, not ask you for the old one.
Same is true of passwords to websites or other such systems. If the old ones are lost on the server, or forgotten by the user, the old one is simply replaced or re-entered by the administrator, who informs the user, rather than asking the user for the old ones.
BTW, if someone representing a company you do business with (your electric utility for example) shows up in person, ask for their ID card, and if they've shown up without your request, call the company they represent and make sure it is a valid visit -- before allowing entry.
Unless you initiate a call or email with a number/address you know is valid, do not give out personal information. This even includes random telephone calls where it sounds like the party sounds uncertain who they called and ask for your name; do not give your name, but rather ask the caller who *they* are.
You don't have to be paranoid to exercise some essential, warranted caution, because scammers are known to exploit people who don't exercise these cautions.
Hopefully, the thread originator got everything affected changed before they were exploited.
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What's being done in the name of direct marketing nowadays is crazy.
The above are all just my opinions, except where I cite facts as such.
Oh, I am not dc9a320 anywhere except AW. Any others are not me.
Is eBay is changing from a world bazaar into a bizarre world?
posted on October 10, 2001 09:47:35 AM new
I was originally the second poster on this thread WARNING users to not go to the scan site. The message was erased because it apparently contained "private" information about the domain owner. But anyone with some network knowledge knows that this information is publicly available via a WHOIS search (see register.com)
So, can I have that post re-instated please?
[ edited by sun818 on Oct 10, 2001 09:51 AM ]
posted on October 10, 2001 10:36:12 AM newjust4laffs - I hope you had virus protection if you just visited the site... Otherwise, you may have the happytime virus now.
