posted on September 20, 2002 01:34:41 AM new
I received this strange email...anybody else get the same request?...and so it goes!
Subj: PAYPAL ACCOUNT LOST
Date: 9/19/2002 11:59:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Welcome PAYPAL member,
I am sorry to inform you that 300,000 of our data base has lost due to some technical problems. your account was one from those lost database so , we were temporarily unable to verify it as a registered user. Approximately 90 seconds ago, your verification was made void by loss of data. Now, due to PAYPAL verification protocol, it is mandatory for us to re-verify you. Please verify it by completing the form below. PAYPAL advises everyone to fill out the information so we won't have any misconfigured billing problems or termination of your PAYPAL account. Upon submitting your request you will not have to worry about the security of your account, and your information will be updated and stored again . please complete the form within 2 minutes of reading this.
posted on September 20, 2002 03:01:56 AM new
YES IT IS A HOAX!!!!!! Do not click on that link. Go to the regular Paypal site if you want to verify your account...this is just a way of getting your password and login.
I received this same one and immediately deleted it and went to the Paypal site to verify my account balance...as I do at least once a day.
this type thing goes around about once a month...I wonder how many poor souls actually fall for it?
posted on September 20, 2002 04:16:04 AM new
I would assume the PayPal legal staff would use much better sentence structure. LOL !!! Send a copy to the PayPal.
