posted on August 30, 2004 03:55:45 AM new
I'm used to getting spoof scam emails for both ebay and paypal on a daily basis ... and for the most part, there's just a few 'variations' amongst each that we get.
but this morning's phish-fry had a whole new look LOL ... cripe, they gave it a "case number" and everything! ...
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{inserted good-lookin' paypal logo
right here} and....
PayPalŪ is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of
buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud
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understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
Case ID Number: PP-871-224-214
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posted on August 30, 2004 04:27:19 AM new
Wow. The first link is quite realistic. Good thing you posted the e-mail headers.
Clearly from a joker using AOL and not from PayPal.
posted on August 30, 2004 05:05:53 AM new
I got that one. I am getting tired of forwarding these to eBay or PayPal spoof centers. I hope they catch some of these creeps - I think they should be sentenced in Singapore to 1000 strokes of the cane.
Edited to add: And I wanna watch!
[ edited by earthmum on Aug 30, 2004 05:06 AM ]
posted on August 30, 2004 05:12:24 AM new
Found that one in my mailbox, too. Sent it to PayPal and they sent me a reply stating it was not from them.
I am really tired of getting these things, too. Singapore sounds like a good place for the creeps!!!
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