Paypal Scam?

[crashnburn'd]

I know something like this has been posted before, but I can't find it....

About twice a day, I've been getting something from Paypal saying that there was unauthorized access to my account and I need to click here and fill out a claim form there, etc. I'm pretty sure it's a scam, but really don't know. Has anyone else gotten these?

Here's the text:

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:

We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an
unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your
account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal
account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please
understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
Case ID Number:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...complaint-view



For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal
usedto make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the
Resolution Center https://www.paypal.com/. If, after reviewing your account
information, you seekfurther clarification regarding your account access, please
contact PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department

PayPal Email ID PP64

[iceman]

Well maybe I'm just naive but it looks legit to me.

[MOHSHSIHd]

maybe its this?

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ht=paypal+scam

[horizon]

I'd treat it as a scam.

Why don't you log in to your account the normal way, check to see if there really was any unauthorised activity and then see what to do next?

[mrryde]

see this: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ht=Paypal+scam

[mntlion]

send it to
spoof@paypal.com and ask them

1-2 hours later an answer


that or log onto paypal DIRECTLY. not thru a link

[crashnburn'd]

maybe its this?

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ht=paypal+scam

Thats the one... Thanks. Off the Paypal site, I forwarded it to spoof@paypal.com to see what they say.

Also, I did log on normally and look. Nothing looks out of the ordinary, that's when I started wondering.

[iceman]

Well maybe I'm just naive but it looks legit to me.

Well I guess that's why they do these things, for people like me.

[eldereldo]

Never reply to ANY of these type of messages. Always just go directly to your account and login as normal and check if you have any notifications there about problems.

As an addition, I am still amazed at how many people don't seem to have virus software on their email, and who will just open any attachment that they are sent. If you aren't expecting something from someone, don't open it until you get confirmation via an email you send (not thru reply!) that they did send you this deliberately.

People I know are forever complaining they have to reload their computers every couple of months because of viruses, that they lost all their files (what no backup?, that's a whole 'nother issue) that their machine is running so slow. Take some precautions and the whole virus thing would go away since without the notoriety attached to hearing about your virus shutting millions of computers virus hackers would soon get bored of writing things that don't affect anyone.

[WTFH]

It's not a scam. But can you PM me your email address, as I have a friend in Nigeria who needs to get some money out of the country...

[cj001f]

$10 says the original linked address in the e-mail wasn't to Paypal.

[mrryde]

It's not a scam. But can you PM me your email address, as I have a friend in Nigeria who needs to get some money out of the country...

Great this would help hold me over until I get my check from Bill Gates

[WTFH]

Great this would help hold me over until I get my check from Bill Gates

Are you Robert Soloway?

[cj001f]

Are you Robert Soloway?

And do you have any Anna Kornikova pics?

[Twoplanker]

It IS a scam. The link looks like it goes to PayPal but it does not. It will ask you to log in, harvest your login info and then your money.

Never follow a link in an email or on the Web to a site where you then enter sensitive information. Always go there directly by typing the addy into your browser.

[crashnburn'd]

It IS a scam. The link looks like it goes to PayPal but it does not. It will ask you to log in, harvest your login info and then your money.

Never follow a link in an email or on the Web to a site where you then enter sensitive information. Always go there directly by typing the addy into your browser.

That's why I was asking... The message back from paypal is that it was a scam.

[WTFH]

And do you have any Anna Kornikova pics?

If you tell me what poses, I'll ask her tonight...

[funkendrenchman]

Just so you know, this can also be a legit email as long as the link is actually to the real paypal site.

I got the exact same email when I tried to pay someone with my paypal account on the same computer they were going to accept the money on with their paypal account. It looked to them like the person was sending money to themself with my hacked account.

The way they correct those problems is by either calling you or by having you call the phone number listed on their website. So if you get one of those again, don't follow the link, but go to the real site, and call the resolution center.

[cj001f]

Just so you know, this can also be a legit email as long as the link is actually to the real paypal site.

All of my Paypal fraud contacts (2x, long story..) have been some persons name, with an e-mail and a totally different format.

[A-wreck]

I just closed my pay pal account after reading this thread.
Shit like this scares me.
I have enough problems, I don't need someone stealing my credit card number or my identity or something.

[Åsgard]

Paypal will always address you by your full name when they e-mail you. Those phishing will not, at least for now. Expect that to change....

[mista]

I got that message for a while over a year ago. I did as twoplanks said and went direct to my account typing the address in myself and logged in no problems. I have ignored this and eventually I stopped getting them. I got them off ebay too. Another one I gpt recently was supposedly from a real ebay member accusing me of not paying him. Load of shit too.

[Tippster]

You can also call them and ask...

PayPal Customer Service Agents are available to help you during the following times:

4:00 AM PDT to 10:00 PM PDT Monday through Friday
6:00 AM PDT to 8:00 PM PDT on Saturday and Sunday

Call us at: 402-935-2050

[oosik]

Put it this way, if I get email messages like this and I don't even have a Paypal account and have never ever even signed up, you can guarantee this is not a legit email.

[schindlerpiste]

It is a scam. DO NOT REPLY TO IT, or OPEN THE LINK. Whoever is sending it is trying to steal your personal info. to defraud you. Report it to paypal immediately. Paypal is safe, so long as you access its web site (www.paypal.com) without solicitation. Paypal will never contact you and ask you to sign in with your user ID and password. The same is true of ebay.