posted on April 15, 2004 02:25:12 PM new
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Dear*************.rr.com,
We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your PayPal account may
have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security
of your account and of the PayPal network is our primary concern.
Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to
sensitive PayPal account features.
Click below in order to regain access to your account:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
For more information about how to protect your account, please visit
PayPal's Security Center, accessible via the "Security Center" link located
at the bottom of each page of the PayPal website.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your
assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire PayPal
system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
The PayPal Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
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posted on April 15, 2004 03:13:35 PM new
Yeah, I got that same email more than a few times this week ... it's still good to 'bring up' though once in awhile, in this forum. Might help forewarn and protect unsuspecting newcomers.
posted on April 15, 2004 03:21:18 PM new
It would have fooled me as it came from a secure website. i.e. https which is what all of P/P's email come through. & they always say that it is a secure website.
posted on April 15, 2004 08:35:48 PM new
Got the SAME one today - if you moused over the PAYPAL LINK - you could see some fake sports website you were directed to... and of course, they asked for your pin #, cc account, 1st born, etc etc etc. Bunch of same ol' losers....
Just because it has the https ... you cannot trust ANY OF THEM. Just assume they are all thieves.
posted on April 15, 2004 09:02:30 PM new
Beware of clicking on those links. Even if you don't fill out any of the info on the phony site it leads to, you could wind up with a trojan on your computer and they can come through a back door later and get whatever info they want that happens to be on your computer.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
