bjboswell
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posted on January 5, 2006 09:28:26 AM
Sorry to post the whole thing but has anyone here received anything from paypal like this? Thanks in advance...
PayPal Security Measures!
We are contacting you to remind you that: on 3 January 2006 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account, one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address. IP Address Time Country
80.53.1.130 Apr. 30, 2005 15:05:08 PDT Poland
80.53.255.174 Apr. 30, 2005 15:07:58 PDT Poland
141.85.99.169 Apr. 30, 2005 15:13:09 PDT Romania
141.85.99.169 Apr. 30, 2005 21:28:08 PDT Romania
195.61.146.130 Apr. 30, 2005 21:33:43 PDT Romania
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dejapooh
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posted on January 5, 2006 09:37:27 AM
Spoof Ahoy!
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buyhigh
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posted on January 5, 2006 09:49:17 AM
forward this to [email protected]
buyhigh
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irked
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posted on January 5, 2006 10:28:56 AM
got one to my email that isn't even associated with my Paypal account. LOL SPOOF!
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Can't touch this! uh huh, uh huh.
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crossroadstrader
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posted on January 5, 2006 10:31:09 AM
Anything that has a "click here" goes to spoof. I always log in directly through PayPal or Ebay as the spoofs are getting more creative than I can keep up with!
Life is full of ups and downs...take advantage of them all !
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bjboswell
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posted on January 5, 2006 12:25:10 PM
crossroads I do as well but I have not had this particular pfish before. I did send it to paypal and also changed my password AGAIN! Thanks for all your responses
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tOMWiii
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posted on January 5, 2006 12:46:41 PM
bilbo:
PayPal will ALWAYS address you by yer NAME ~ example: "Dear Ralph J. Daug" ~ in ANY email to you from PayPal...NO EXCEPTIONS!
As David Steinberg used to say to his dog:
"Booga, booga, booga..."
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bjboswell
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posted on January 6, 2006 07:33:56 AM
Tom, Thanks for the "KIND" response. Most of my reason for posting it here was as a heads up... in case its a new thing that not everyone has seen. We all get piles of this crap everyday... I just had not seen this particular one before. Sorry to take up your time!
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tOMWiii
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posted on January 6, 2006 07:39:58 AM
bjboswell:
WTF what THAT all about???????
WHAT in my post could have POSSIBLY offend you to this extent??????
GEEEESH!
If ya ever heard some of the things I say to RALPHIE all day long...THEN you'd have a sound excuse for CRINGING!
GEEEESH!!!!
Ya know sumptin, Ralphie?
Girls give me GAS!"
As David Steinberg used to say to his dog:
"Booga, booga, booga..."
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crossroadstrader
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posted on January 6, 2006 07:41:36 AM
bjboswell...Don't you just hate the constant changing of passwords? I always think if they can send men into space then SOMEONE can figure out how to let me keep my passwords safe for at least a week at a time 
Life is full of ups and downs...take advantage of them all !
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fenix03
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posted on January 6, 2006 08:04:50 AM
The only reason to change the password to an internet account after opening an email is paranoia. I'm sure there are cures for that but I am reasonably sure they will not be technology related 
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Never ask what sort if computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If he's not, why embarrass him? - Tom Clancy
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on January 6, 2006 08:08:54 AM
So true fenix. However if that person were to click on something in that email that's all it takes. They need not enter their user name and password. All they have to do is click on a link in the email and sometimes that downloads a virus. I don't even bother opening them anymore. Just straight to the trash folder after forwarding to [email protected].
Just another white mouse in the ebay maze looking for some cheese
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on January 6, 2006 08:12:25 AM
I guess the difference is the dog has no choice but to tolerate it.
fLufF
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crossroadstrader
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posted on January 6, 2006 09:19:22 AM
I wasn't referring to only emails. I do not open emails I am unsure of, I do not click links, and I do not download things at random. I never change passwords over emails as I have no need to. However, It was recommended to me by someone ,at some point, over something or nothing, that it is wise to change passwords every 6 months or so and to never use the same password for two separate email accounts and such. I find that a huge pain as my brain likes to remember ONE password and if I write it down that is a big no no too.
Has anyone seen the commercial for the laptop with the finger scan instead of using passwords? THAT seems a useful thing to pursue.
Life is full of ups and downs...take advantage of them all !
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pixiamom
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posted on January 6, 2006 09:33:59 AM
That nice yellow button to respond to Ask Seller a Question was all it took to put my puter out of commission
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profe51
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posted on January 6, 2006 05:06:16 PM
I've had the same PP password for 5 years, and I don't get these phish letters. I feel so.....left out. A whole lot of this crap is the result of people using actual email addresses to log in to websites that require a working address. Can you say "H-A-R-V-E-S-T"???
mailinator.com can solve your problem of a working email address for throw away websites, so can dodgeit.com.
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