I have received a couple of e-mails in my inbox (not spam folder) which is showing my Paypal usage. I have never used Paypal in my life but I am getting receipts of a specific amount with a specific receipt number. Is anyone else getting these??
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- Thread starter MissCroft
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Everybody gets those. They are phishing scams hoping that they get lucky and someone with a real account logs in on the link they provide. Bam, account drained.
Yeah, lots of these emails fly around. It's way too easy to make a spoof email and website pretending to be PayPal or a bank or a credit card company.
My advice would be to call the bank or credit card company if you get strange emails.
My advice would be to call the bank or credit card company if you get strange emails.
The official paypal mails show your real name always.
So "Dear User" or "Dear Customer" is not real. If you get this mail and you are confused just open an other window and sign there and check your activity. If you don't see any transaction the mail is fake. You can forward the all mail to the paypal security center for investigation. Here is the address:
spoof@paypal.com
Never click any link in the mail and never sign-in to paypal through that link what you find in the fake mail. I hope it was helpful.
So "Dear User" or "Dear Customer" is not real. If you get this mail and you are confused just open an other window and sign there and check your activity. If you don't see any transaction the mail is fake. You can forward the all mail to the paypal security center for investigation. Here is the address:
spoof@paypal.com
Never click any link in the mail and never sign-in to paypal through that link what you find in the fake mail. I hope it was helpful.
I've received spam from Fed Ex, EZ Pay (407 related), banks I have accounts, etc. with and banks I don't (all bogus). I've even received emails about court appearances. None of these companies would ever email you and depending on the institution will have a way of forwarding the message on to them to be investigated by them. Most secure sites have an s, as in https, just like here on TERB and a padlock symbol, that should be locked. If it doesn't have both it isn't secure.
Whenever you receive an email from your bank, paypal, credit card company, or anyone else where your password unlocks actual cash DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS. No matter how legitimate and authentic it may seem to be.
Instead go to your browser and click on your bookmark for the banking site, or whatnot, and access it that way. Even when the email was actually an authentic one really from your bank it's just a good habit never to click through email links to a bank login page.
Instead go to your browser and click on your bookmark for the banking site, or whatnot, and access it that way. Even when the email was actually an authentic one really from your bank it's just a good habit never to click through email links to a bank login page.
Took the words right out of my mouth. Never ever open. I get Paypal all the time and I do have an a/c with them but would never ever open, nor would I with banks or cc institutions.
I wouldn't open or click on anything. The e-mail states that I bought an X-box hard drive for $29.10 from a specific person (it states their name- never heard of them) and that the charge will appear on my credit card. Never got an e-mail like that before.
Oh ok. I got several emails purporting to be from my bank. I called the bank and they said to forward the suspected bogus emails to their fraud department.
Question: How can one forward a suspected bogus email to the bank's fraud department UNOPENED?
Ignore all emails from banks, credit cards, paypal, ebay etc.... If there is an issue with your account they will call you.
The easiest way to see it's a scam is put your cursor over the link and you'll see it goes to some weird URL where that web page may look like the real thing. They may try their best to make it look like a Bank of Montreal link, but it won't be the real web address of BMO.
It's very easy to duplicate the look of a web site.
Sadly, although 99.99% of people won't fall for it, all it takes is one person to fall for it and the scammer may siphon your funds. That's the mainstream problem internet has brought upon us as it's easy and free for scammers to send millions of emails.
I remember the old days on getting a scam in my snail mail! So some guy literally spent money to send letters in the mail to 100s or 1,000s of homes? I guess so!
The easiest way to see it's a scam is put your cursor over the link and you'll see it goes to some weird URL where that web page may look like the real thing. They may try their best to make it look like a Bank of Montreal link, but it won't be the real web address of BMO.
It's very easy to duplicate the look of a web site.
Sadly, although 99.99% of people won't fall for it, all it takes is one person to fall for it and the scammer may siphon your funds. That's the mainstream problem internet has brought upon us as it's easy and free for scammers to send millions of emails.
I remember the old days on getting a scam in my snail mail! So some guy literally spent money to send letters in the mail to 100s or 1,000s of homes? I guess so!
Yeah - the details make this a slightly more sophisticated message. You look at it and say 'well I didn't order a hard drive! I'd better click the link and clear the matter up'. A 29.10 mischarge is so much more plausible than 'you just won $1,000,00'.
Opening an email will do nothing. It's clicking the links or opening any attachment files they try to ask you to download and save on your PC that may cause you trouble.
So forwarding them the email is fine.
