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PayPal Fraud - Please read |
Jah
Joined: Jun 22, 2003
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From: UK
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I have just received an email from PayPal saying that my account will expire in 5 days unless I re-register. An obvious scam. Be careful if you receive this email - do not activate the attachment to the email. |
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ainamrev
Joined: May 23, 2003
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From: Servanya - Russia
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thanks for the heads up
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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That's why I just don't TRUST PayPal at times ! I am really better off with my 'SuPalPal' credit payment! |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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I have been receiving these for about 2 weeks now, in total probably about 40 times. Fortunately Norton antivirus has been picking it up for me and removing it.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mimail.i@mm.html
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vinnieza
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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From: UK or was it Pluto?
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that is usful info, thanx for that 
i'm lucky i have norton, otherwise i may have had 2 worm viruses, and a load of trojans, how i hate trojans and viruses 
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marka2k
Joined: Sep 22, 2002
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From: USA
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Not only a Scam if you view the email (and dont have anti-virus software) it infects you're computer with mimail here is a link for more info http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mimail.i@mm.html
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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thats exactly the same url I have 2 posts earlier in this same thread!
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vinnieza
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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From: UK or was it Pluto?
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how does it do that? HTML code?
masseur also posted that address,
thanx 
edit: i also posted the info that he posted in a post at the same time as mine (just before). 
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[ This Message was edited by: vinnieza on 2003-11-30 14:40 ] |
Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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I had an email last week telling me that my paypal payment never went thru,i only read the info from a sms alert on my phone but i did'nt bother to make sure the money was in the bank,i just left it. Then 2 days later i had another email telling me the payment went thru! I had'nt put any cash in to cover it either. Is this dodgy or just an error with paypal? PS,i still hav'nt read these emails from my PC.
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wapchimp
Joined: Jun 09, 2002
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From: Land of the chimps
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I had this and a scam ebay message. I just erase and bloke them without opening them. Or
Use my mobile cos its imune to viruses ;-)
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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I read all of it on t610 email client now,they wanted me to click a link and give some new credit card details!!!
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anish
Joined: Jul 19, 2003
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From: India / England
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@jojo
I don't think its a paypal security issue, HSBC had a similar issue. Like you get an email from HSBC saying update your details for the internet banking and you will have a link to that page if you click that link you will be taken to a webpage exactly looking like the HSBC internet banking home page. And in effect we will be filling a form with our bank login for the hacker
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superunknown
Joined: Nov 21, 2002
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thanks for the info:)
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laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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I received a Ebay mail where they wanted me to fill in my credit card details. And I haven't got an Ebay account! Note the "hidden" destination of the URL.
Dear valued eBay member:
It has come to our attention that your eBay account information
needs to be updated as a matter of precaution and security.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and
update your personal records you will not run into any future problems
with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account
suspension.
Please update your records by September 30th.
Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.
To update your eBay records click here:
http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate
eBay Update team
http://www.ebay.com
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