Members bullpencoach Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hi - recently I got an email saying that a new (not mine) email address had been added to my PayPal account. When I checked my profile, it wasn't there, so it may have simply been a fishing attempt to get me to log on through the email itself. Anyway, would you close the PayPal account immediately, or let them check on it further, and monitor it closely? I'm unverified. Anyone else have this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheDarxide Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 You and 90% of the Internet. Ignore it, don't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Bartus Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Yeah, it happened to me, too. I just alerted Paypal to the spoof e-mail, and changed my password just in case. Better safe than sorry, and if you didn't give anyone else your password, you should be OK. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the russ Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 I would close my Paypal account, and the bank account linked to it, immediately. I would also cancel any credit cards associated with that account. I would then sell off all my gear and move to Mexico.Mexico baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitArtMan Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 spoof@paypal.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dean Medlock Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 I have a seperate email account that I only use for eBay and PayPal...and for some reason, I've never gotten a phishing email at that account. I do get them all the time on my regular email account...which lets me know immediately that they are bogus...I forward them without even opening them to spoof@paypal.com. Why everyone doesn't do this, I have no idea. I don't get any other spam there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 I get several of those a week, which is amusing since I don't have a Paypal account. A tip for seeing if an e-mail is legit is to look at the message path. Its not hard to guess its not from say Paypal if the sender turns out to be an e-mail server in Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Rookie Posted October 12, 2005 Members Share Posted October 12, 2005 Originally posted by tim gueguen I get several of those a week, which is amusing since I don't have a Paypal account.A tip for seeing if an e-mail is legit is to look at the message path. Its not hard to guess its not from say Paypal if the sender turns out to be an e-mail server in Belgium. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skr4ped Posted October 12, 2005 Members Share Posted October 12, 2005 I promptly ignore any e-mail I get from PayPal and eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bullpencoach Posted October 19, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thanks for the replies. I clicked on a link in the first email, then realizing that was probably stupid, shut down the window before the page had loaded fully. The message path did seem strange. Getting even more of them. The party must have had read-receipt or something. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members St. Andrew Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 paypal always addresses you by your name. because they know it and the phishers dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Donzi Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by bullpencoach I clicked on a link in the first email, then realizing that was probably stupid, shut down the window before the page had loaded fully. I would run an anti-spyware program anyway. The first thing a spyware laden page does is deposit a tracking cookie on your computer (well before the page finishes loading). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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