Wickeycolumbus Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I got this email today: I'm sure most of would know this is a scam, but I thought I'd warn all of you. I don't even have a PayPal account associated with that email address and the link goes to an exact replica of the PayPal site (though it is not the actual site). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks for the heads up. I used to get similar emails fairly often. It was usually painfully obvious that it was a poor attempt at phishing (i.e. misspelled words). You can forward such emails to spoof@paypal.com. tjb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 This is very common, I see these ALL the time. First clue is they don't use your real name in the email. Second clue is some type of link they want you to click. Third clue (and often the most obvious) is various spelling and grammatical errors. These emails would be more believable if they'd find a native English speaker to compose them. As always with emails of this nature, the safest thing to do is login directly to your account with a link you've saved or by typing the URL. Never by clicking the link. Most email clients will also display the URL of the link if you hover over them (or you can often right-click the link and then copy the URL to view it in a text editor or browser before visiting it). ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Who wouldn't be drawn in by the chance to "Activer" your account? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Only a matter of time before the spelling and grammer will get better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 SECURITY ALERT ACTIVATION REQUIRED! Yeah that was the first indication it was a scam lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Just like anything you get that looks like this for Paypal, eBay, whatever, always delete it and then go directly to the site by typing the address in instead of clicking on any links or what not. Then you'll see if it's actually legit, which it usually isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Even if I was stupid enough to click the link from a scam Email (I am not lol!) I use RoboForm to store and fill in all my site logins and it knows if the site does not match the proper URL for the matching username/password login and I have tested that it works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Third clue (and often the most obvious) is various spelling and grammatical errors. These emails would be more believable if they'd find a native English speaker to compose them. Maybe they did If only you guys could see the garbage that I see daily, written by "professionals" trying to sound business-like, but really just dropping necessary words & confusing the meanings of other words. Edited July 25, 2011 by Rex Dart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I click these links all the time (usually on a crap box or VM). Then when I'm at the site I just try and log in with fabricated-on-the-spot Paypal credentials (which it usually "takes"). If it comes up with an information form, I fill it up with info including randomly generated credit card information.. Name: Walker Varsha DOB: 08-17-1967 SS: 578-23-7261 Visa: 6658-1579-2816-2164 (716) ..repeat until bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 You can also check the header. That's usually a dead giveaway if you can read through the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopaybob Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Watch out for This Ebay scam I received 2 days ago! I forwarded this to spoof@Ebay.com and they replied that it was indeed a scam. I have removed my email address and my name from this snag pic. This was not a registered member and this email originated from member@Eboy.com Edited July 25, 2011 by nopaybob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Anyone up for a good old fashioned spam writing contest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr. Pac Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) This ebaY who is telling everyone tis. Dear beloved Member, ERROR! Ebay has lost you account credentials. Please click the link to activer you acct. Sincerely, Evay team © 2011 ebay Team (seriously, click the link. There's no virus or fake eBay website. It's a surprise.) Edited July 28, 2011 by Jr. Pac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarinut76 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I hate to say people fall to this everyday. mostly people with new Ebay and Paypal accounts. thanks for the post and heads up Wickey. You just may have helped out a new AA member/collector from getting scammed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr. Pac Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I got one saying my American Express had a problem and asked for tons of personal info. I don't even have an Amerecan Express, I'm only 10. Same with a Chase card. Occasionally, I check my Spam folder for these and look at them for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzumaki Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I've gotten a lot of pishing email from Paypal and eBay and from Warcraft spamming my 3 regular email accounts. The funny thing is none of that 3 email accounts are used for paypal, ebay, or warcraft. The one email account I do use for those has never gotten a single scam attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopaybob Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Watch out for This Ebay scam I received 2 days ago! I forwarded this to spoof@Ebay.com and they replied that it was indeed a scam. I have removed my email address and my name from this snag pic. This was not a registered member and this email originated from member@Eboy.com I thought this scam here was rather creative. No mispellings other than originating from member@eboy.com, I almost clicked on the respond button since I do sell a few items on ebay. At first I assumed it was a customer that had me confused with another seller. I guessing if I would have clicked on the respond button it would have went to a relogin page for ebay, So they can steal my user and password??? I dunno really just guessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Click on the link and login with hundreds of fake usernames and passwords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr. Pac Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I'm serious. Click the olink on my post. I can't help ut notice in that spoof email, it says at the bottom: Learn More to protect yourself from spoof (fake) emails. I wonder where it takes you! Click it and tell us please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopaybob Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I ain't clickin $h1T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr. Pac Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I ain't clickin $h1T It's epic! One hint: BIT RICK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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