Post: PayPal Email Scam
10-14-2011, 06:59 AM #1
AyeeLG
Trustworthy lvl 1
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I received an email supposedly from PayPal but it wasnt them. The email was [email][email protected][/email]. The email looks pretty legit.
It told me my account had become limited. I found it suspicious because my account is verified with credit cards and a bank account.
So once i got home, i logged into PayPal and it wasnt limited. So i had another Paypal account and followed the link the email gave me.
I logged in and it said to be able to access my account i needed to enter information of the credit card and Bank account. So obviously it was trying to steal my information. Just making this thread to make sure none of yall get your info stolen. Happy

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10-17-2011, 10:42 AM #2
It has a few flaws which give it away. the obvious ones were the Ip and the random capital letter in the next paragraph: Last. Looks like they've gone to a fair bit of effort though.
10-30-2011, 01:36 AM #3
i get this alot from skype but it's always a random email address lol.
10-30-2011, 01:38 AM #4
xMo
League Champion
That looks legit! i would believe anyhting that looks like that
10-30-2011, 08:13 AM #5
Pichu
RIP PICHU.
Originally posted by xMo View Post
That looks legit! i would believe anyhting that looks like that


I ignore stuff like this. You usually get this from imputing you email into surveys or other websites which then sell it to another who the sells it and so on, then you get the hackers who get these lists and then use them for their advantage.

Reason why I have 4 or so emails, 1 for school, 1 for personal (friends ect), 1 for things such as forums + sites, 1 for really important stuff.

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