I got an email saying diamond paypal or similar. I opened it and it said I had ordered $421 worth of bridal set and had a shipping address of california somewhere with a strange woman's name.

So it said if i wanted to dispute it to click on a place highlighted in blue, so I clicked that and it asked for my master card number and soc sec number. I said "Whoooaahhhhhh there".

So I exited then went to paypal and signed in and did not find the transaction listed there.

I went back to my email and erased it.

Is that good enough or should I erase it from my dead email file too?

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

should be fine deleating it, nice catch. Paypal wants you to forward all scam emails to them, I guess they're growing teeth on that issue (or pretending to...)

Firefox has a "spoof website detector" built into it, it's saved my @$$ a few times


~Nate

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95 Honda Shadow ACE 1100.
1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)

If you didn't enter ANY data, especially your user name and password to the phishing site you're OK.

I would change your password...

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

send/forward it to

spoof@paypal.com

I never open any link in any email from paypal or ebay. When I get something with a link, I delete, the go to paypal or ebay to see if it was real.

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Thank You!
Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

X2

This is great advice and exactly what I do.

I just tried to change my password on paypal and it asked me to give all my credit card info to prove I am the owner of the account.

I did log in on the email link.

so I didn't give any of the credit card or bank account info.

What now?

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

First off, if you've ordered from E-Bay or any other site, you should be aware of where you're at in terms of what auction is still open, whether you won or not and related actions...

Secondly, if you've completed, dropped out, or whatever...you should have enough memory to know how the transaction ended...do you owe or are you clean?

Third...if you've worked these things legitimately, why should "they" need more info/money/whatever from you...AFTER THE FACT?

I'd deep-six the 'e's right off the bat, or turn them over to the appropriate site that handles "phishing" or fraud.

As for me? I get TONS of crap like that every day..."Your bank account will be..." - "You have a transaction pending that needs attention..." All of it is BS, all the time...

Solution?






Until they apply the Death Penalty for attempted fraud, we're going to have to live with this crap. The only thing we can do is avoid the trap and its attached minutia...

Live free and proper, die corrupted. Someone is going to pick your pockets at the funeral home, or at the visitation...

Death, taxes and spam...those are for certain...

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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Tom, I believe you can sign into paypal and remove the credit card info. At least this will help for right now.

Can't I just change the password?

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I would change the password, even if it asks for the CC info. Make sure its paypal though. If you logged onto paypal, they can use the account to make further purchases.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

When it is suspect, I usually use the userid of "F**K" and password is "YOU" and somehow, I get thru to the site. It must be magic

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Nothing showed on the paypal history that we did not do.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.