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16th January 2013, 08:21 AM
#1
Hardcore
Paypal Scam
Hey guys, for those that have not seen it before, if you get a email from Paypal that reads.....
"You sent a payment of $79.3 AUD to eBay International AG (AU-AdCommerce-EOM@ebay.com)"
It looks legit and you think WTF, but this is just a scam so just delete (if in doubt go direct to your Paypal acc, DO NOT click on any link in the email), got it in my inbox this morning, so thought id give everyone the heads-up !
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16th January 2013 08:21 AM
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16th January 2013, 08:38 AM
#2
The 747
I got this one about 5 mins ago too
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16th January 2013, 08:45 AM
#3
Any email I get that I don't know who its from or it doesn't make sense I just delete anyhow. A good practise to get into. I must tell my mum about this as she is very gullible when it comes to things like this.
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16th January 2013, 09:02 AM
#4
Moderator
Neither PayPal, EBay or any financial Institution will ever send you an email that does not start with YOUR NAME. If your name or your eBay user name is not the start of the email then it's fake and you should delete it.
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16th January 2013, 09:33 AM
#5
Hardcore
This one looks very legit , unless you are knowledgeable about online operations, or like me, treat everything as a scam, i can see how people could get caught by this.
The first time i got this email (last year) i thought my paypal acc had been hacked/scammed, so i went to paypal to have a look, i know better than to click on emails, a quick look at my paypal then a google search exposed the scam.
Still wasted my time tho, at least this time i could just delete it.
Anything i get as a email im interested in, but im not 100% about, i just google the info, you soon find out if its legit or a scam
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16th January 2013, 09:44 AM
#6
Patrol Guru
Over the years I have had a few of this type of email "paypal" and "eBay".
Now with any of these I receive I just forward them to either
spoof@paypal.com.au or in the case of eBay, spoof@ebay.com
Possibly the perpetrators will get caught.
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16th January 2013, 11:33 AM
#7
Patrol God
I've won over $3,456,543,000,000,000,000, but I forgot my bank details so I missed out , sooooo peeeved over this, and thats only this year . How lucky am I?
I'm with MUDSKI if its not a customer or friend , into the trash you go
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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16th January 2013, 11:40 AM
#8
Got a text the other day , i won 650,000 pounds (oh lucky me)
I didnt ring em back with the details where to deposit the money
Gee im a goose
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16th January 2013, 11:40 AM
#9
Originally Posted by
threedogs
I've won over $3,456,543,000,000,000,000, but I forgot my bank details so I missed out , sooooo peeeved over this, and thats only this year . How lucky am I?
I'm with MUDSKI if its not a customer or friend , into the trash you go
That would have torn the fork out of your nightie TD, missing a win like that LMFAO But agree put it in file 13
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16th January 2013, 11:42 AM
#10
This one comes around about once a month, I've been getting it for 6 months now. Also Paypal always identify there emails to you with your name.
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