!!!!PAYPAL FRAUD EMAIL WARNING!!!!

[curtisdon1]

I thought I'd warn people about this email I've just recieved supposedly off PayPal just incase anyone gets it as the link it takes you to looks very very genuine and I'm sure some unsuspecting people will fall for it,

It takes you to a fake but very genuine PayPal login page (I just made up a name and password to check its authenticity) and then takes you to a page that asks you for all your PayPal details, I wouldn't want any people falling for this and ruining there Xmas,
Just noticed they could at least spell the email address properly it's for
[e-mail]

[stitch]

I hate these scam things , rule of thumb is if you ever get an email from paypal or a bank with a similar issue , go to there website and log in rather than using the link in the email , that way if there's a problem I'm sure they will notify you as soon as you log in
Good job raising awareness tho buddy

[curtisdon1]

Im the same mate, Paypal or your bank would never do this it's just I know my mum for instance would just quite happily open this go to the link and not think twice about it till her bank accounts down a few hundred quid for a transaction in china,

[ian]

Thanks alot Curtis.I really appreciate this warning after my email got hacked.I did click on a link in an email that was to do with banking.Im pretty sure thats how i got hacked and i will be alot more careful in the future.

[curtisdon1]

It's an easy thing to do Ian, they do look very authentic. I always get one asking me to update my Halifax account the only thing wrong with that is I've never even had an account with halifax
I hope everthings sorted with your email account now ian

[steve386]

It's getting to be a real pain with all these scams. I never click any links in emails these days.

Thanks for the heads up Curtis.

[Chrissie]

Paypal & your banks will always address you by your name & never Dear "......." customer. But even if the email is addressed to you, it's still best to do what Stitch says, go to their known website & not via the link given in the email.

[blakey]

Bah, rumbled >
I was just using you as a trial run before I tried to get jasons details

[blakey]

On a serious note, NEVER click on any link from an e-mail, even if you know who sent it because their account may have been scammed. ALWAYS copy and paste the link into your browser and see where the url is really going to take you (where it says click here- if you right click and select copy then the full url will be copied). Or as was said above, if it's an account of some description then go to the site and log on to deal with whatever. If you use Firefox then make sure you use it's web of trust (WOT) because that will alert you to anything dodgy before it opens the page.

[josieanna]

thanks for the warning, ive had the one from Halifax never had an account with them. My mum had £700 taken out of her account with a scam similar to this, took ages to get it back and i agree copy and paste rather than click and I have done in the past!

Talking of scam emails I got one the other day asking if id like a bigger penis, i know smoking has made me sound a bit Rod Stewart but thats well out of order

[curtisdon1]

That's the thing that worries me about these scam emails, my mums not old (well she is pretty old at 46) and she's far from dim she's a teacher but I know that If recieved this email without me warning her she would more than likely click the link and fill in the scam form,

[josieanna]

Dec 20, 2011 17:31:05 GMT curtisdon1 said:

That's the thing that worries me about these scam emails, my mums not old (well she is pretty old at 46) and she's far from dim she's a teacher but I know that If recieved this email without me warning her she would more than likely click the link and fill in the scam form,

pretty old at 46, bet you wont think its old when your 45 !!! though seriously I am very trusting and think everybodys the same.

Ive had 3 aol accounts hacked this year,that gave me those horse virus things a right pain to get rid of.

[curtisdon1]

Of course not josieanna when I'm 45 it will be young
At least you know better about them all them scam emails and you won't get caught out again,
Just out of interest though what was the site about penis enlargement

[Scylla]

I'm with Josie re your assessment of old age, Don



Thanks for the phishing email warning, someone may have been saved grief by the good advice here

[curtisdon1]

Cheers scylla
I thought if it helps at least one person not getting stung at Xmas it was worth a mention
Only joking about the age thing