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Title: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: theowletman on 09 July 2008, 09:10:41

Just received an e-mail from PayPal telling me that my account access has been limited due to " UNUSUAL ACTIVITY ON JULY 11th 2008 ". JULY 11th ? IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET!!!!! SHOWS THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE  THESE PHISHERS HAVE. BE WARNED.

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: SWMBO on 09 July 2008, 09:21:48

lol, straight to the delete box I hope

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: psychnurse on 09 July 2008, 09:51:01

 ;D ;D ;D ;D  ;D It is a sign.... that some con man wants ya money!!  ;D

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: Gaffers on 09 July 2008, 09:52:27

I get about 2 or 3 a month.  Do they not realise I work for HM forces therefore get a pitance!!!!!  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: ians on 09 July 2008, 10:00:44

I get those by the day.   along with email from people who want to give me a few million for 'use of my bank account' to launder some cash..

Frightening thing is is that there will be some unfortunate people - probably old and vulnerable, who have just discovered computers - who will get caught by these evil people.

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: psychnurse on 09 July 2008, 10:03:16

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I get those by the day.   along with email from people who want to give me a few million for 'use of my bank account' to launder some cash..

Frightening thing is is that there will be some unfortunate people - probably old and vulnerable, who have just discovered computers - who will get caught by these evil people.

When I first started using Pc years ago... I lost thousands on ebay selling my dj equipment... posted to nigeria enough said  :-X :-[ :-X

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 09 July 2008, 13:32:43

That's awful, Dan :(

Did you try and persue it at all?

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: psychnurse on 09 July 2008, 13:42:06

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That's awful, Dan :(

Did you try and persue it at all?

Did try.... head against a brick wall springs to mind  >:( Knowing what I know now I would not have let it lie. But.... you live and learn!  :P

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 09 July 2008, 13:45:21

I had some e-mail through a few months ago saying they were Paypal and wanted different info about our account... so I e-mailed Paypal and they apparently sorted it out >:(

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: Debs. on 09 July 2008, 13:46:07

 ::) And there was I, thinking that my Bank and Paypal were just sooo-clumsy forgetting my acount and PIN number details so often; don`t tell me I didn`t have to keep clicking those links and re-entering my numbers after all! :o

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: ians on 09 July 2008, 14:32:07

..and even banks that you didn't know you had accounts with.. - nice of them to remind you though ;) >:(

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: Danny on 09 July 2008, 15:33:44

did you close the browser window and then open a fresh one to access paypal the safe way and see if there is indeed any limits on your account?

Title: Re: Bogus Pay Pal e-mail
Post by: Dusty on 09 July 2008, 15:44:53

I always type the full web address of any banks I use on the internet. That way I know I've arrived safely, before logging on. ;)

I too have won nearly 20billion in the last year on lotteries I hadn't even entered ;D ;D ;D