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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:01 PM Feb 2015

BE AWARE OF THIS PAYPAL SCAM

Believe it or not, this is NOT an official Paypal email!

http://cheezburger.com/8442640896/funny-email-scam-ebay

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BE AWARE OF THIS PAYPAL SCAM (Original Post) Nye Bevan Feb 2015 OP

Pretty lame. I can't imagine anyone falling for that, MineralMan Feb 2015 #1

LOL! KT2000 Feb 2015 #2

Very professional. That'll fool 'em. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #3

Everyone watch your Pay Dash Pal accounts! KeepItReal Feb 2015 #4

If you get a message from PayPal, they know your name and will address you by it. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #5

"Custumer" is even more of a give away! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #13

I think they are targeting the Tea Party! FSogol Feb 2015 #6

If that fools you then you shouldn't be using the internet. L0oniX Feb 2015 #7

Thank you! NightWatcher Feb 2015 #8

I've never signed up for PAYPAL, and I never will, mainly because I keep getting MADem Feb 2015 #9

But, I like "entring" my personal info! Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #10

The only thing missing is a Nigerian Embassy letterhead. 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #11

Next you are going to tell me edhopper Feb 2015 #12

LOL polly7 Feb 2015 #16

If I am bored edhopper Feb 2015 #17

And those emails from Nigeria? I guess they're false, too? Arkansas Granny Feb 2015 #18

My brother would click on it, and then call me to fix his computer. nt tridim Feb 2015 #14

I once read that scam emails are written badly for a reason... lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #15

This makes sense, but why are those CT "IRS lien" idiots still calling me then? whatthehey Feb 2015 #19

Pathetic. cwydro Feb 2015 #20

MineralMan

(151,269 posts)

1. Pretty lame. I can't imagine anyone falling for that,

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:02 PM

Feb 2015

but many things I can't imagine seem to happen anyway.

KT2000

(22,151 posts)

2. LOL!

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:03 PM

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TheCowsCameHome

(40,270 posts)

3. Very professional. That'll fool 'em.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:04 PM

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The only thing lacking is it being done in crayon or poster paints.

KeepItReal

(7,770 posts)

4. Everyone watch your Pay Dash Pal accounts!

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:05 PM

Feb 2015

hahahaha!

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

5. If you get a message from PayPal, they know your name and will address you by it.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:05 PM

Feb 2015

"Dear valued customer" and any variation of it is a dead give away that it's fake.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,161 posts)

13. "Custumer" is even more of a give away!

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:27 PM

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FSogol

(47,623 posts)

6. I think they are targeting the Tea Party!

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:10 PM

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L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

7. If that fools you then you shouldn't be using the internet.

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:11 PM

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NightWatcher

(39,376 posts)

8. Thank you!

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:12 PM

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MADem

(135,425 posts)

9. I've never signed up for PAYPAL, and I never will, mainly because I keep getting

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:15 PM

Feb 2015

spam just like that! Well, actually, better than that--without all the misspellings and poor grammar! I just can't trust an outfit that gets scammed so enthusiastically.

I try to be a good netizen and send the spam I get to their spoof department, but I can count on one of those BS phishers several times a year, nonetheless.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

10. But, I like "entring" my personal info!

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:16 PM

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Especially my SSN.

11 Bravo

(24,310 posts)

11. The only thing missing is a Nigerian Embassy letterhead.

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:17 PM

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edhopper

(37,370 posts)

12. Next you are going to tell me

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:18 PM

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that the nice Indian gentleman from Microsoft who call me out of the blue to tell me my PC was infected wasn't real.

polly7

(20,582 posts)

16. LOL

Reply to edhopper (Reply #12)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:56 PM

Feb 2015

I jerked one of them around a bit pretending I was going to my computer and asking a bunch of questions, then just hung up - he actually phoned me back and screamed at me 'why did you hang up on me?' So I just hung up again.

edhopper

(37,370 posts)

17. If I am bored

Reply to polly7 (Reply #16)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 05:10 PM

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I have a little fun with them too.

Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts)

18. And those emails from Nigeria? I guess they're false, too?

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 05:17 PM

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tridim

(45,358 posts)

14. My brother would click on it, and then call me to fix his computer. nt

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Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:53 PM

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lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

15. I once read that scam emails are written badly for a reason...

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 04:56 PM

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... it is inefficient to spend time trying to scam those with any critical thinking skill. Better to weed out the smart ones as early as possible.

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

19. This makes sense, but why are those CT "IRS lien" idiots still calling me then?

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #15)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 05:38 PM

Feb 2015

Every time a new 203 area code calls me I answer, say "This is an IRS scam and I am not a moron stop calling me" then block it but new ones keep calling. Been going on a couple weeks.

Luckily I know no-one in the 203 area code or I may have been inadvertently rather rude to them....

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

20. Pathetic.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 05:39 PM

Feb 2015

Anyone who falls for that...

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