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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA general warning
I received an email telling me my paypal account has been Iimited (notice the capital "I" which I've underlined and bolded.)
The from address for this was: "service @ intI.paypaI.com" (I added the spaces.) Also notice the use of capital "I"s.
This is a phishing scam. Don't fall for it!
Someone you don't know is looking for a big holiday present from you. Don't oblige.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)think
(11,641 posts)Wounded Bear
(60,081 posts)most go directly to spam, all then to trash.
Laf.La.Dem.
(2,958 posts)Sad to say they are not only using paypal - but banks, utilities, insurance companies, etc. etc.
BUT - Merry Christmas!
HAB911
(9,245 posts)that gives them the headers to track the perps
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,542 posts)Freddie
(9,527 posts)"You have to reset your password to your Macy's account." I don't have a Macy's account.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)pipi_k
(21,020 posts)get a lot of those, but I use a mailwashing program which is mostly accurate in letting me know what's spam and what isn't.
Sometimes it gets a little too enthusiastic about labeling something as spam, but I always check each email to make sure nothing I actually want to open is being tagged. It gradually "learns" what's spam and what isn't.
I feel sorry for people who get taken in by these scams
mopinko
(71,382 posts)i know of no one who would send me a google doc w/o telling me what it was, and who it was from.
Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)and I look for scams and my best insurance is cash but I did have one guy insist that I get pay pal. The scammers are the first to notice a new listing. After I get all the texts about leaving a cashiers check blah, I then get the PayPal scam.
For me, cash works best. I have a small local checking account for the direct payments etc..