PayPal email scam
Alerts updated August 2004
Unsolicited email messages that look convincingly like they originate from PayPal are scams
Responsible financial and banking institutions do not request your private details by email. At least, I hope not.
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The screenshot below is typical of thousands of fake emails being sent out in the hope of fooling genuine PayPal customers into parting with their credit card details. Genuine companies like PayPal would NEVER ask a customer for their ATM PIN number. The scammers clone a card and use the PIN to withdraw cash from the unsuspecting respondents' accounts. Genuine financial services companies NEVER use email to elicit confidential financial information from their customers. Don't fall for these, or any others like them. |
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Note: thanks to M.S. for this alert.
The example email below is more sophisticated. The link in the body text takes users to a Korean web site that elicits extensive personal and confidential information about themselves, including bank and credit card details, and ATM PIN number. As above, do not fall for this sophisticated scam. The link in the example text below is disabled. |
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