I received a email from so called Pay Pal saying if i have any issues with a transaction for $750.00 that i dont know nothing about to have it cancelled i was directed to another Pay Pal site wanting to know all my pesonal details bank account details name and address etc
Sounds really suss!! If you didn't order anything for that amount, dont even reply!! It will drop off! Definitely don't enter your details. They have no way of getting your money if you haven't ordered anything!!
Report it directly to Paypal via there site and they will look after it then delete the email once the details have been passed onto them. THIS IS A SCAM so DO NOT give out your details, this has happened to me before as I use paypal to buy a lot of things for the van. I reported the scam to them.
Yes this is a scam. You can report it using the above link. One of the main ways you can tell is that it usually says something like Dear PayPal customer.
If you ever get an email from PayPal it will start with "Hello Mary Smith" or "Tom Jones " and ask you to login to your PayPal account not click on a link.
Do not reply to it or click on any links in the message.
These scam emails come all the time supposedly from financial institutions. I get them from banks that I do not have accounts with .
I'm having similar emails,luckily there English is not to good,so then you know it's a con.It looks like PayPal,sounds like PayPal but they can't spell,and grammer is poor..JUST IGNORE THEM AND DO NOT REPLY .cheers Peter.
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SOME POLITICIANS AND BABIES NAPPIES SHOULD BE CHANGED OFTEN FOR THE SAME REASON.
Never ever click on any link from an email from eBay or PayPal. These links can open up a can a worms for your contact list on your emails.
If you get an email for Paypal or EBay, that you are a member of, go into the web site the way you always do, log into your account and check to see if there is anything wrong with your account. If there isn't, then the email is a scam. You can forward the email to either web site for them to investigate. Or you can just delete it.
Emails that are scams from eBay and PayPal DO NOT have your name on them. Proper emails actually have your full name on the top of the email.
Let someone know like the coppers so they can track it down to a source if OK nothing lost but may help others before it get out of hand
Sadly there's a 100 million of these letters every day and that's only here in Australia. The coppers don't and can't care at all. We have to rely on common sense and the guidance of friends to deal with spam.
I have also been getting these sort of emails purported to be from banks with whom I have never had any dealings. They seem to be the latest scam, and I must say that some of the ones I've received have been very well set up. I find that my antivirus software is pretty good at weeding these out and so far they have always landed in the "junk" inbox with the links disabled. I know a lot of people swear by free antivirus software, but I prefer to pay for my subscription and know that the provider is professional. After all, it's the scammers and con-men who think they should get money for nothing, and I don't expect any honest person to provide their services for free.
Still, whether you use free or subscribed antivirus software, it is always safest to never use email links to go to a bank or paypal website, even if you think the email is genuine. After all, if you DO have an account with the relevant bank, why on earth would they be asking you to provide details of that account?
Take care all, Marianna
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Cheers, Marianna.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)
A friend of mine who is in IT said to me that you should delete them totally from you computer. Don't just leave them sitting there but put it in your delete box and then clear our the delete box. Some of these requests, can come with hidden virus's that can launch themselves at some later date. Can never be too careful these days
briche
-- Edited by briche on Monday 12th of August 2013 02:03:35 PM
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You only live once, but if you live it right, once is enough !!!!!!
Hi Gibbo, I believe you have been targeted - I think I was last week after booking a Jetstar flight I was given the option of using a PayPal account or credit card to pay and I used my CC. However, next day I get an email from 'PayPal' wanting me to give them my bank details so that I would be able to use a direct debit in the future if I chose to. Strangely, they used my full name and address so I guess they had access to Jetstars payment process. Scary when they get that sophistciated, NEVER GIVE OUT BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS TO ANYONE.
These scammers never give up, it is a full time job for them.
I had a email a little while ago requesting that my mater card was going to be blocked from me using it if I did not click on this and that !!! rang my bank regarding all this and they said they never send emails regarding this.
So best to never respond to any thing regarding any thing to do with your banking before contacting your bank.
Also as it is tax return time some people are getting scam e emails supposably from Taxation Dept.
Thanks everybody I a got that right Just goes to show you just cannot trust anybody any more
I hope you're wrong there Gibbo, I would hate to feel I can't trust anybody. But I do rely on intuition (or gut feeling if you're a man) and so far it's been fairly reliable.
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Cheers, Marianna.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)
Hello everyone, this is my first post although I've been lurking in the background for quite some time.
The ones I love receiving are supposedly from the ATO telling to click on a link to get my tax refund. This year I must have had at least $30,000 odd dollars refunded. I wish.
The latest ones even has the name of a person as a signature. I've been tempted to call the ATO and ask to speak to that person just to see if they exist but couldn't be bothered.
By the way the pittance I get refunded from the ATO goes straight into my bank account. Better than paying in I suppose.
There's been a lot of those scam ATO ones. But having worked for the ATO I can tell you that it wouldn't be a quick phone call to get to speak to a particular person there even if it was a genuine email
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Cheers, Marianna.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)
