paypal scam emails

barina · Guru

paypal scam emails

copper1 · Guru

barina wrote:
I send all back to Paypal and NEVER click on the link ....I have had 3 Paypal ones this week.
https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/helpcenter/helphub/article/?solutionId=1255414&parentID=57400036&m=TR

Yes so have I Judy as recently as last week I forward them to paypal, and they sort them out.

chaslib · Senior Member

Yeah... Me too. Was a bit miffed with Pay Pal when I sent the emails to them and specifically asked for,confirmation that they were scams, but they never responded to my request.

i have had cause to complain a few times recently about other issues ... When they are good, they are great, but when they screw up ..... Let's not go there ....

barina · Guru

When I get them I log on to my Paypal account via a new browser window and check from there.

BriVee · Veteran Member

barina wrote:
When I get them I log on to my Paypal account via a new browser window and check from there.

Yes I'v had them too and like you Barina I also go to my Paypal account. Also I have noted that these phishing emails never address you personally and more often than not have spelling errors. One thing I didnt realise was that these could be forwarded on to paypal, so thanks for that advice and will do so with the next one that comes through.

03_troopy · Guru

Paypal probably get flooded with forwarded scam emails requesting confirmation, so not surprising they take a long time to respond or don't respond at all.

barina · Guru

This is a response I just got from PayPal

Thanks for reporting that suspicious-looking email. The email you
received was not sent by PayPal and it links to a fake website. We are
investigating and working on stopping the fraud.

If you have already given any personal or financial information to this
fake website, you should immediately log in to your PayPal account and
change the password and secret questions. You should also tell your bank
about this problem.

To learn how to change your password, go to the PayPal website, click
"Help" at the top of the page, and enter "How do I change my password?"
in the search box.

You should report any unauthorized account activity to PayPal. Here's
how:

1. Go to the PayPal website.
2. Click "Security Center" at the top of any PayPal page.
3. Click "Start an unauthorized transaction claim" under "Report a
problem" on the left.
4. Log in to your account, or click "Continue" if you are unable to log
in.
5. Review the information about unauthorized transactions, and click
"Continue."
6. Complete the report and click "Preview."
7. Check the box to state that the claim is accurate and click "Submit."
8. Confirm that you're the account owner by entering the financial
information requested, and click "Continue."

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate the
opportunity to pass along this information.

Thanks,

PayPal

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Inc, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à
r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:
5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118
349.

barina · Guru

Interesting as yesterday I got my online Telstra bill........

This is the heading of the latest Scam re Paypal

PayPal balance summary is here & pay your Telstra bill

Below is the response form Paypal

Hello Judy,

Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By reporting the problem, you've made a difference!

Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.

Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity theft.

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your extra effort.

Thanks,

PayPal

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Ince, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:

5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118 349.

-- Edited by barina on Wednesday 15th of January 2014 06:16:53 PM

native pepper · Senior Member

You can normally tell by the address, never open them, if they are from a DDOS site and you use windows, as soon as you open them, a port may be opened and they have you. Much better to look at the mailing address and without opening, forward them to paypal, or delete.

Roving-Dutchy · Guru

I don't understand how you would know that the email is a "Distributed denial of service attack" this is an attack on a website not an individual computer, as far as I understand, as long as I don't click on a link within a spam or phishing email or open an attachment, I am safe I have never yet been attacked by opening an email, I do use several means of protection on my computers but up to this point in time this protection has not been triggered by an attack by just opening the main body of the email.
Cheers
David