BEWARE: Fake Pay Pal E Mail.

[JoeyC]

I just received this fake Pay Pal e mail. Note: they are asking me for credit card info, and pin etc.

BEWARE, this is an obvious fraud.

SENDERs E addy: g4l14tif7@paypal.com

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Dear PayPal Customer


This e-mail is the notification of recent innovations taken by PayPal to detect inactive customers and non-functioning mailboxes.

The inactive customers are subject to restriction and removal in the next 3 months.

Please confirm your email address and credit card information by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:




Email Address:
Password:
Full Name:
Credit Card #:
Exp.Date(mm/yyyy):
ATM PIN (For Bank Verification) #:




This notification expires September 31, 2003


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[oldmantime]

You know what is strange about that email. I received it oh about 2 months ago or more. It looked exactly like the PayPal website and I had not used the Paypal at all since they left the sports gaming area. So, I debated what to do . I had the toll free number to Paypal, which is for those that need it 1-888-221-1161. I called them to ask if there was going to be ANY charge for not using PayPal, since I did have an account there linked to my bank account. The person I spoke to told me--Absolutely NO. And he sent me to security to get ALL the Details! I gave them all the details and said will you be able to find who sent that and sue them. He said "sue them? we're going to put them in jail". The exact words-he used I swear. Anyway about two or three weeks later. I received the EXACT same email again. This time--I went to the PayPal website and CLOSED my account. Haven't had any more of those so called "fake emails" since!

 

[Dante]

thanks Joey for the heads up I read about this scam coming down the wire...

 

[JoeyC]

Oldman:

The email had full PayPal Graphics. Looked like the real deal.

BUT, paypal wouldn't ask for all the cc info by unsecure e mail, and the senders e mail is bogus.

 

[Seymour]

I have the same email sitting in my box this morning. thanks - not that I would ever go along with their shi t.

 

[Thrillseeker]

"This notification expires September 31, 2003"

LMFAO! Why not use February 33, 2004?

 

[oldmantime]

Here's the deal.
Yes it may be "fake". But why now after 3 months does it continue? They have this "security" team to find them and put a stop to it. My idea is that it is either from a former PayPal employee or from someone inside PayPal now--who wants to rid the company of non-active accounts. Very Strange!

 

[JoeyC]

It's a never ending offer

 

[JoeyC]

Oldman:

I'll make fake the big chalk here.

 

[oldmantime]

Has anyone who has Closed their PayPal account received this fake email?

You see-I remember Ryan from PayPal posting here and so-helpfull. After PP got out-no Ryan-Noone from PayPal. They knew what we were using it for.

 

[Dante]

old..I have not used paypal ...in over 1 year..so I assume its closed out how does one close it out offically?

 

[oldmantime]

Dante--You must go to the PayPal website and close it. There's a bunch of steps and procedures to be sure it's closed.

They don't want dead wood--so to speak.

 

[Dante]

nevermind just did it....found out..thanks oldman..what a useless thing Paypal has become IMO