Another PayPal/eBay SCAM

[tmung]

I just received an email which was very poorly done and looks like a PayPal scam. Just thought I'd let everyone know, although at this point I'm sure all ATers could easily detect this kind of email. It says something about response to the email using the provided form will lead to account cancelation, while the form asks for credit card number and an ATM PIN of all things. I just feel sorry for those who get taken by this kind of thing, especially when PayPal NEVER requires a PIN, especially through email. Just thought I'd give the heads up.

EDIT: Here's the text of the email, before the form where they want you to enter all the personal information:

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 and Credit Card info number by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:

MODS: This is my first post of this kind and I could not find anything in the rules prohibiting this kind of heads up. If these are against the rules I'm sorry and feel free to delete it.

 

[rhacquer]

MODS: This is my first post of this kind and I could not find anything in the rules prohibiting this kind of heads up. If these are against the rules I'm sorry and feel free to delete it.

Hey, no good deed goes unpunished. Good on you, dude.

 

[yukichigai]

If you think about it this is technically a hot deal. I mean by telling people about this you've potentially saved them... well... however much they have in their bank accounts.

 

[ReiAyanami]

ideally people who are smart enough to sign up for a paypal account, go thru their verification process (or lack of) and then link their bank account to it would be smart enough not to fall for these

however elderly and children...

 

[ReiAyanami]

and aolers......

 

[nickdigger]

OMG!! ANOTHER PAYPAL SCAM!!!!!!!!

Everyone, please bump this thread until Ashcroft issues the Orange Alert this situation so richly deserves.

 

[VaG]

If it's not another PayPal scam it's another eBay scam! Please relent.

 

[Savage26]

Thanks for the heads-up...get an address on em and I'll Savagemangle em!!!!*maniacal laughter*

 

[fxsts]

I got the same one and reported to Paypal.

 

[bonk102]

i'd say report it to paypal and then move this to offtopic, maybe changing the title woudl help that tooo

 

[JCE86]

I always make up fake stuff to put in. Its fun to mess with them. I encourage you all to do if you get bored. =)

 

[Krutoy]

I think there's so many different paypal scams out there, would need to create a whole new forum for them. One thing to consider tho, is how they got ur email in the first place. I dont give my email out, so I dont even receive spam, but for someone to know this is the email linked to your account, your email must be all over the place, so consider using a new one.

 

[gwlam12]

i am glad i have never gotten a paypal scam email

 

[huesmann]

Why, are you so gullible you know you'd fall for it?

 

[Nutzo]

I got the email too, and reported it to PayPal.

However, this scum is collecting credit card addresses from some not-to-bright people.

I can get the link from the email, and there is a text file that the script is writting to. I can even download the script or the text file, but I can't seem to delete or replace either.

 

[Tiggerbaby]

how is this a hot deal?