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{fusion} · 07-04-2004, 12:36 PM

just had a very tricky email and was so real i nearly fell for it,

Dear PayPal member

During our regular verification process we were unable to verify your information. That is because your information is either incomplete or incorrect. To prevent your account from being disabled, we are asking you to login to your account and make sure that your account information is complete. To login to you account please click on the following link:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

You must login to your account within 7 days from receiving this notification, otherwise your account will be placed on limited access.

Thank You for using PayPal!

the url seems genuine, but its cloaked and goes to

comyneskey.netfirms.com

they use same format ect, so thought i'd give the heads up just incase you get it

TheWildcard · 07-04-2004, 12:37 PM

Yeah, it's old.

Mojo Rizin · 07-04-2004, 12:37 PM

Just got it as well.. deleted it before I got past the 1st line

Spunky · 07-04-2004, 12:44 PM

Doh...I fell for it...I thought it was legit

Wilber · 07-04-2004, 12:57 PM

Email asking for password conformation? What was the tricky part?

NoCarrier · 07-04-2004, 12:58 PM

Damn.. Where have you been the past 2 years?

pimplink · 07-04-2004, 07:30 PM

Thanks for the info. That'll help a lot.

darnit · 07-04-2004, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spunky1
Doh...I fell for it...I thought it was legit

I did to because i was having problems with a very new account i set up. Beyond changing the password anything else i should do to protect the account?

pine · 07-04-2004, 07:34 PM

oh shit, that was a scam?

Dirty F · 07-04-2004, 07:35 PM

This has been going on for years and is posted twice a week here.

Marcus Aurelius · 07-04-2004, 07:41 PM

paypal scam thread number 799,512 this week.

CDSmith · 07-04-2004, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by {fusion}
Dear PayPal member

There's the telltale sign right there. Paypal will always use your actual membership name, not some generic reference.

Always. This comes straight from Paypal.

Jdoughs · 07-04-2004, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
There's the telltale sign right there. Paypal will always use your actual membership name, not some generic reference.

Always. This comes straight from Paypal.

darnit · 07-04-2004, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by darnit
I did to because i was having problems with a very new account i set up. Beyond changing the password anything else i should do to protect the account?

OzMan · 07-04-2004, 07:49 PM

How can there still be people that haven't heard of this scam?

It's been going on for years, is reported on CNN about once a month and on here at least about the same.

They even have info about it on their front page

doober · 07-04-2004, 07:51 PM

lol, is everybody here a webmaster?

CDSmith · 07-04-2004, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by OzMan
How can there still be people that haven't heard of this scam?

Take a good solid length of steel railing, go find the nearest large rock and lever it over, and I guarranty you there's a person living under it.

07-04-2004, 12:36 PM	#1
{fusion} Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,650	warning, tricky email just had a very tricky email and was so real i nearly fell for it, Dear PayPal member During our regular verification process we were unable to verify your information. That is because your information is either incomplete or incorrect. To prevent your account from being disabled, we are asking you to login to your account and make sure that your account information is complete. To login to you account please click on the following link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run You must login to your account within 7 days from receiving this notification, otherwise your account will be placed on limited access. Thank You for using PayPal! the url seems genuine, but its cloaked and goes to comyneskey.netfirms.com they use same format ect, so thought i'd give the heads up just incase you get it

07-04-2004, 12:37 PM	#3
Mojo Rizin Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,089	Just got it as well.. deleted it before I got past the 1st line __________________ Start Making Reel Profits Today! VOIP Technology Is NOW

07-04-2004, 12:44 PM	#4
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,944	Doh...I fell for it...I thought it was legit __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

07-04-2004, 12:57 PM	#5
Wilber Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: De,Oh,Lei Posts: 1,295	Email asking for password conformation? What was the tricky part? __________________ Sig NOT for sale

07-04-2004, 12:58 PM	#6
NoCarrier We need more free porn Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 16,356	Damn.. Where have you been the past 2 years? __________________

07-04-2004, 12:37 PM	#2
TheWildcard So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,759	Yeah, it's old.

07-04-2004, 07:30 PM	#7
pimplink Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Closer than you think Posts: 9,535	Thanks for the info. That'll help a lot. __________________ Need Mainstream Content and SEO? SEO * Website Copy * Blogs Blogging - PR Work - Forum Marketing - Social Marketing - Link building - Articles 100% Guaranteed Content!

07-04-2004, 07:34 PM	#9
pine Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Falls, eh Posts: 1,373	oh shit, that was a scam? __________________ unattended error: ID 10 T. Check connection between keyboard and chair.

07-04-2004, 07:35 PM	#10
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	This has been going on for years and is posted twice a week here.

07-04-2004, 07:41 PM	#11
Marcus Aurelius No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 14,809	paypal scam thread number 799,512 this week.

07-04-2004, 07:49 PM	#15
OzMan Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Begas Posts: 9,162	How can there still be people that haven't heard of this scam? It's been going on for years, is reported on CNN about once a month and on here at least about the same. They even have info about it on their front page

07-04-2004, 07:51 PM	#16
doober Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: in yoOoo kitchen Posts: 6,984	lol, is everybody here a webmaster?