Nice touch on a Paypal scam - GoFuckYourself.com

baddog · 07-29-2005, 09:57 AM

I have to hand it to these guys, this will probably be a pretty effecting means of getting dumbasses to fall for this phishing expedition:

From an email I got:

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY

Congratulations! You have received this Notice because the records of PayPal, Inc. indicate you are a current or former PayPal account holder who has been deemed eligible to receive a payment from the
class action settlement in accordance with PayPal Litigation, Case No. 02 1227 JF PVT, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose.

In your specific case you have been found to be eligible for a payment of $88.99 USD.

Confirm Your Bank Account.

The aforementioned settlement funds may be transferred directly to your bank account providing you have a linked card. The funds may not be credited directly to your PayPal account as this would render Paypal to be accumulating interest and thus profiting on litigation settlement funds which contravenes Federal law. Your bank account will be credited within 7 days upon submission of account details.

To credit your bank account please click here.

Don't forget to check your bank account for the PayPal deposits and get Verified!

If you are seeking an alternate method of receiving your funds PayPal will be contacting those who do not submit their details by the 31th of March with instructions to receive a cheque in the mail. However this will incur a 7.5% processing fee deducted from the settlement amount and therefore PayPal only recommends this option to those users who do not currently have a bank account with linked Bank Card.

Please Note that under United States federal law credit cards are not a legally approved method of settlement for Class Action suits and cannot be processed for transferal of funds in this case.

This notice is a summary and does not describe all details of the settlement. For full details of the matters discussed in this notice, you may wish to review the Settlement Agreement dated January 11, 2005 and on file with the Court or visit https://www.paypal.com/settlement/. Complete copies of the Settlement Agreement and all other pleadings and papers filed in the lawsuit are also available for inspection and copying during regular business hours, at the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California 95113.

DATED: July 29, 2005

BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JFK · 07-29-2005, 09:59 AM

Nice

thaifan99 · 07-29-2005, 10:00 AM

I bet that catches quite a few out.

Pim(P) · 07-29-2005, 10:02 AM

A few idiots will probably fell for this and lose their money.

Babagirls · 07-29-2005, 10:07 AM

yup, got that 3 days ago lol

baddog · 07-29-2005, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pim(P)

A few idiots will probably fell for this and lose their money.

I bet more than a few will. Hopefully, people will follow the link to the terms of the settlement at https://www.paypal.com/settlement and see it is a scam, but probably not.

Doctor Dre · 07-29-2005, 10:10 AM

ROFL ... the guy must be making maaaad bling ;)

DutchTeenCash · 07-29-2005, 10:11 AM

hmm we got 50

MikeVega · 07-29-2005, 10:13 AM

i get that 3 times a day

how many times a day do i have to send them my info ...

jk

pradaboy · 07-29-2005, 10:17 AM

Well it is creative that's for sure... and I know enough people will fall for it.

MikeVega · 07-29-2005, 10:32 AM

I think they will have lots of people summit info .... back in the emailing days (not that it has ended) ... but i meant like 5 years ago ..we sold data bases .. now i know it's a bit sneaky ..but back then you didn't have the can spam act and if all you had was an email you could sell it .... but it was worth more if i had full info .. Name/address etc. so i took all the lists i had with no info and sent them a form saying we purchased some data that is getting a high remove request and feel the data was not worth having in our network .. so please fill out the form below so we can find and remove your data ... the form had everything ... email/first/last/ address/ph#/even check interests ... about 35% filled it out ... when i look back i know it wasn't the right thing to do ..but i was making mad money and it wasn't illegal ... i think ..

Hollywood Horwitz · 07-29-2005, 10:59 AM

i got it as well,very clever,mad peeps will fall for this for sure!

Furious_Male · 07-29-2005, 11:02 AM

I get that a lot as well. I didn't think it was that clever but perhaps the ignorant will fall for it.

Satisfaction · 07-29-2005, 11:12 AM

yeh that would get a few people

Kenny B! · 07-29-2005, 11:29 AM

I have to remember to send that email to Mr. Buramjimba from Nigeria

EZRhino · 07-29-2005, 11:34 AM

I got a similiar one last month. Fucking idiots, how many people fall for that?

woj · 07-29-2005, 11:44 AM

fucking phishers :-/

tical · 07-29-2005, 11:54 AM

Hope everyone gets their details to them by the "31th" of March!

07-29-2005, 09:57 AM	#1
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	Nice touch on a Paypal scam I have to hand it to these guys, this will probably be a pretty effecting means of getting dumbasses to fall for this phishing expedition: From an email I got: PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY Congratulations! You have received this Notice because the records of PayPal, Inc. indicate you are a current or former PayPal account holder who has been deemed eligible to receive a payment from the class action settlement in accordance with PayPal Litigation, Case No. 02 1227 JF PVT, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. In your specific case you have been found to be eligible for a payment of $88.99 USD. Confirm Your Bank Account. The aforementioned settlement funds may be transferred directly to your bank account providing you have a linked card. The funds may not be credited directly to your PayPal account as this would render Paypal to be accumulating interest and thus profiting on litigation settlement funds which contravenes Federal law. Your bank account will be credited within 7 days upon submission of account details. To credit your bank account please click here. Don't forget to check your bank account for the PayPal deposits and get Verified! If you are seeking an alternate method of receiving your funds PayPal will be contacting those who do not submit their details by the 31th of March with instructions to receive a cheque in the mail. However this will incur a 7.5% processing fee deducted from the settlement amount and therefore PayPal only recommends this option to those users who do not currently have a bank account with linked Bank Card. Please Note that under United States federal law credit cards are not a legally approved method of settlement for Class Action suits and cannot be processed for transferal of funds in this case. This notice is a summary and does not describe all details of the settlement. For full details of the matters discussed in this notice, you may wish to review the Settlement Agreement dated January 11, 2005 and on file with the Court or visit https://www.paypal.com/settlement/. Complete copies of the Settlement Agreement and all other pleadings and papers filed in the lawsuit are also available for inspection and copying during regular business hours, at the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California 95113. DATED: July 29, 2005 BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA This PayPal notification was sent in accordance with your PayPal notification preferences. To modify your notification preferences, go here and log in to your account. PayPal will not sell or rent any of your personally identifiable information to third parties. For more information about the security of your information, read our Privacy Policy at here. Replies to this email will not be processed. Copyright? 2005 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131. Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page. To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here. PayPal Email ID PP4214

07-29-2005, 09:59 AM	#2
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07-29-2005, 10:00 AM	#3
thaifan99 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London UK Posts: 3,029	I bet that catches quite a few out. __________________ ARE YOU A FAMILY MEMBER? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT!

07-29-2005, 10:07 AM	#5
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07-29-2005, 10:11 AM	#8
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07-29-2005, 10:02 AM	#4
Pim(P) Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 583	A few idiots will probably fell for this and lose their money.

07-29-2005, 10:13 AM	#9
MikeVega Porntrepreneur Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 12,788	i get that 3 times a day how many times a day do i have to send them my info ... jk __________________ Mike Vega-ICQ:253868499-AIM:mikeydicevega

07-29-2005, 10:17 AM	#10
pradaboy sell me your banners Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: on the tubes Posts: 12,931	Well it is creative that's for sure... and I know enough people will fall for it. __________________ Media Buyer - Sell me your traffic! FREE to register domains... Better than 99% of the crap sold here!

07-29-2005, 10:32 AM	#11
MikeVega Porntrepreneur Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 12,788	I think they will have lots of people summit info .... back in the emailing days (not that it has ended) ... but i meant like 5 years ago ..we sold data bases .. now i know it's a bit sneaky ..but back then you didn't have the can spam act and if all you had was an email you could sell it .... but it was worth more if i had full info .. Name/address etc. so i took all the lists i had with no info and sent them a form saying we purchased some data that is getting a high remove request and feel the data was not worth having in our network .. so please fill out the form below so we can find and remove your data ... the form had everything ... email/first/last/ address/ph#/even check interests ... about 35% filled it out ... when i look back i know it wasn't the right thing to do ..but i was making mad money and it wasn't illegal ... i think .. __________________ Mike Vega-ICQ:253868499-AIM:mikeydicevega

07-29-2005, 10:59 AM	#12
Hollywood Horwitz Porn To ROCK! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,357	i got it as well,very clever,mad peeps will fall for this for sure! __________________ Ross Horwitz Skype: RossAngeles666 Online Ad Sales / Email / Display Ads / Mobile Cell.323.949.4313 [email protected]

07-29-2005, 11:02 AM	#13
Furious_Male Doing the grind since 99 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 16,881	I get that a lot as well. I didn't think it was that clever but perhaps the ignorant will fall for it. __________________ Living in Virtual Reality Contact: Email (preferred): furiousmale .at. gmail - Skype: live:shanedws

07-29-2005, 11:12 AM	#14
Satisfaction WootWootCash.com Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 10,900	yeh that would get a few people

07-29-2005, 11:29 AM	#15
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07-29-2005, 11:34 AM	#16
EZRhino Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: couch Posts: 6,258	I got a similiar one last month. Fucking idiots, how many people fall for that?

07-29-2005, 11:44 AM	#17
woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	fucking phishers :-/ __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

07-29-2005, 11:54 AM	#18
tical Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 6,504	Hope everyone gets their details to them by the "31th" of March! __________________ 112.020.756