Warning PayPal Fraud!!!

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I receive this in an email and immediately contacted PayPal and as I expected it was phony. It has too be one of the best I've seen so far.

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</TD><TD>[FONT=Verdana,san-serif]<!-- BEGIN TRACK EXPENSES -->PayPal Security Measures.

It's easy to track your expenses and stay organized when you use PayPal. All your incoming and outgoing payments are tracked on your Account History page. See sample.

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</TD><TD><!-- ============ --><!-- BEGIN RIGHT COLUMN --><!-- ============ --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3>Your account has been flagged!
PayPal Security Measures.

Dear PayPal Member,

Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your Paypal account and to ensure a safe PayPal experience. We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us. To verify your information at this time, please visit our secure server webform by clicking the hyperlink below:

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If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporarily suspend your account.
Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
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</TD><TD>[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Use PayPal to purchase with cash.
When you link your bank account to your PayPal account, you can fund your purchases with the money from your bank account. So get Verified?it's just like spending cash. Learn more. [/FONT]</TD></TR><!-- /Tip --><!-- Tip Separator --><TR><TD colSpan=4>

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</TD><TD>[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Pay or get paid back with PayPal.[/FONT]
Start off the year with a clean slate. Easily pay your family and friends what you owe them, or request money that they owe you. See how easy it is to send or request money with PayPal. [/FONT]</TD></TR><!-- /Tip --></TBODY></TABLE><!-- END YOUR PAYPAL ACCT IN ACTION -->

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[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Special Offer?
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[SAME OLD G]

I got that too and knew it was a fraud when I first saw it.

Rule #1 - Paypal will NEVER send you an email that states "Dear PayPal Member". If you have an account, any email from Paypal will always state your name.

Rule #2 - If you will simple place your mouse/curser over the link that was provided in the email, you will see in the status bar of your browser that the link setup to take you to an address that is not at Paypal.com.

 

[Dr. Sweet NUPE]

SOG I got this a while back and this is why I wanted you mailing address. Having had my identity stolen once this scared the fugg out of me.

 

[SAME OLD G]

SOG I got this a while back and this is why I wanted you mailing address. Having had my identity stolen once this scared the fugg out of me.

Uhhh...me providing you with a link that I created has nothing to do with this.

 

[Dr. Sweet NUPE]

Uhhh...me providing you with a link that I created has nothing to do with this.

I thought it was with Paypal? Oh well...ok. Got it.

 

[SAME OLD G]

I thought it was with Paypal? Oh well...ok. Got it.

Nevermind. :xeye: :smash: :slap: