Another PayPal Scam!!

[Jennifer M.]

I received this email today to an email account that I don't use when dealing with Paypal...Uggghhhh!!

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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 and Credit Card info number 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 May 31, 2003

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[bwsmom]

Oh geez louise!!! I can't believe these folks have the cojones to ask for your ATM PIN NUMBER!!!!! How dumb do they think people are?!?!? I know people get taken by these kinds of things all the time, but with all the publicity that's out there now, I can't imagine anyone's going to turn over all that info PLUS their ATM pin without giving it a second thought.....
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[PayPalDamon]

Hi,


Thank you for posting the warning. We would not ask for that information in an email.


Email Address:
Password:
Full Name #:
Credit Card #:
Exp.Date(mm/yyyy) #:
ATM PIN (For Bank Verification) #:
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[3tbear]

Thanx for the headsup on that one. There is a fake Paypal on the net, my Marketing teacher told us about it. This is definitely the one he was talking about.
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[Pipanella]

I got that, too. I e-mailed them back, with:

"Nice try."

I got an automated response.
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[TAG]

this is still going on, my aunt received a notice from "PayPal" about 2-3 weeks ago.

she doesnt even HAVE a paypal account.

This is on the PayPal site:

Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Emails


At PayPal, protecting your account's security is our top priority. Recently, fraudulent PayPal emails have been circulating that request personal information or ask you to download an attachment. These emails are not from PayPal and responding to them may put your account at risk. We want to remind you to protect your PayPal account by paying close attention to the emails you receive.

Please use the following clues to help determine whether an email you receive is from PayPal.
Greeting: Emails from PayPal will address you by your first and last name or the business name associated with your PayPal account. Fraudulent emails often include the salutation "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear PayPal Member".


Email Attachments: PayPal representatives will never ask you to download an attachment or a software program from an email. Attachments contained in fraudulent emails often contain viruses that may harm your computer or compromise your PayPal account.


Request for Personal Information: If we require information from you, we will notify you in an email and request that you enter the information only after you have securely logged in to your PayPal account from [url]https://www.paypal.com/[/url].

Often, fraudulent emails will request details such as your full name, account password, credit card number, bank account, PIN number, Social Security Number, or mother's maiden name.
If you think that you have received a fraudulent email, please forward the email to [email][Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now][/email] and then delete the email. Never click any links or attachments in a suspicious email.

[atulperx]

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