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Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20040319052013.02885e30@mail.comcast.net> From: macecil at comcast.net (Michael Cecil) Subject: Is this a paypal scam? jschmidt@...ler.com wrote: >http://218.62.43.30/verify.html > >Signed up for paypal 2 weeks ago, and then this came in the mail as a link >in a paypal looking html email asking me to confirm by entering my credit >card/account info. >I've only purchased 1 thing since signing up; it was from ebay from a >longtime seller with nearly 100% positive feedback, and I received the >equipment as expected. >If this is a scam, then maybe paypal has some employees passing new >account info outside the company. > >-jamie- Short answer: Yes, it is a scam. I don't have any paypal account (and never will) but I routinely get these kind of emails. I get them apparently from banks and credit card companies as well. Good rule of thumb - never click on a link in email. Always use your existing known-good URL for paypal (or whatever), then check the site for security announcements, etc. -- Michael Cecil macecil@...cast.net http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/howto/ http://home.comcast.net/~antiviruscd/
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