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Topic: Pay Pal Updates? |
George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 3:33 pm |
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I got this email telling me to accept my pay pal updates or else. It sure looked legit..but apparently not. My McAfee wouldn't let me open it. Just thought i would pass it along. DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK! in fact i will take the last l out to make sure no one does. Notice the start of the link does not say paypal..it says pay pul
Dear {my e mail address was here}
PayPal's records indicate that you have not yet accepted the updated
PayPal User
Agreement and Privacy Policy.
Failure to accept the updated PayPal User Agreement and Privacy Policy
within 3
days will result in limited access to your PayPal account. If your
account is
limited, you will no longer be able to receive or send payments.
PayPal values you as a customer and does not want you to lose the
valuable
benefits of your account. Please visit the PayPal website to accept the
policy
updates. To do this, log in to your account and click the New
Policy Update link on your Account Overview page from here:
http://paypul.webng.com/us/cgi-bin/webscrcmd=_login-run/webscrcmd=_account-run/updates-paypal/update.htm
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 4:30 pm
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| yep i did it Ron, with all headers attached. I just posted it in case someone else should get it mailed to them. George |
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 4:36 pm
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| These scammers are a sneaky bunch but you know there are worriers out there who click on these links. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 25 Nov 2007 4:03 am
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| The paypal phisihng scams are one of the most frequently sent. I get at least one of those each day. |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Posted 25 Nov 2007 8:33 am
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Any of these " need to update" emails I get, I delete. If I am unsure, I go direct to my account, ebay, paypal,etc... login and check it out. Email links make me nervous 
Hook
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 25 Nov 2007 2:20 pm
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| Real PayPal messages will have your name at the top of the message. |
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