Got the following phish scam--seemingly a request for additional shipping and one I haven't seen before. I couldn't reconcile the email address with anything I'd won on eBay and I hadn't ordered anything else online lately. (And f. u. if you miscalculated shipping in the first place..."Edward".) The original of course showed up in complete and authentic-looking Paypal graphics and MAY have been authentically Paypal. This might turn on the fact that if he requests and I pay, it might be construed as a mutual transaction. But ask an attorney.
I reported it to paypal, ebay and the antiphishing site mentioned earlier in this forum. Although sorely tempted, I refrained from replying to Edward to inform him of the fact.
Hope this helps. (In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream.)
Ben
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----Original Message-----
From: hogr6683@earthlink.net
Sent: Jan 22, 2005 9:32 PM
To: me@myisp.suffix
Subject: Extra Shipping
Dear (my name),
Edward Long (hogr6683@earthlink.net) would like to be paid through PayPal.
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Money Request Details
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Amount: $8.00 USD
Note: Hi Shipping was a little more then I figured. Ed
PayPal makes it easy to send money by email to Edward Long
(hogr6683@earthlink.net) from your PayPal account.
To view the details of this Money Request or to pay Edward Long with
PayPal, just click on the following link or copy and paste it into your web
browser:
https:/(a URL, deleted here)
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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[This message was edited by Ben Elder on 24 January 2005 at 02:38 AM.]
