Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:00:19 -0800
Reply-To: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)
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Oh yes, they did. That would be stupid if one is struck off their list
while one of their other company accepts him.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)
> Didn't eBay purchase Paypal??
>
> Mark in AK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Gellman User <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM>
> Date: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:45 am
> Subject: Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>> One of our companies is an adult company, and we have a ebay
>> division, we
>> were kicked off of paypal because of the content of our ebay
>> auctions....ebay did not have a problem with our auctions, but
>> paypal did,
>> sort of like trying to buy a xrated video and your credit card
>> company won't
>> let you because they do not approve of the content.
>>
>> jeff
>>
>>
>> On 2/17/06 2:16 PM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>>
>> > Chris,
>> >
>> > I'm being bombarded with "phishing" e-mails of Paypal Content. I get
>> > several everytime I download my e-mail. What is really
>> interesting is I
>> > don't have an active Paypal account. I don't use Paypal for a
>> number> of reasons. For one, they want way too much financial
>> information about
>> > me, and two, they are notorious for blocking your account and thus
>> > access to your payments by virtue of claiming they are looking
>> into a
>> > fraud claim. They will sit on your money until they are good and
>> ready> to pay. In the meantime, your money is earning them lots of
>> interest> bucks while it sits in their accounts. When you consider
>> that Paypal is
>> > a world-wide operation, that kind of activity nets them some huge
>> > profits. I refuse to help them.
>> >
>> > John Rodgers
>> > 88 GL Driver
>> >
>> > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>> >
>> >> i just recieved another email from "paypal".. these scam
>> emails are
>> >> realistic, this particular one actually used my full name...
>> i forwarded it
>> >> to
>> >> spoof@paypal.com, they do nothing about it...just send a form
>> automated>> letter
>> >> reply..saying its a spoof...who know is anyone actually there
>> looked at it or
>> >> not. the tricky thing is that it looks so real, there is no
>> way to tell if
>> >> its real or fake..copy and pasting the link provided sent me to
>> a official
>> >> looking "paypal" page with official looking paypal
>> graphics..where they were
>> >> requesting my password, etc... even the links on the page
>> took you to
>> >> actual
>> >> paypal links.. it was so well done that its hard to
>> distinguish real from
>> >> fake..
>> >> this is another reason i dont use paypal..
>> >>
>> >> chris
>> >> _____________fwd:_________________
>> >>
>> >> Subj: Final Notice to Accept Policy Update to Prevent Account
>> Limitation>> Date: 2/17/06 2:59:24 AM Eastern Standard Time
>> >> From: service@paypal.com
>> >> To: XXXXXXXXX@XXXXX.com
>> >> Sent from the Internet (Details)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Dear XXXXXXX XXXXXXX,
>> >>
>> >> Recently, we sent an email notice to remind you to accept the
>> updated PayPal
>> >> User Agreement and Privacy Policy within 30 days to avoid
>> limited access
>> >> placed on your account.
>> >>
>> >> You now have 7 days to accept the policies. If your account is
>> limited, you
>> >> will be unable to send or receive money, but will be able to
>> withdraw any
>> >> remaining balances.
>> >>
>> >> PayPal values you as a customer and does not want you to lose
>> the valuable
>> >> benefits of your account. To accept the policy now, click or
>> copy and paste
>> >> the
>> >> link below. Next, log in to your account and click the New
>> Policy Update
>> >> link on your Account Overview page.
>> >>
>> >> Click the following link to accept the User Agreement and
>> Privacy Policy now:
>> >> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for using PayPal!
>> >> The PayPal Team
>> >> --------------------------------snip----------------------------
>> ------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>
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