PayPal imposter email fraud ...

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xpanda

Guest
I received this in my inbox today:

"As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:

We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an
unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your
account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal
account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please
understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
Case ID Number: PP-072-838-482

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=complaint-view

For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal
usedto make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the
Resolution Center https://www.paypal.com/ . If, after reviewing your account information, you
seekfurther clarification regarding your account access, please contact
PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".We thank you for
your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a
security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for
any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal Email ID PP645495"

The links take you to a fake PayPal site (looks just like the real thing) with a URL of pc-butterfield.com, where you can log in with any old email address and password. My eog.com email address is not included in my PayPal account, yet that is where the email was sent. They ask you for your credit card information, including the 3-digit security code. I contacted PayPal directly and they tell me it is indeed fraudulent.

Just a warning in case anyone else gets this.
 
Grand Master B

Grand Master B

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I get these once in a while, too. One thing to remember is, if it is Paypal trying to contact you, they will state YOUR NAME in the email.

Another new thing is anything eBay (and possibly Paypal, not sure) sends you will also show up in your inbox when you sign in to eBay.
 
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PO69

EOG Master
Do what I do, reply to those emails a few times but list bogus info that looks real so at least these assholes waste time trying to steal from us!

I get the paypal and ebay bogus emails about once every 2-3 days. I do have active paypal and ebay accounts but i know that they DO NOT need that info again
 
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Coast2Coast

EOG Senior Member
I've gotten several of those kinds of things too. Simple rule...never ever click to follow a link regarding any kind of financial account. PERIOD. Ghost sites like this are all over the net. Every bank, financial institution, etc. is being ghosted by these phishers. If you think something might be legit, go to the real site yourself and check it out.
 
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xpanda

Guest
All of our eog.com email addys are getting blasted with this crap. I've had four of them today alone.
 
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JJGOLD

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I think as long as you do not hit send with your info it is ok

Even if you fill out form but do not hit send I think your safe
 
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xpanda

Guest
jjgold said:
I think as long as you do not hit send with your info it is ok

Even if you fill out form but do not hit send I think your safe
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I've been doing what playersonly69 suggested and giving them fake information. Let them keep busy trying to steal the identity of someone who doesn't exist.
 
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