Steve G
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:17 PM |
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Most rubbish potential scam ever??
Nearly fell for it....................... ok maybe i didnt!! Email sent from Service@intl.paypal.com
We Recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from foreign IP adress and we have reasons to believe that your account was
hijacked by a third party without your authorization. However, If your are rightful holder of the account, click on the link below to log into your
account and fallow the intrusctions.
Due to this, you are requested to please update and verify your information by clicking the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/ca/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access
to your account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to
confirm your PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this. 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.
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.
Thank you for using PayPal
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omega0684
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:24 PM |
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get these every frickin week! Computer says DELETE! 
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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eznfrank
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:26 PM |
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Surely even Nigerian copied versions of Microsoft word have spell checker??
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beagley
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:27 PM |
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Sounds a lot like this.
My red flags are sticking up though. If it was me I would ignore it, or check with PayPal directly instead of using that link.
Beags
I'm not scared!!! I'm just marking my territory.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:41 PM |
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e-mails from Paypal will have your name on.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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McLannahan
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:41 PM |
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That's a genuine PPal address...
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bilbo
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan
That's a genuine PPal address...
A very important thing to note when getting these mails - just because the address looks correct, doesn't mean it is - the link
'text' can be anything you want and completely different to where the link will actually take you
A safe example: Click on the link below:
www.bbc.co.uk
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Build Diary: http://bills-locost.blogspot.com/
Web Site: http://locost.atspace.com
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r1_pete
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 06:52 PM |
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Yep, getting these every week at least.
Todays was send $275 for us to re-deliver a package, containing a bank card, with access to $700K, they found out what it was during re-packaging....
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Steve G
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 07:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by beagley
My red flags are sticking up though. If it was me I would ignore it, or check with PayPal directly instead of using that link.
I didnt even bother checking with Paypal directly - it was sooooo poor. As said - the spelling errors give the game away so easily you'd have
thought any self respecting Nigerian scammer would get a proper spell-checker!!
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FFTS
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 07:16 PM |
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Its a shame as the saying there is one born every day or the fact that there are a lot of very vulnerable people without a great understanding of
computers, the internet or scams means they only have to be successful in 1 in a 1000 mails or less to make a fortune. Beleiev it or not the most
successful phishing scam in terms of amount of money embessled is.. wait for it...
The Nigerian oil scam (and other national variants of it)
Dear Mrs Bloggs.. I was an oil minister in Nigeria bl bla bla and I have 15 million dollars that went missing and I cant let it show so I want YOU to
give me your bank details so I can put it in your bank and for helping me you can keep 10% of it"
YES!! the most successful and yet to you maybe the most obvious con. They just work on numbers. If sent out to a list of 10 million emails thats a lot
of poor people who will lose their money and have identity used to further ruin them.
You have to feel sorry for someone who just doesn't know how it works. I can understand why a vulnerable person would varify their paypal
details if they thought they were going to lose their money if they don't.Look after the people you know with good advice. It took me a while to
have my parents think in an aware and sceptical way about internet contacts asking for info. Its not just the greedy dumbasses that lose it all 
Chris.
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McLannahan
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 07:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan
That's a genuine PPal address...
A very important thing to note when getting these mails - just because the address looks correct, doesn't mean it is - the link
'text' can be anything you want and completely different to where the link will actually take you
A safe example: Click on the link below:
www.bbc.co.uk
Well pointed out Bilbo but it's not in this case - The address posted is not masked and it links to the same address is should do.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 08:26 PM |
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I got that exact one today too (I get them quite often)
the link looks good and looks like just text - but when you hover over it its going to some other doggy address (if you hover the mouse over a link,
IE displays the actual address in the bottom left corner)
however they did it - its not copied across when you posted it here.....
[Edited on 8/2/10 by mcerd1]
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Steve G
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 09:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
however they did it - its not copied across when you posted it here.....
you're right - it didnt copy across. What i got when i hovered over it was http:/www.dark-heads.com/interface/blog/Connect/Link.php (with an
extra "/" at the start so as to not create an active link)
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oadamo
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 11:03 PM |
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check this one out i got this week lol.
adam
Dear Cash Winner,
Your e-mail address was selected and confirmed by our co-sponsor Microsoft
International, through their latest internet software. You have therefore been
approved by MICROSOFT®
CORPORATION UK the sum of Ј1.5 Million Pounds (One Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Pounds). These funds are in cash, credited to a valid cashier's check,
with a winning Reg. No.
MCIMJ: 36925/0751, BATCH NUMBER: 2009MJL-01 and REF. NUMBER: MSW-L/200-26937.
Be informed that your prize has been insured and ready for pay out to you. You
are to contact your assigned claims officer below with your required
information's:
Name: Mr.Steve Kumbe
Claims Verification Department.
E-mail: mrstevekumbe_microsoftclaimsmanager@mail.mn
Telephone: +44-703-593-1936
Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with this Claims Requirements:
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Occupation:
6. Tel
7. State of Origin:
8. Sex:
9. Winning Email Address:
Mode of Prize Remittance:
(1) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque and other Winning
Documents safely to you.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Long Timothy
Head Of Customer Care Service.
Copyright © 2010 Microsoft® Inc. UK.
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tcr
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| posted on 8/2/10 at 11:23 PM |
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i keep getting one saying i need to reset my acc (due to suspicious card transactions) by clicking a link but when i go to paypal directly theres no
probs .
report it as spam and they go sraight to the spam folder ready for deleting...
MK MIDI ZX10R
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4393256076054.2182513.1427988207&type=1&l=64c91c3c17
why isnt anything simple!!!
torquetune.co.uk
nrpexhausts.co.uk
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