SCAM this happened to anyone else?

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seanmurphy26

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i jsut got an email saying a receipt from paypal. for a ravor phone. which i never bought. the email adress was an unidentified one but was service@paypal.com it had a link to cancel the payment. i clicked it. it was a bunch of BS in the web browser adress. so it asked for card number SSN and other things. instead of filling it out i checked my paypal acount. no recent transactions. so i guess it was a bunch of bull. i emailed the adress back and i got an immediate response about thanks for using customer service dont reply to this email. so idk what to think. this happened to anyone else?
 
Dear PayPal Member,

This email confirms that you have paid LWPELECTRONICS (sales@lwpelectronics.com) $239.95 USD using PayPal.

This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL LWPELECTRONICS*".


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PayPal Shopping Cart Contents

Item Name: NEW MOTOROLA V3 PINK RAZR RAZOR QUAD-BAND CELL PHONE
Quantity: 1

Total: $219.95 USD



Cart Subtotal: $219.95 USD
Shipping Charge: $20.00 USD
Cart Total: $239.95 USD



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Shipping Information

Shipping Info: Bill Chang
202 N Magnolia Dr.
Saco, ME 04072
United States

Address Status: Unconfirmed

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If you haven't authorized this charge, click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.
Dispute Transaction

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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.


PayPal Email ID PP120






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thats the email i got. shouldnt it sa where it was ordered from and stuff? im not bill chang either and i dont live in saco ME
 
Hi,
I deal with both ebay and Paypal, and I have had several of those tpyes of bogus e-mails. Just disregard them. Delete the message, and set it as junk mail if you have that option.
The only way to be for certain that it is a legitimate paypal transaction is to go to paypal.com, and then login with your user name and password. You'll see any and all transactions that you have made. Don't let the "service@paypal.com" scare you. I'd report it to paypal, just so they can look into it.

Hope that helps.
 
The funny thing is I received this also and I don't even have a paypal acount.
It was something like, we noticed 2 different people using your paypal account from another country like india, and I just deleted it, received it a few more times and deleted them too.



what a joke.
 
This is what is called "phishing." They want you to click the link and "confirm" your payment information or other account information. When you "submit" or "confirm" you jsut gave them a credit card or access to your banking information. Under no circumstances shoudl you reply; just delete the message.

You can then go to your paypal account to confirm the activity or call your bank or credit card company to confirm as well.
 
best thing to do is contact ebay and forward them a copy of the email. VERY IMPORTANT!!! paypal tracks them down to cut down on these so that nobody does make an honest mistake and put it in. all that i have gotten i sent to paypal. if paypal needs me, i'll log in to get ahold of them. better safe than sorry...
 
Send the bogus pay pal email's to Spoof@paypal.com never click on any links in emails always go to pay pal .com and go straight to your account same with ebay emails.
 
Yes, unfortunately phishing is a huge problem. There are way too many unknowing internet users out there that get taken every day.
 
I accidently shut off my firewall for a day and got a bug immediately... Thank God for windows system restore!!
 
heres one I got a couple of days ago. I haven't had a chase card for quite a while
>>
Dear Customer,

We've noticed that you experienced trouble logging into Chase Online Banking.

After three unsuccessful attempts to access your account, your Chase Online Profile has been locked. This has been done to secure your accounts and to protect your private information. Chase is committed to make sure that your online transactions are secure.

To verify your account and your identity please call our Account Maintenance Department at (888 ) 340-3406 24 hours / 7 days a week.

Sincerely,
Chase
Online Customer Service
>>

needless to say, dial the number, and a machine asks for the COMPLETE card number, and gives no other options. :Moon:
 
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