PayPal and Social Security Number??
Mar 19, 2017 18:11:40 #
I never give my SSN to anybody that I do not know
Mar 19, 2017 19:35:31 #
If the link they want to send you on your way is not a secure link https/ and is not completely paypal. Skip it.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Mar 19, 2017 19:40:21 #
This is very similar to the scam used to steal emails from the democrats.
Mar 19, 2017 20:42:11 #
GeorgeH wrote:
Many thanks for the rapid replies! They confirm my suspicions. I logged into my account - which is still active, BTW - and there were no messages. I'll contact PayPal and apprise them of the scammers.
Just got a Paypal scam email today.
Send it to
spoof@paypal.com
They try and follow up on these things, maybe they can catch that idiot!
Mar 20, 2017 05:53:23 #
dpfoto
Loc: Cape Coral, FL
I told one of them my Social Security # is 123-45-6789. I never heard back from them. :)
Mar 20, 2017 06:24:07 #
Mar 20, 2017 06:54:16 #
GeorgeH wrote:
PayPal a few days ago expressed regret that I'd ca... (show quote)
I have had spam emails saying they are from paypal, the whole set up of the email was different to normal, I got in contact with paypal and they asked me to forward the email to them with out opening any links (which I had not done) and gave me the email address to forward it to. They replied to me saying it was a scam email and if I got any more to send them straight to the email address the had given to me...
Mar 20, 2017 06:56:29 #
I get similar ones all the time. Whenever I think it might me ligit I contact the financial institution in the normal manner, NEVER use a link in an email. In the last few years I must have received 15 of these, none of them were ligit.
Mar 20, 2017 07:11:40 #
Both PayPal and EBay have sites you can forward a suspicious email to. It will help them to track down to scum who sent it. You will get a reply confirming it was or was not from them.
Spoof@paypal.com
Spoof@ebay.com
Spoof@paypal.com
Spoof@ebay.com
Mar 20, 2017 07:52:37 #
GeorgeH wrote:
PayPal a few days ago expressed regret that I'd ca... (show quote)
I've had the same thing in the past, and wisely talked to PayPal directly via the phone. PayPal told me to forward the email to spoof@paypal.com so they can go after the phishers.
They also advised to then delete it in everyway possible.
Mar 20, 2017 08:28:34 #
GeorgeH wrote:
PayPal a few days ago expressed regret that I'd ca... (show quote)
Scam. Do not click it!
Get them often. As noted, it is not from PayPal and even though the link might say it that is not where it goes.
If you want to check your PayPal account just log into it directly. You will find all is fine. They never ask for your SS number.
Mar 20, 2017 08:40:31 #
GeorgeH wrote:
PayPal a few days ago expressed regret that I'd ca... (show quote)
Emails like that turn up every week in my Spam folder.
Mar 20, 2017 09:07:03 #
It's not from Paypal. It's a scam. Log into your Paypal account (not via a link in the email) and inspect. I think you'll find everything is in tact. NEVER use a link in an email.
Mark
Mark
GeorgeH wrote:
PayPal a few days ago expressed regret that I'd ca... (show quote)
Mar 20, 2017 09:20:50 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
GeorgeH wrote:
PayPal a few days ago expressed regret that I'd ca... (show quote)
Don't do it. It's a scam! Since you opened the email, you'd better do a deep virus scan of your computer too! Pay Pal isn't gonna ask you for your SSN out of the blue. It's obviously a Phishing scheme (and potentially a malware attack.) 😡
Mar 20, 2017 09:21:53 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
markngolf wrote:
It's not from Paypal. It's a scam. Log into you Paypal account (not via a link in the email) and inspect. I think you'll find everything is in tact. NEVER use a link in an email.
Mark
Mark
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