PayPal Scam (Page 3): The preceding sentence, assuming that there is a missing period before "kindly verify", is a giveaway. It does not conform to normal English syntax and misuses...

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

jerryc41 wrote:

I just received the email below from Buford McEachern
Buford Mceachern <bufordmceachern795@gmail.com>

Notice the date of the order.

The "kindly verify" is a giveaway. Businesses don't talk like that.

The preceding sentence, assuming that there is a missing period before "kindly verify", is a giveaway. It does not conform to normal English syntax and misuses words. It was not composed by someone who is fluent in the language.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

TheShoe wrote:

The preceding sentence, assuming that there is a missing period before "kindly verify", is a giveaway. It does not conform to normal English syntax and misuses words. It was not composed by someone who is fluent in the language.

Hahahaha, fluent in the language....
Have you seen some of the news articles lately?

Equus Loc: Puget Sound

Watch out for the Geek Squad fraud as well. I got two of them and one actually had an email that looked right.

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

Longshadow wrote:

Be careful of some of those phone numbers. (I won't call them.) Some may be "charge per minute", not toll-free. The longer they keep you on the line, the more it costs. Especially if the area code is 284, 809, or 876.

Yes, I would never call one of those numbers.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Equus wrote:

Watch out for the Geek Squad fraud as well. I got two of them and one actually had an email that looked right.

The Geek Squad doesn’t need help from a scam to create dissatisfied or ripped off customers

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

I cannot tell you the number of times I've received a similar email. While it sits on my email in-box, I click over to PayPay to find no such charge. As others of you have found, when you receive this, just delete it.
Bill

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

According to my “email,” I’ve purchased enough lifetime subscriptions to McAfee and Norton’s to fill my computer’s storage. After a bunch of attempts, I finally successfully put together a rule that works and all now go directly to junk. Some spammers are pretty clever; fortunately, most are relatively easy to identify.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

47greyfox wrote:

According to my “email,” I’ve purchased enough lifetime subscriptions to McAfee and Norton’s to fill my computer’s storage. After a bunch of attempts, I finally successfully put together a rule that works and all now go directly to junk. Some spammers are pretty clever; fortunately, most are relatively easy to identify.

Yea, gotta be careful on filter criteria, you don't want to drop the real ones.
I might be pushing a hundred filter entries.

Stephan G

sgt hop wrote:

i get quite a few of these...most go right to scam folder........every day i get ones telling my norton or mcfee virus has expired....never had either.......

Aren't we supposed to pull out our paddles and zap them? Resuscitate them? Maybe call the local Lifeguard (if one can be found)? "Please provide us with your address so that we can direct the EMTs. Thanks."

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

Longshadow wrote:

Hahahaha, fluent in the language....
Have you seen some of the news articles lately?

I only watch the news on channels that have literate talking heads..

twowindsbear

TheShoe wrote:

I only watch the news on channels that have literate talking heads..

Don't ya just love 'em!!

There was a school here in the region, promoting their course in 'vid e oh ography.' And now I see a law firm warning of heavy metal poisoning from baby food contaminated with 'cad MID e um' rather than ordinary cadmium.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

TheShoe wrote:

I only watch the news on channels that have literate talking heads..

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

twowindsbear wrote:

Don't ya just love 'em!!

There was a school here in the region, promoting their course in 'vid e oh ography.' And now I see a law firm warning of heavy metal poisoning from baby food contaminated with 'cad MID e um' rather than ordinary cadmium.

Oie...

Must be the New English, to go along with the New Math.
Can't wait for the New Physics......

SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC

Longshadow wrote:

Be careful of some of those phone numbers. (I won't call them.) Some may be "charge per minute", not toll-free. The longer they keep you on the line, the more it costs. Especially if the area code is 284, 809, or 876.

I remember that was a serious problem with land lines. I wouldn't think it's as much of a problem with cell phones. Especially plans like mine - no contract - flat charge per month - pay as you go.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

SteveFranz wrote:

I remember that was a serious problem with land lines. I wouldn't think it's as much of a problem with cell phones. Especially plans like mine - no contract - flat charge per month - pay as you go.

Yea, except out of the country. But unless you mask your number.....