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Old 07-31-2005, 12:37 PM
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Default WARNING PAYPAL USERS!! WARNING PAYPAL USERS!!

If you receive the e-mail below, it is BOGUS!!!

DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK PROVIDED!! It is NOT Paypal!!!

It'* aome page hosted in Norway or something....

Old 07-31-2005, 01:00 PM
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thanks! im sure you've just helped a lot of people
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I get crap like that all the time. I just forward it to spoof@paypal.com
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Originally Posted by SSE14U24ME
I get crap like that all the time. I just forward it to spoof@paypal.com
Me too........If I have any doubt I always forward it to patpal for verification.

Remember that the paypal address will always have the prefix HTTPS. If it has to do with anything that is secure
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You can just look at the email headers and see where the IP came from. I always trace them back to places like India and Africa...plus whenever you see a word spelled wrong like in that message, right off the bat its a joke. I just delete em. Anyone who would actually take that email seriously (peolpe do) is a moron and should not be using a computer in the first place.
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Originally Posted by auroradude
You can just look at the email headers and see where the IP came from. I always trace them back to places like India and Africa...plus whenever you see a word spelled wrong like in that message, right off the bat its a joke. I just delete em. Anyone who would actually take that email seriously (peolpe do) is a moron and should not be using a computer in the first place.
Well, to the newb user it can seem legit cuz they don't know what to look for. I forward them so that Paypal can be aware and investigate if they so choose. I don't ever use those links that any email provides.
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