Just received some fake Paypal e-mails - They look real!
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prab1996
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- Jan 8, 2013
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not click on link in email , take your ass to work and open a new tab then write paypal.com 
jascoken
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I've personally noticed a dramatic increase in the realism of fake PayPal emails. Some of them take me a bit of a read before its obvious. They used to be very obvious.
But it's not tech-savvy people like us that get scammed. They're looking at the massive percentage of tech-illiterate people out there. I often get calls from my Dad about emails and 'updates'... It's hard for those who aren't used to technology to discern. And they wouldn't know how to check the originating email domain etc.
And the scammers are getting better at it, like with any other business.
But it's not tech-savvy people like us that get scammed. They're looking at the massive percentage of tech-illiterate people out there. I often get calls from my Dad about emails and 'updates'... It's hard for those who aren't used to technology to discern. And they wouldn't know how to check the originating email domain etc.
And the scammers are getting better at it, like with any other business.
arsaltheman
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imperial444
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Click "Report SPAM" Button at your email account.
Ricky Roma
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Here is article about one paypal phisher that got hacked: http://www.xylibox.com/2013/04/phish-phisher.html
Maybe its same guy.
Maybe its same guy.
kirbymurphy
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Two things I do:
Hit REPLY and see what the address is, but of course sometimes this is forged
Hover over links to see what the path is. If it's not PayPal, it's fake. Still, never click on a link. Like a poster above stated, go to your Paypal account (manually) and check for messages/notifications.
Hit REPLY and see what the address is, but of course sometimes this is forged
Hover over links to see what the path is. If it's not PayPal, it's fake. Still, never click on a link. Like a poster above stated, go to your Paypal account (manually) and check for messages/notifications.
