Fake PAYPAL email.

hoosier_cues

hoosier_cues

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I am sure most people have received these. For those that have not here is some important info for you. This email was stating it was from paypal. The email address it came from was "srv02@mailpaypal.com". I will put the text below. It looked exactly like paypals site. Here is the text........

From: "PayPal" <srv02@mailpaypal.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Important Notification
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:17:42 -0400



Your account will be suspended !


Dear Customer,

We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been selected to be verified and you will now have to be taken to a series of verification process to validate your identity, if you want to continue to use your account normally. If we don't receive any response from you we are allowed to suspend your account. A verification page will appear after you Log In into your account.

Protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


Click here to Log In








Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team


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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.

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PayPal Email ID PP468
 
I used to get those bogus PayPal messages at least 3 times per week and I would just forward them to PayPal fraud department, but nothing was ever done to stop them ... I finally closed my PayPal account last month after Hundreds of Sales and Purchases ... I only had one really bad experience with PayPal when they reversed a deal on me because the jerk p.o.s. buyer claimed the Cue was cracked in several places and wanted his money back ... Even with sworn affidavits from several people who examined the cue just hours before I shipped it, they would not even consider my side of the story ... I had sold hundreds of high-end cues on eBay, with 100% Positive Feedback, this a**shole had 2 recent Negatives, and they still took his side ... When I got the Cue back, I shipped it to the Maker and he concluded that it had been deliberately cracked by applying pressure in just the right areas (because there was no visible damage anywhere on the Cue, such as dents, dings, scuffs, scratches ... nothing !!! ... That was a $1300.00 loss for me ... PayPal is nothing less than a whore for eBay ... I now only take Cashier's Check, Money Orders, and Personal Checks ... Sales have not dropped off at all and I end up with a lot more cash in my bank account ...
 
i think anyone who has paypal should by now be well versed in these fake emails.

there's so many of them and paypal has reiterated over and over and over again that these are fakes, that these emails are almost self-defeating.
 
PayPal eMail Tip: REAL or FAKE - DELETE IT!
open paypal.com , log into your personal account , and check messages when concerned!

Tip #2: always look in the address bar at top of screen ,
make sure the address begins with -HTTPS , the S tells you it's a SECURE site!

example: http://paypal (site is not secured , https://paypal (site is encrypted & secured!)
 
Str8PoolPlayer said:
PayPal is nothing less than a whore for eBay ...
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You are close....Ebay purchased Paypal around 2 years ago....Thats why ebay pushes paypal so hard, they own it!

Any of you don't like paypal, you can go hear and share your horror stories
http://www.nopaypal.com/
 
Absolutely . . .

parismango said:
PayPal eMail Tip: REAL or FAKE - DELETE IT!
open paypal.com , log into your personal account , and check messages when concerned!

Tip #2: always look in the address bar at top of screen ,
make sure the address begins with -HTTPS , the S tells you it's a SECURE site!

example: http://paypal (site is not secured , https://paypal (site is encrypted & secured!)
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Someone said it above . . . PAYPAL is a whore! They are owned by e-Bay . . . and forget about the Buyer Protection BS . . . that's a crock of dung!
 
I've had no problems with paypal itself but I have recieved those fake emails and I report them to spoof.

I have 274 buys on ebay and the bottom line for me is no paypal no bid. I'm NOT going to go find an envelope, address it, go get a mo or cashiers check, buy it, get a stamp and mail it. Way too much hassle. No paypal, no bid.
 
Paypal necessary evil

JimS said:
I've had no problems with paypal itself but I have recieved those fake emails and I report them to spoof.

I have 274 buys on ebay and the bottom line for me is no paypal no bid. I'm NOT going to go find an envelope, address it, go get a mo or cashiers check, buy it, get a stamp and mail it. Way too much hassle. No paypal, no bid.
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The fact is that if you use Paypal, sooner or later they'll screw you. I was burned when I bought 2 cues, described to be in "great" condition and "straight". They were indeed in poor condition, with one having a slight warp and the other being a banana. Because I waited for Paypal to make a determination, the 30 day credit card grace period passed, and when Paypal arbitrarily decided that that cues were as described and that I must have been lying, I owned the 2 pieces of crap. Lesson learned, use Paypal, but never rely on them for backup. Use your credit card, not a bank account, and aggressively contest any bad transactions directly with your credit card company. Wolf
 
I reported it to PAYPAL as soon as i read it. They responded and said it was bogus. I know most people know about these emails. I figured if one person had not it is worth the time to post it. I did not start this thread to flame paypal. Just thought i would post it just in case.
 
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