On Sep 13, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Mel wrote: > > --- On Fri, 9/12/08, Carl Nygren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Carl Nygren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PayPal Fraud...? > To: "G3-5 List" <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 10:31 PM > > Hello all, > > I was going to log on to PayPal now, but a site popped up asking for > name, address, credit card number, CVV2, date of > credit card expiry, > bank account info, and Social Security Number.
> snip > > So what I'm trying to ask here is: has anyone else outside the States > run into this? > Is it a scam or is PayPal going nuts? > Carl > > > It is most likely a scam. > > In your instance, if you were going to log onto PayPal, just do so > and ignore what the alleged PayPal site wants from you > > When in doubt, don't give information to anyone who asks you unless > you know them. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was at a fake site. If he logged on from there, he has given them his paypal account information. Whenever in doubt, close your current browser tab or window (to be extra safe or paranoid, quit and relaunch your browser), create a new window or tab and manually type in the address you were going to. > > Mel > > PS: I gave up on PayPal over five years ago for similar reasons > that have displeased you. That is up to you, but it is not paypals fault. They are just an easy target for the scammers who know that it is always September on the net and are looking for the easily fooled newbies and careless experienced users. Have you also given up prescription drugs because of all the fake sites and spam? Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
