I just heard they do this by sending you a spam mail - a bill.exe or invoice.exe (regning.exe in Danish). I actually got one once, but did not open it. If you open this mail (if you're careless enough) a program is installed, which will allow the sender to access control your computer - and follow every step you make. When you log into your Paypal account - that's it! The intruder can easilyu drain your account. Some of these frauds are related to some poker site. The police can't/won't do nothing about it. Regards
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Bill Owens Sendt: 5. marts 2007 06:35 Til: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Emne: RE: A Paypal Question Someone hacked my paypal account last week for $270.00. Still trying to get it back. Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 7:27 PM To: PDML Subject: A Paypal Question Someone wants to pay me for a non-eBay item with Paypal. I set up an account with PP. Does all the buyer need to know is my eMail address? He sends the $$ to the email address, PP notifies me, and then I can use the money to, for example, pay my eBay bill, or buy things, or to pay other people. Is this pretty much the way it works? Anything else I should know? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/709 - Release Date: 03/03/2007 08:12 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/713 - Release Date: 03/07/2007 09:24 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
