Re: [lace] PayPal scam
I have also received similar messages and passed on to PayPal. Their advice is to never use any links in those messages to go to your account, but to go to the site using the site address. Recently, I have also been receiving messages purportedly from NatWest when I have never had accounts there! A piece of advice I can share is this: I have an account and Debit (not Credit) card that I use only for online purchases. The account, at all times, has very little funds in it - never more than EURO 10. When I purchase anything, I transfer the amount I need to spend just before I process the payment through PayPal, or otherwise. I am happy enough to give the number even by eMail or over the phone so that a person can charge the card. All I ask is for coordination - I transfer the money, by computer or on my phone, and the seller charges the card straight away. I feel very secure doing this because anyone laying hands on this information will never find anything worth taking. This has worked well for me ever since we have had internet banking in Malta. Karen in Malta. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] PayPal scam
I also received one supposedly from PayPal last week, which I forwarded on to them and they confirmed as being 'spoof'. Mine said : "We routinely review account activity within our network and found an issue with your account that's preventing a payment from being processed. We need your help to resolve it and realise that you may not be able to respond immediately, so we've acted to protect your account by limiting some features, like sending payments. This is a temporary measure until the issue's resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience." I shall be collecting the reprint copies of my book 'Needlelace Designs & Techniques' next week and naturally was concerned as it will be available from me, and payment can be made using PayPal for overseas buyers. I didn't want there to be any problems! I am receiving similar emails on a regular basis supposedly from ebilling at BT who are my service provider! Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames UK Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com --- Subject: [lace] PayPal scam Recently, I received an email from "i...@paypal.com" which asked me to sign into a link and confirm my paypal information for "security purposes". I smelled a rat and called PayPal to alert them. They confirmed my suspicion that this was a scam and said any time they send an email, they address it to the user name with which I am subscribed, and not, "dear user". So, if you receive a similar email, please either delete it immediately, or forward it to Pay-Pal so they can get to the bottom of it. Clay - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] PayPal scam
Recently, I received an email from "i...@paypal.com" which asked me to sign into a link and confirm my paypal information for "security purposes". I smelled a rat and called PayPal to alert them. They confirmed my suspicion that this was a scam and said any time they send an email, they address it to the user name with which I am subscribed, and not, "dear user". So, if you receive a similar email, please either delete it immediately, or forward it to Pay-Pal so they can get to the bottom of it. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
