Jump to content

Beware paypal and AOL users


Guest wmmc

Recommended Posts

Ya, I keep getting those too!!  And I DO have a paypal account!!  It keeps saying that my account will be suspended if I don't click the link and update my info.  I don't know if that email is really from paypal or not, so I haven't filled out any info.  I've been getting those emails for like 3 months now, and I'm still able to use my account...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The first clue that the above letter is a fake is the [glow=red,2,300]customers name is not there![/glow] Its because the phishing thief don't know it, they use a general heading. A genuine letter from Paypal will always,each and every time address you by your correct account holder first and last name.

The above letter is a thief in disguise waiting for you to give up your account info then they sting you good.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've found that the easiest way to spot a bogus "account Info update" & similar pathetic phish mails, is the blatant use of bad grammar and/or mis-spelling in the email text. One obvious Fubar in this one is here:

"We are sorry for this inconvenience that this e-mail may caused."

That sentence alone would get a D- in any 5th grade English class.....lol  :)

-JxL

Link to comment
Share on other sites

;) junkieXL,

Yep a D- for sentence structure but I give em an A+ for effort they don't give up, sad thing is I have sent dozens of these emails to Banks, Pay-Pal and everyone else and I have never gotten an email back to say they were looking into it or that they even cared. I have even answered and put B.S. in the fill in the blanks and the phishers never contacted me either... Its like the one that ppl got a while back from Africa talking about needing help to get an inheritance I have answered 2or 3 of them saying I was willing to help "Praise Allah" and those clowns never answered either..... so why do they all just waste their time....  :?

8) Microwave

Link to comment
Share on other sites

There are definitly tons of phish emails bombarding AOL as it is & has been a Phisher's goldmine simply because of the clientele AOL attracts: Naive & lazy adults, chatterbox teens & the internet newbies. Unfortunatly, these people will get hosed before they smell the coffee. I agree A+ for effort, some of these phish websites ("updateinfo.microsoft.com") & spoofed email addresses look like the real thing & would even fool Steve Case on a bad hair day. :evil6:

For the rest of us on POP3 email or PINE...it is safe to assume any phish mail that actually make it to our mailboxes, are probably out-dated & forwarded a dozen times through email-worm infected machines.  ;)

-JxL

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...