<VV> PayPal questions no vair

[J R Read_HML]

These "phishing" expeditions are ALWAYS going on.   - not just using PayPal, 
but all sorts of companies - generally in the financial industry.  US Bank, 
Wells Fargo. Bank of American and on and on.  Many appear very sophisticated 
as they "capture" or reproduce very closely an actual screen from the 
company being mimicked (spoofed).  Ever gotten an email from a bank that you 
don't do business with?  Usually it will say something like - your account 
will be locked until you verify certain information - click the link.  The 
sender has no idea what bank you do business, he just figures that SOME real 
customers of that bank will get the email and some of THOSE will fall into 
the trap.

If you fall for the "come on" your LINK CLICK takes you somewhere other than 
where you thought you were going to be.  At that point, you have essentially 
been "had".  All sorts of nasties can be funneled to you computer - many of 
which can lead to identity theft.

One possible tip-off to these spoofs is that they often (certainly not 
always) are addressed to (as example) "undisclosed recipients"@yourisp.net 
or .com - whatever applies.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> PayPal questions


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>
> In a message dated 12/13/2009 7:26:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> therobbins82 at gmail.com writes:
>
> If you  get any email that says PayPal on it, forward the entire email  to
> spoof at paypal.com. You will get a reply saying this is a phishing
> expedition.
> I have had a lot of them in my 9 years using pay pal. Common  sense will
> tell
> you to delete it or send to their spoof address, as  mentioned they will
> never ask any personal info via email.
>
> Joe  R
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>
> I wonder whether a message I received from AOL is one of these things
> phishing for information that can be used to my detriment.  Has anyone 
> else  on
> AOL receiver anything similar, and was it for real or just BS?
>
>
> Scotty from Hollyweird
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