Fake paypal site !

[barwel1992]

girl friend has just been done

got an email through asking for card verification so she clicks on the link sticks her login info in puts card details in then things something is a bit off so then asks me, i click on the link and click around a bit and none of the other buttons work then look at the the address and its Not paypal,then go on proper paypal site and its not quite the same.

just cancelled the card.

FAKE PAY PALL ADDRESS DO NOT PUT DETAILS IN (http://betterrock.net/images/1/12/pp_uk_simple/webscr.php?run=login_cmd&statut=true&layout=a7d2c89b3f9e36ae8d1b6a9)

LINK TO PROPER PAYPAL (https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d9384d8535 3843a619606282818e091d0)


Just through i would warn you of it

[barwel1992]

ha just realised opera blocks it as fraud but IE8 does not ..

[the_lone_wolf]

got an email through asking for card verification so she clicks on the link sticks her login info in puts card details in then things something is a bit off so then asks me

Dude, your GF is thick as mince...:smt103


Just thought I would warn you of it...;)

[barwel1992]

lol to be fair to her its a good copy

[minimorecambe]

Never use a link in an email!
Go to the actual site..........

[hindle8907]

if i get anything to do with cards/paypal/banks ect ect that looks fishy via email i always look at the email domain as it normally just doesn't look right or is spelt incorrectly.
just out of interest what was the email domain ?
Fire fox also blocks/warns

[husky03]

mental - it never ceases to amaze me how people still end up giving their details out when they keep getting warned about this thing.

[embee]

Hope you changed log-on passwords etc too.

[Specialone]

I just never give any details to links, if things need updating, i go to the site itself and never through links.
Police will only be interested if theres coffee and donuts in it for them :rolleyes:

[Bluepete]

I can sort it out for you,

Just send me your sort code and bank account number...


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Pete ;)

[andrewsmith]

I am a Nigerian General with $35,000,000 which I need to be a secure location.

Your fee would be 10% of this value. If you message me your account and sort code and I will take care of the rest.

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[hongman]

Not much you can do with just a sort code and account number, bar paying money in!

[Bluefish]

ok my sort code is 22 33 44 and account no 12345678 if you could place £100,000 in just till i get paid i would be forever in your debt cheers mustaha million.

[barwel1992]

i think it was all the relevant info like exp date start date,last 3 digits ect like paypal asks when you sign up a new card

[andrewsmith]

ok my sort code is 22 33 44 and account no 12345678 if you could place £100,000 in just till i get paid i would be forever in your debt cheers mustaha million.

Ok I'll get the bailiffs in now

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[Venom]

Not much you can do with just a sort code and account number, bar paying money in!

Jeremy Clarkson thought the same when he published his details in a column but mysteriously made a donation to charity ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7174760.stm

[Bluefish]

i think it was all the relevant info like exp date start date,last 3 digits ect like paypal asks when you sign up a new card

agree mate it does look very similar, it's just the point of companys saying we will never ask for any of your details blah blah, still no harm done eh :D

[2hys]

never click through a link.. if its not asking for card details it might just give a nasty virus, even if i get .org or facebook notifications in my email, i just wait till im on the site, never click through, just my honest opinion

[TEC]

girl friend has just been done
But has had the sense to report it and cancel the card by now :rolleyes:

[mister c]

Paypal, banks etc always state that they will never ask for your login details once you have signed up. I've seen some of these fake emails, they look very authentic, but I always junk them straight away. Had one from Barclays Bank the other day saying that if i didnt sort thier last email request out, they would close my account. Didn't even know that I had an account with Barclays lol
You can always set up a new account if they did ever lose your data :)

[-Ralph-]

Marry her quick. You'll never loose an argument ever again.

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[andrewsmith]

http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/BlondeWishingWell.jpg

:lol:

[Owenski]

norton blocks it too as a fraudulent site.

[madnlooney]

Not much you can do with just a sort code and account number, bar paying money in!

a direct debit can be set up

[embee]

Also if you are ever in doubt about the site you're on (shouldn't be but still), if you enter a wrong user name and password a genuine site will reject it, a scam one almost certainly won't.

[Holdup]

norton blocks it too as a fraudulent site.

as does mcafee

[bris]

If you look at the email although it says paypal etc you will also see the senders email address, usualy a hotmail or yahoo account. By clicking the reply button instead of the fake paypal it will have the hotmail account as to who it is being sent too. This is an easy way to spot it.

[CoolGirl]

Banks, intermediaries, online shopping accounts etc, never send you an email to 'remind' you to update your details - why would they? If you try to use your account, having logged in etc under your own steam, they'll ask you to update you details then, and only if it needs doing. The reason scam emails are still so prevalent is that there still enough non-thinking people out there (men and wormen) to hoodwink :stupid:

[arenalife]

Banks, intermediaries, online shopping accounts etc, never send you an email to 'remind' you to update your details - why would they? If you try to use your account, having logged in etc under your own steam, they'll ask you to update you details then, and only if it needs doing. The reason scam emails are still so prevalent is that there still enough non-thinking people out there (men and wormen) to hoodwink :stupid:

Sure they do, paypal recently wrote to me as my card was going to expire and asked me to log in and enter details of a new card, the link was in the email too. I did it via the site login anyway.

[barwel1992]

ok ok you lot, the GF is not thick you cant call A at alevel and distinction in music tech thick ..... she just dosn't do paying over the web and is not very "computer literate" only had a paypal for 6 months and only had a card that you can pay with online for about 6 months as well so she is not that aware of this stuff ... and i have grilled her about it so leave of with the thick jokes please.

IE8 did not block the site nor did avast, opera does but she does not use that (my laptop so dot want all her passwords on opera so make her use IE)

[barwel1992]

But has had the sense to report it and cancel the card by now :rolleyes:

yeh i made her do it within 10 min of finding out, also i reported it to paypal

[Reeder]

IE8 did not block the site nor did avast, opera does but she does not use that (my laptop so dot want all her passwords on opera so make her use IE)

So it's your fault it happened. I hope you feel bad!

[barwel1992]

So it's your fault it happened. I hope you feel bad!

hahaha , no she should have brought her own lap top ;)

[Reeder]

Good point!

[collis]

Tell her to install Firefox with the google toolbar as well, they will both detect and stop you getting to fake sites.

[BigBaddad]

girl friend has just been done



Nice of you to share her, who's the lucky fella?;)

[-Ralph-]

Nice of you to share her, who's the lucky fella?;)

:winner:

[flymo]

dunno if this has been suggested, havent read through the entire thread.

If you configure your router to use opendns (www.opendns.com (http://www.opendns.com)) then one of the things you benefit from (apart from good fast reliable name resolution) is that they maintain a pretty good phishing site list. Doesnt matter then which browser or OS you use, it will get stopped at the router.

btw, opendns kindly blocked access to the URL in the original post.......and its free

[barwel1992]

dunno if this has been suggested, havent read through the entire thread.

If you configure your router to use opendns (www.opendns.com (http://www.opendns.com)) then one of the things you benefit from (apart from good fast reliable name resolution) is that they maintain a pretty good phishing site list. Doesnt matter then which browser or OS you use, it will get stopped at the router.

btw, opendns kindly blocked access to the URL in the original post.......and its free

cool cheers for that will give it ago