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Old 11-05-09, 02:51 PM   #1
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Just to let you know that I received a phising email from someone purporting to be paypal this morning, basically asking me to update my accounts within 24hrs or they will invalidate my account, the spelling and grammar where appalling, even worse than mine I was going to cut and paste it into here as a warning but there was a link on it and I didnt want to spread anything onto here or via the forum, just be careful.

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Old 11-05-09, 02:57 PM   #2
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Thanks for the warning, i only just recenlty got a paypal account set up so its handy to know if i get the same.
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Old 11-05-09, 03:02 PM   #3
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Actually just got an email back from paypal, I forwarded the email onto them, it was defo a phishing email, the spelling and grammar where the giveaway, you cant be too careful
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Old 11-05-09, 03:03 PM   #4
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Actually just got an email back from paypal, I forwarded the email onto them, it was defo a phishing email, the spelling and grammar where the giveaway, you cant be too careful
Yes, but have you seen the way americans spell???
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Old 11-05-09, 03:25 PM   #5
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Copy paste it just remove the link
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Old 11-05-09, 03:38 PM   #6
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tried, wouldn't it have it, deleted it now
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Old 11-05-09, 03:43 PM   #7
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My Ebay account was hi-jacked over the weekend. The interloper signed up for all sorts of business things costing mucho money, then put up some listings. However, Ebay spotted it and cancelled it all! I've reset my passwords and all is good.
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Old 12-05-09, 07:08 AM   #8
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i get a few of these, also some from hsbc and tsb which is interesting as i have never had an account with them yet they require me to update my account details.
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Old 12-05-09, 07:09 AM   #9
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I`m getting them all the time Stewie... is pishing me off!
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Old 12-05-09, 10:22 AM   #10
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Just to let you know that I received a phising email from someone purporting to be paypal this morning, basically asking me to update my accounts within 24hrs or they will invalidate my account, the spelling and grammar where appalling, even worse than mine I was going to cut and paste it into here as a warning but there was a link on it and I didnt want to spread anything onto here or via the forum, just be careful.
go onto the paypal site and send it to the fraud e-mail on the ste, it ill then stop anyone else from recieving it.
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