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Is someone trying to scam me??
greenpixey
Posts: 2,806 Forumite
I just received this email stating I bought an item on eBay. I have not clicked on any links on the email but I have checked my eBay account and cant see anything there about me buying anything...
Are they trying to scam me or what????
his email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of £ 202 GBP to
****@hotmail.com for an eBay item.
Payment Details
Amount: £ 202 GBP
Transaction ID: 2LC956793J776333Y
Subject: IBM ThinkPad X40
Note:
If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute
transaction and get full refund
https://www.paypal.com (Encrypted Link )
*SSL connection:
PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information
in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure
Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length
of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)
Item Information
eBay User ID: ******
D**** R**** UNCONFIRMED Address
D*** R***
133 ********
London W** **
United Kingdom
Important Note:
D**** R**** has provided an Unconfirmed Address. If
you are planning on shipping items to D******, please check the
Transaction Details page of this payment to find out whether you will
be covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy.
This payment was sent using your bank account.
By using your bank account to send money, you just:
- Paid easily and securely
- Sent money faster than writing and mailing paper checks
- Paid instantly -- your purchase won't show up on bills at the end of
the month.
Thanks for using your bank account!
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Your monthly account statement is available anytime; just log in to
your account at https://www.paypal.com/us/HISTORY. To correct any errors,
please contact us through our Help Center at
https://www.paypal.com/us/HELP.
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and
you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal
account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page.
PayPal Email ID PP118
Are they trying to scam me or what????
his email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of £ 202 GBP to
****@hotmail.com for an eBay item.
Payment Details
Amount: £ 202 GBP
Transaction ID: 2LC956793J776333Y
Subject: IBM ThinkPad X40
Note:
If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute
transaction and get full refund
https://www.paypal.com (Encrypted Link )
*SSL connection:
PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information
in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure
Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length
of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)
Item Information
eBay User ID: ******
D**** R**** UNCONFIRMED Address
D*** R***
133 ********
London W** **
United Kingdom
Important Note:
D**** R**** has provided an Unconfirmed Address. If
you are planning on shipping items to D******, please check the
Transaction Details page of this payment to find out whether you will
be covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy.
This payment was sent using your bank account.
By using your bank account to send money, you just:
- Paid easily and securely
- Sent money faster than writing and mailing paper checks
- Paid instantly -- your purchase won't show up on bills at the end of
the month.
Thanks for using your bank account!
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Your monthly account statement is available anytime; just log in to
your account at https://www.paypal.com/us/HISTORY. To correct any errors,
please contact us through our Help Center at
https://www.paypal.com/us/HELP.
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and
you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal
account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page.
PayPal Email ID PP118
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Comments
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Whatever you do-dont try and log into ebay or paypal through this link as it is a spoof/fake...lots of them going about...always better to check.
Hope this helps
CarolIf you obey all the rules...you miss all the fun!! Katherine Hepburn0 -
I posted a warning about this phish today on the ebay spoof sticky thread, it looks like they are blanket sending them.
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