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Bedsit_Bob wrote: »The email address for this one, is actually very realistic looking.
It'a sevice-repair@paypall.com
It's only when you read it carefully, that you notice the telltale errors.
I'm sorry but it only takes a glance to see that email address is fake!0 -
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They spelt PayPal wrong, not exactly something you need to look for in the email...
Banks and PayPal always refer to you by name. If all else fails access the website from your normal link, never click email links.0 -
The_ICT_Engineer wrote: »But then you were forewarned. Therefore looking for it.
I don't need to be forewarned to spot two spelling mistakes in four words. If someone misses something so obvious then they would be well advised to spend some time learning how to stay safe online.
https://www.getsafeonline.org/shopping-banking/0 -
I've been receiving those emails for years, always deleted them. If I want to check my PayPal account I log in.
That's obviously not a real email address, I just typed "paypall.com" and it redirects to the PayPal website, that means PayPal own that similar-sounding domain. Scammers could have registered a similar domain, yet most spoof emails come from totally unrelated domains or else they use subdomains to make it look like the real thing, something like "paypal.pay-me.com" which those not familiar with subdomains may think is the real thing. In fact, if you own a domain, there's nothing stopping you from setting up any subdomains you want.marliepanda wrote: »They spelt PayPal wrong, not exactly something you need to look for in the email...Big corporations take advantage of the unwary, it's time we learned how to deal with them:dance::dance::dance:Any comments are based on personal experience and interest in consumer matters, they do not constitute advice.0 -
marliepanda wrote: »They spelt PayPal wrong
They also spelt service wrong, but you didn't mention that.
Is that because you didn't notice it?0 -
absolutereturn wrote: »That's obviously not a real email address
It was on the email I received.0 -
Bedsit_Bob wrote: »They also spelt service wrong, but you didn't mention that.
Is that because you didn't notice it?
Because I stopped looking at it as soon as I say PayPall.
You were the one who said it was realistic, not me...0 -
marliepanda wrote: »Because I stopped looking at it as soon as I say PayPall.
The misspelled word "sevice" was before "PayPall".You were the one who said it was realistic, not me...
It is quite realistic, and, on a cursory look, such as by someone not very net savvy, it could be mistaken for the genuine article.0
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