Ebay and paypal spoof mails. Please read

freddie_2

Got this e-mail, was hoping someone could tell me if it is a hoax or not, what do I need to do? Never had this one before. Thanks



You have added ********** as a new email address for your
PayPal account.

If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with
your account, please contact PayPal customer service at:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run


Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team


Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the
"Help" link in the header of any page.

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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD

NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
https://www.paypal.com/.Protect yourself against fraudulent websites
by opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing
in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account.

We_Laugh_Indoors

did you add a new email address to your account?

if you didn't then i would ignore the email.

freddie_2

Not as far as I know, did try to pay someone who had no paypal set up and it was rejected and then this came so not sure if connected.

jo--king_3

i would say its a hoax i get them quite often

We_Laugh_Indoors

i think it unlikely it will be connected.

if you want to check out your account go to the paypal website and log in from there, i wouldn't advise using any links sent by email of this type.

criminal_smile

Just to make very sure that it's not a hack attempt, I would immediately log in normally to paypal, and change your password. While you're there, you can check to see what email addys are attached to your account. Delete any you don't recognise.

soolin

This is a common hoax email, send it to spoof@paypal.com.

I'll also move this to the spoof thread.

Soo

The_Bug_1974

I just received an email allegedly from ebay, it was as follows stating that someone had attempted to log into my account abroad and they ask for all of your login details and card and pin details. Ignore this as it looks like a Phishing technique!!!

"Dear eBay Member,
We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was used by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you
The login attempt was made from:
IP address: 172.25.210.66
ISP Host: cache-66.proxy.aol.com

By now, we used many techniques to verify the accuracy of the information our users provide us when they register on the Site. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, eBay cannot and does not confirm each user's purported identity. Thus, we have established an offline verification system o help you evaluate with who you are dealing with.

Click on the link below, fill the form and then submit as we will verify"

Posted here as this had the most viewers!! :eek:

redfox

I'm moving this to the Ebay board as Grabbit is only for posting for short term offers and bargains

brummybloke

had one of these last year, when i had no ebay account.
i put false details on it and then sent another 5 or so emails full of abuse.

you could however report it to ebay who by now are a global force. they inturn will prosecute any !!!!!! who tries this sort of rubbish.