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Canada
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Posted 04/14/2013   4:06 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add jamesw to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
A word of warning.
I've received an email (2 actually) from Paypal regarding a dispute on my account. Fortunately the link they sent me doesn't work. Also I noticed that the email address the message was sent from was .....@paypall.com (note two L's) - [edit. removed email. Noticed it came up as a link, so don't want anyone to click and regret!]
I'm suspicious and have sent Paypal a query.
One time trying to link to the message site (before I noticed the email address) I got a Phishing warning.
My paypal account does not list any disputes, and there have not been any.
Just a warning to you all. Beware of Phishers!
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Edited by jamesw - 04/14/2013 6:20 pm

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United States
669 Posts
Posted 04/14/2013   4:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add kcaramat to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Never click a link unless you are absolutely sure where it has come from.
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Pillar Of The Community
Israel
6191 Posts
Posted 04/14/2013   5:06 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Londonbus1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Just do what I ALWAYS do....DELETE.
Unless you have used your Paypal account [Receipt for payment,Withdrawal etc] they will never contact you. And those transactions will be in the subject header...always.
Paypal, Banks, Insurance etc etc will never send you emails...Never.
Just delete, it's spam.
Delete, Delete, Delete..........no need to even look at it.

Londonbus1
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United States
630 Posts
Posted 04/14/2013   5:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add yakboomer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I have received many of these. I have also won the Bank of Nigeria national lottery several times.
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
6661 Posts
Posted 04/15/2013   09:43 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stallzer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
James, always report these emails to Paypal. There is a place on Paypal to report these.
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Posted 04/15/2013   1:26 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ilovelabbies to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I get these occasionally and either send them to my spam folder or you can send them directly to paypal so they are aware at spam@paypal.com. I never open or click on them.
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