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Careful with paypal phishing emails. - coco69 - Sep 6, 2015

So this morning I logged into my email to see a message supposedly from paypal.
I open the message and this is what I see.

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I immediately think I might be ratted so I log in from my phone and change my password. (My bank account is linked to my paypal so I was very concerned)

after reviewing the email I press down to check the sender and I immediately know its a phishing email. not sure why it says it sent the email to itself and I got it.

also the verify now button links to this site.

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Careful with the site that's what the email links too.

* - Tyler‌ - Sep 6, 2015

One thing to remember with PayPal...if they send you an email, they address you by your first and last name.

* - $Brandan$ - Sep 6, 2015

Got this email also, ridiculous for people to think we're stupid enough to click the link🤗🤝

However, thanks for the heads up.

* - Black Kodak - Sep 6, 2015

(Sep 6, 2015 09:20 AM)Arkaden Wrote:  Got this email also, ridiculous for people to think we're stupid enough to click the link🤗🤝

However, thanks for the heads up.
The sad thing is, people do click the link.

* - zero5 - Sep 6, 2015

Lol it even says PayPal would always address you by your firstname and your lastname in the footline of the phishing mail.

* - coco69 - Sep 6, 2015

(Sep 6, 2015 09:18 AM)Tyler‌ Wrote:  One thing to remember with PayPal...if they send you an email, they address you by your first and last name.

Thanks for the info... I honestly did not know that. I have had paypal for over 3 years and never noticed.

* - Yetiii - Sep 6, 2015

This is some next level shady shit

* - Zezka - Sep 6, 2015

Be extremely cautious when it comes to these type of emails and you'll be fine.

* - crown - Sep 6, 2015

The sender of that email was dumb-as-fuck to have included the bottom part. If someone were to read that, they'd probably go back up and look for their first and last name.
I received a phishing email saying that my PayPal had been limited once, and boy did I fall for it. After some time, I realized that I had been fooled.

* - $Brandan$ - Sep 6, 2015

(Sep 6, 2015 10:29 AM)Theorus Wrote:  The sender of that email was dumb-as-fuck to have included the bottom part. If someone were to read that, they'd probably go back up and look for their first and last name.
I received a phishing email saying that my PayPal had been limited once, and boy did I fall for it. After some time, I realized that I had been fooled.

Damn, what did they do to your PayPal?