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[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Please Update Your Account[/FONT]
Dear valued PayPal member:

It has come to out attention that your PayPal account information needs to
be updated as . part of .our continuing. commitment to protect .your account
and to reduce the instance of .fraud on our website. If you .could please take
5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records
you will not run into any future problems with the online services.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before September 28, 2007.
Once you have updated. your account records, your PayPal session will not
be interrupted and will continue as normal.

PayPal, Inc.
P.O. Box 45950
Omaha, NE 68145

Sincerely,

PayPal


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It gave an https link but I didn't click on it, I went directly to my PayPal and logged in and it didn't say anything about updating. Scam? If so, how with the https link?
 
its definately a scam, always go to paypal and log in if theres a problem there will be a message in the account. They probably mask the link somehow.
 
Paypal will always address you by your name.....Like Dear Surfer..these scams get people to update on a Phish site and then the people use your account ....

But as jason said...when you get these log on and if there is a alert you will see it in your account....

AL
 
I just go directly to the Paypal site...man it's a scary internet out there..
 
It's phishing for your info man. Unless you see something when you log in, never trust those emails. I've never gotten a legitimate email from paypal asking for that stuff.
 
Got a few of them in the past, and all i can say is it's a SCAM!...........:cheers:
 
Yeh I get them all the time and I could see they were scams right away as it would have some funky version of a paypal address that wasn't secure. This is pry the 1st I've seen with 'https", I get these from Ebay as well about updating my account.

I always go directly to them and not click on the links.
 
One of the oldest spams in the book my friend!
 
I get that carbage all the time. Definitely a scan to get you account PW.
 
I got one that states someone has tried to access your account from outside the country, please follow this link and fill out required information. Sent to [email protected] and got a confirmation email is was illegitimate.
 
Surfer said:
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[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Please Update Your Account[/FONT]
Dear valued PayPal member:

It has come to out attention that your PayPal account information needs to
be updated as . part of .our continuing. commitment to protect .your account
and to reduce the instance of .fraud on our website. If you .could please take
5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records
you will not run into any future problems with the online services.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before September 28, 2007.
Once you have updated. your account records, your PayPal session will not
be interrupted and will continue as normal.

PayPal, Inc.
P.O. Box 45950
Omaha, NE 68145

Sincerely,

PayPal


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It gave an https link but I didn't click on it, I went directly to my PayPal and logged in and it didn't say anything about updating. Scam? If so, how with the https link?
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sounds like scam...I personally don't care even if my account get suspended, I'll open another one if I have to...Best advice - don't give out your personal information...
 
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Download the Ebay toolbar, it makes your address bar turn green if it's a legit site. It turns red if it is a phishing site.
 
Al-53 said:
Paypal will always address you by your name.....Like Dear Surfer..these scams get people to update on a Phish site and then the people use your account ....

But as jason said...when you get these log on and if there is a alert you will see it in your account....

AL
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I received one supposedly from PayPal and it included my name but it was not like PayPal usually refers to me. It was plain text message and did not have the usual PayPal graphics...

They did not include a link or anything but did have the usual suspicious activity comment, It even said go directly to PayPal web site by typing directly into browser window. Since I rarely use PayPal I was not that alarmed but I did check later and of course nothing was wrong.

I am wondering if this is a more sophisticated attack they are planning.
 
I got the same email, I got my identity stolen. My personal info along with my card no. My card was used in places like Italy, England, & Scotland. Don't believe it...! Send it to [email protected].
 
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