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BigBill

Discussion Starter · Jul 29, 2004

Just got this today...It looked VERY real. If you get an email like this, forward it to paypal's security team. DONT reply to it with your account info!!!

PayPal Account Verification ...

We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures and your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance.

Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please confirm your account ownership by entering the information in the section below, and take a moment to confirm your account.

Member Log In Secure Log in

Registered users log in here. Be sure to protect your password.

Email Address:

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New users sign up here! It only takes a minute.

To avoid service interruption we require that you confirm your account as soon as possible.
Your account will be updated in our system and you may continue using PayPal services without any interruptions.

If you fail to update your account, it will be flagged with restricted status.

Thank you,
The PayPal Team

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milhouse

· #2 · Jul 30, 2004

This same scam gets sent out in various formats all the time. Whether it's a message from your bank, credit card company, pay pal or anything for that matter NEVER follow the links from the email when they ask you to update your information. Always log in the way you would normally login in and if there are any notifications or changes that need to be made you will be notified there. Many times the links look real. For instance this looks legitimate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

But when you click on it you go somewhere totally different. Many times they will have a domain that looks similar (like playpal.com or paypal.anydomain.com) so you don't notice and even sometimes grab your info and send you to the legitimate site and log you in so you never know.

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