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Postby Mr Helper on September 18th, 2004, 2:18 am

If you receive an eMail from "PayPal Account Services" <mailer@paypal.com> with the subject Subject: "Important PayPal Account Information" be advised that it is a fraudulent email</>. The eMail ask that you click on a link to update your account information within 24hrs or it will be suspended. They use the USA PATRIOT Act as the reason for the request.

Here is the link to the PayPal [b]"Protect yourself from fraudulent emails and websites"
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Postby gianmario on September 19th, 2004, 12:10 pm

as a follow up, the same types of emails (asking for passwords, credit cards, etc.) are coming from "eBay" - if you open them, it looks like someone copy and pasted the entire text. these are definitely fraudulent - DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK!
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Postby KHatch on September 19th, 2004, 1:21 pm

Yup, and citibank along with others. It's called fishing. Forward them to spoof@paypal.com, abuse@ebay.com, etc. Type in the domain name (i.e. http://www.citibank.com) manually into your browser to check your account, not the link in the email.

The ones regarding Nigerian investments are ok, though. :D
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